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Recreational spearfishing (подводная охота) is legal in Russia and is treated as a method of recreational/amateur fishing (любительское рыболовство). On water bodies of common use citizens may fish freely and free of charge, without a license or permit. However, spearfishing is subject to method restrictions set by Federal Law No. 475-FZ of 25.12.2018 'On Amateur Fishing': it is PROHIBITED to spearfish (a) in places of mass public recreation, (b) using individual electronic devices for detecting aquatic biological resources underwater (e.g. fish-finders), (c) using scuba/aqualungs and other autonomous breathing apparatus, and (d) using spearfishing gear above the surface of the water. In addition, region-specific Fishing Rules (Правила рыболовства) for each of the 8 federal fishery basins impose closed seasons (e.g. underwater hunting banned on inland waters in the Azov-Black Sea basin from 15 November to 31 March), daily catch limits (e.g. 5 kg/day in the Azov-Black Sea basin), minimum legal sizes and protected-species lists. Sturgeon and Red Book species are fully protected. Foreigners may spearfish under the same general rules.

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Kerangka hukum

  • §Federal Law No. 166-FZ of 20.12.2004 'On Fishery and Conservation of Aquatic Biological Resources' (О рыболовстве и сохранении водных биологических ресурсов)
  • §Federal Law No. 475-FZ of 25.12.2018 'On Amateur Fishing and on Amendments to Certain Legislative Acts of the Russian Federation' (О любительском рыболовстве), in force from 01.01.2020, as amended 29.05.2024
  • §Order of the Ministry of Agriculture No. 1 of 09.01.2020 'On approval of the Fishing Rules for the Azov-Black Sea fishery basin' (and basin-specific Fishing Rules for the other 7 fishery basins)
Lisensi diwajibake
Ora diwajibake
Senapan panah
Diidini
Scuba
Dilarang
Wong manca
Sugeng rawuh

Hukum, verbatim

Teks hukum

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01Article 7, Part 1, Clause 4 (Статья 7, часть 1, пункт 4)Russian Federation · federal

Restrictions on amateur fishing by the underwater extraction method (spearfishing)

Federal Law No. 475-FZ of 25.12.2018 'On Amateur Fishing'

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запрет на осуществление любительского рыболовства способом подводной добычи водных биоресурсов (подводной охоты): а) в местах массового отдыха граждан; б) с использованием индивидуальных электронных средств обнаружения водных биоресурсов под водой; в) с использованием аквалангов и других автономных дыхательных аппаратов; г) с применением орудий добычи (вылова), используемых для подводной добычи (вылова) водных биоресурсов, над поверхностью водных объектов

02Article 6 (Статья 6)Russian Federation · federal

Water bodies on which amateur fishing is permitted (free and without charge)

Federal Law No. 475-FZ of 25.12.2018 'On Amateur Fishing'

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Любительское рыболовство осуществляется гражданами Российской Федерации свободно и бесплатно на водных объектах общего пользования, за исключением случаев, предусмотренных настоящим Федеральным законом и другими федеральными законами. На водных объектах, которые находятся в собственности граждан или юридических лиц, любительское рыболовство осуществляется в соответствии с гражданским и земельным законодательством.

Kapan sampeyan bisa nyilem

Musim & watesan wektu

Periode tutup, buka, lan diwatesi sajrone setaun. Tansah konfirmasikake penutupan spesifik spesies sacara lokal.

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TutupDiwatesiBuka
  • TutupUnderwater hunting (подводная охота) on inland water bodies of the Azov-Black Sea fishery basinNov 15 – Mar 31

    In the Azov-Black Sea fishery basin, underwater hunting (подводная охота) on inland water bodies (внутренние водные объекты) is prohibited from 15 November to 31 March. Established by the Fishing Rules for the Azov-Black Sea fishery basin (Order of the Ministry of Agriculture No. 1 of 09.01.2020). Closed/spawning-season periods differ between the 8 federal fishery basins; each basin's Fishing Rules must be checked for the relevant region.

  • DiwatesiSpawning periods (нерестовый запрет) across fishery basins

    Each of the 8 federal fishery basins sets its own spawning-season restrictions in its Fishing Rules. During declared spawning periods amateur fishing, including spearfishing, is restricted or prohibited on specified water bodies. Exact dates vary by basin and region and are updated annually by the territorial fishery basin administrations.

Izin kanggo mancing

Lisensi

Apa sing dibutuhake supaya diidini ana ing banyu, biayane, lan cara entuke.

Ora perlu lisensiliwat Federal Agency for Fisheries (Росрыболовство) and its territorial basin administrations
Ora perlu lisensi
Jenis
No license required for amateur fishing on public water bodies. Named single-use permits (именные разовые лицензии) apply only to certain rare/quota species and to fee-based fishing plots (рыболовные участки).
Biaya
Free of charge on water bodies of common use. Named single-use permits for special species are priced by regional administrations of the Federal Agency for Fisheries.
Masa berlaku
n/a for general amateur fishing
Cara entuke
No action required for general amateur/spearfishing on public waters. For fee-based fishing plots or special-species permits, apply to the relevant territorial administration of the Federal Agency for Fisheries (Росрыболовство) or the plot operator.
Otoritas
Federal Agency for Fisheries (Росрыболовство) and its territorial basin administrations

Piranti & teknik

Aturan piranti

Piranti apa sing diidini, cara panggunaane, lan syarat sing ditempelake.

Senapan panahDiidini
ScubaDilarang

Watesan

  • Scuba gear and other autonomous breathing apparatus (акваланги и другие автономные дыхательные аппараты) are prohibited for spearfishing — breath-hold (freediving) only.
  • Individual electronic devices for detecting aquatic biological resources underwater (fish-finders/echo sounders) are prohibited.
  • Use of underwater extraction gear above the surface of the water is prohibited.
  • Spearfishing prohibited in places of mass public recreation.

Spearguns and underwater hunting rifles (специальные подводные ружья и пистолеты) are the legal gear for подводная охота. Spearfishing is a breath-hold activity in Russia; any form of compressed-air/autonomous breathing apparatus makes it illegal (treated as poaching).

Apa sing boleh dijaluk

Watesan tangkapan & spesies lindung

Kuota harian, ukuran minimal, lan spesies sing ora boleh ditangkap.

Watesan harian

Set per fishery basin by the Fishing Rules. Example: in the Azov-Black Sea fishery basin the total daily catch (вылов) for all aquatic biological resources is no more than 5 kg, or 1 specimen if it weighs more than 5 kg.

Spesies lindung — aja ditangkap

  • DilindungiSturgeon species (осетровые виды рыб)
  • DilindungiSpecies listed in the Red Book of the Russian Federation (виды, занесенные в Красную книгу Российской Федерации)
  • DilindungiShemaya (шемая) - in the Azov-Black Sea basin
  • DilindungiEgg-/larvae-bearing female freshwater crayfish (самки рака пресноводного, вынашивающие икру и личинок) - in the Azov-Black Sea basin

Minimum legal sizes (промысловый размер) and species-specific daily limits are defined separately in each basin's Fishing Rules and must be checked per region. Daily limits and protected-species examples here are from the Azov-Black Sea fishery basin Rules (Order of the Ministry of Agriculture No. 1 of 09.01.2020).

Sapa sing boleh mancing

Pengunjung & penduduk

Kepiye aturane beda kanggo pengunjung manca lan penduduk lokal.

Pengunjung manca

Diidini

Syarat

  • Follow the same Federal Law 475-FZ method restrictions and the regional Fishing Rules as Russian citizens.

Watesan

  • Access restrictions apply in border zones (пограничная зона) and on lands of defence and security; a border-zone permit may be required to fish in those areas.
  • Specially protected natural territories and military zones may be off-limits.

Federal Law 475-FZ frames the free-and-without-charge right around citizens of the Russian Federation; in practice amateur fishing on public waters is open to all, but foreigners should verify border-zone (FSB pogranzona) access rules near coasts and frontier waters.

Penduduk

No license required for amateur fishing on public water bodies

Syarat

  • Comply with Federal Law 475-FZ restrictions and the applicable basin Fishing Rules (closed seasons, daily limits, minimum sizes, protected species).

Keuntungan

  • Fishing freely and free of charge on water bodies of common use.

Indigenous peoples of the North, Siberia and the Far East have separate subsistence-fishing rules; these are outside the recreational amateur-fishing regime.

Ngendi ing pesisir

Zona diidini & dilarang

Area sing diberi jeneng sing terbuka utawa tertutup kanggo mancing silem. Deleng gambaran lengkap ing peta interaktif.

Area diidini

  • Amateur fishing, including spearfishing, is conducted freely and free of charge on public water bodies, subject to the method restrictions of Federal Law 475-FZ and the basin-specific Fishing Rules. Scuba/aqualung use, electronic fish-detection devices, places of mass recreation and use of gear above the water surface are excluded.

    No scuba/aqualung; no electronic fish-finders underwater; not in mass-recreation areas; no use of spearfishing gear above the water surface; observe basin closed seasons, daily catch limits, minimum sizes and protected-species lists.

Area dilarang

Kondisi ing perairan

Kondisi langsung

Snapshot langsung kelautan lan cuaca cedhak titik referensi pesisir ing Russian Federation, saka Open-Meteo. Kondisi beda-beda sak pesisir — dianggep minangka indikatif.

Kelautan & cuaca langsung cedhak Far Eastern Marine Reserve (Дальневосточный морской заповедник).

Kondisi

Sapa sing kudu ditakoni

Otoritas

Badan resmi sing tanggung jawab kanggo perikanan lan lisensi.

  • Federal Agency for Fisheries (Федеральное агентство по рыболовству, Росрыболовство)

    fisheries authority

  • Ministry of Agriculture of the Russian Federation (Министерство сельского хозяйства РФ)

    ministry (issues the Fishing Rules for each fishery basin)

  • Azov-Black Sea Territorial Administration / AzNIIRKh (VNIRO branch)

    regional fishery basin administration / research institute

Asale saka ngendi

Sumber

Saben klaim ing kaca iki bisa dilacak bali menyang salah siji referensi iki.

  1. [01]

    Federal Law No. 475-FZ of 25.12.2018 'On Amateur Fishing' - Article 7 (Restrictions on amateur fishing) - ConsultantPlus

    Resmi
    consultant.ruDiakses Jun 15
  2. [02]

    Federal Law No. 475-FZ of 25.12.2018 'On Amateur Fishing' - full text (incl. Article 6) - ConsultantPlus

    Resmi
    consultant.ruDiakses Jun 15
  3. [03]

    Federal Law No. 475-FZ of 25.12.2018 (ed. 29.05.2024) - Kontur.Normativ

    Sekunder
    normativ.kontur.ruDiakses Jun 15
  4. [04]

    Federal Law No. 475-FZ of 25.12.2018 - Garant (Article 7 'Restrictions on amateur fishing')

    Resmi
    base.garant.ruDiakses Jun 15
  5. [05]

    Order of the Ministry of Agriculture No. 1 of 09.01.2020 'Fishing Rules for the Azov-Black Sea fishery basin' - cntd.ru

    Resmi
    docs.cntd.ruDiakses Jun 15
  6. [06]

    Fishing Rules for the Azov-Black Sea basin - AzNIIRKh (VNIRO) official page with PDF of Order No. 1

    Resmi
    azniirkh.vniro.ruDiakses Jun 15
  7. [07]

    Right of Russian citizens to fish freely and free of charge on public water bodies - ConsultantPlus hotdocs

    Resmi
    consultant.ruDiakses Jun 15
  8. [08]

    Fishing Rules for the Azov-Black Sea fishery basin - official PDF (fish.gov.ru, Federal Agency for Fisheries)

    Resmi
    fish.gov.ruDiakses Jun 15

Cathetan peneliti

Spearfishing in Russia is legal as breath-hold underwater hunting and is regulated as a method of amateur fishing under Federal Law 475-FZ (in force 01.01.2020). The four federal method prohibitions (Article 7 part 1 clause 4) are quoted verbatim from ConsultantPlus. Russia has 8 federal fishery basins, each with its own Fishing Rules (Правила рыболовства) issued by the Ministry of Agriculture; closed seasons, daily catch limits, minimum legal sizes and protected-species lists vary by basin and must be checked for the specific region. Concrete season/catch-limit figures captured here (Azov-Black Sea: underwater hunting banned on inland waters 15 Nov-31 Mar; 5 kg/day; sturgeon, shemaya and Red Book species protected) are sourced from the Azov-Black Sea basin Rules (Order No. 1 of 09.01.2020) and are illustrative of the basin model, not nationwide constants. The cntd.ru basin-rules page and the fish.gov.ru PDF could not be fully rendered by the fetch tool (timeout/large PDF), so the specific Azov-Black Sea dates and the 5 kg limit are corroborated via web-search summaries of those official documents rather than a verbatim fetch; size_limits[] left empty because exact per-species cm values were not retrieved verbatim. License: no license/permit is required for general amateur/spearfishing on public water bodies. data_confidence=high for the federal-law prohibitions (verbatim from official source); medium for the region-specific Azov-Black Sea figures. Inland/freshwater spearfishing: Spearfishing (breath-hold only; scuba prohibited nationwide) is generally permitted in public freshwater water bodies (lakes, rivers, reservoirs) across Russia under Federal Law No. 475-FZ of 25.12.2018, subject to basin-specific closed seasons (e.g. Azov-Black Sea basin: 15 Nov – 31 Mar on inland waters) and specific named-water prohibitions established in each federal fishery basin's Fishing Rules.

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