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Recreational spearfishing (underwater fishing with a speargun/harpoon) has no legal basis anywhere in Belgium and is effectively prohibited. Fishing is regulated separately for inland waters (a regional competence of Flanders, Wallonia and Brussels) and for the North Sea (a Flemish fisheries competence within the EU Common Fisheries Policy, with the marine environment a federal competence). In inland waters the only legally permitted gear is the rod/hand line (and an eel 'peur' / crayfish balance net); spearguns are not a permitted fishing gear. Wallonia goes further and explicitly prohibits harpooning fish. At sea, recreational fishing requires no licence but is limited to angling-type methods; there is no recognised recreational spearfishing regime, and gill/tangle nets were banned for recreational use along the whole Belgian coast in 2015. No Belgian authority issues a spearfishing licence.

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Dikemas kini terakhir Jun 16, 2026

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  • §Wallonia: Decree of 27 March 2014 on fluvial fishing, fish management and fishery structures (Decret relatif a la peche fluviale, a la gestion piscicole et aux structures halieutiques)
  • §Wallonia: Walloon Government Decree of 8 December 2016 on the conditions for opening and the procedures for exercising fishing (Arrete du Gouvernement wallon du 8 decembre 2016)
  • §Flanders: Reglement Openbare Visserij (Public Fisheries Regulations), issued annually by Agentschap voor Natuur en Bos, under the Flemish river fisheries legislation
  • §Federal / North Sea: management of the Belgian part of the North Sea is a federal competence (FPS Public Health, Marine Environment), within the EU Common Fisheries Policy; fisheries legislation is a Flemish competence
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01Article 8, par. 1Wallonia (Walloon Region) · regional

Permitted fishing gear (Wallonia) - only hand line and crayfish balance net

Arrete du Gouvernement wallon relatif aux conditions d'ouverture et aux modalites d'exercice de la peche (8 December 2016)

FRAsal

Il est interdit d'employer un engin de pêche autre que : 1° la ligne à main; 2° la balance à écrevisses. L'emploi de l'épuisette est permis uniquement pour enlever le poisson ou l'écrevisse pris à la ligne. Les dimensions de l'épuisette sont libres.

02Article 8, par. 2Wallonia (Walloon Region) · regional

Prohibition on harpooning fish (Wallonia)

Arrete du Gouvernement wallon relatif aux conditions d'ouverture et aux modalites d'exercice de la peche (8 December 2016)

FRAsal

Il est interdit d'harponner le poisson avec une ligne à main munie d'un ou plusieurs hameçons dans le but d'accrocher le poisson par l'une ou l'autre partie du corps.

03Article 11 and Article 10, par. 1er, 4Wallonia (Walloon Region) · regional

Fishing gear carried on waterways limited to hand line and landing net; Government empowered to prohibit fishing modes/implements (Wallonia primary decree)

Decret du 27 mars 2014 relatif a la peche fluviale, a la gestion piscicole et aux structures halieutiques

FRAsal

Art. 11. Les bateliers et plaisanciers qui fréquentent les voies hydrauliques ne peuvent avoir dans leurs bateaux aucun engin de pêche, à l'exception de la ligne à main et de l'épuisette, sauf à prouver que ces engins sont destinés à la pêche dans les eaux auxquelles le présent décret n'est pas applicable ou à une autre activité que la pêche. — Art. 10, § 1er. Le Gouvernement détermine, après avis du Conseil, soit partout, soit dans certains cours d'eau, ou dans certaines parties de cours d'eau: [...] 4° les modes, engins et appareils de pêche prohibés;

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  • TutupSpawning closed season for most coarse fish in Flanders inland watersApr 16 – Mei 31

    In Flemish inland public waters a general closed season applies during the spring spawning period (mid-April to end of May) for most species. This concerns angling; spearfishing is not a permitted method in any case.

Kebenaran untuk memancing

Lesen

Apa yang anda perlukan untuk dibenarkan berada dalam air, kosnya, dan cara mendapatkannya.

Lesen: tidak diketahui — sahkan secara tempatanmelalui Agentschap voor Natuur en Bos (Flanders); Service public de Wallonie - Departement de la Nature et des Forets (Wallonia)

Inland angling permits via the regional authority (Natuur en Bos for Flanders; Service public de Wallonie for Wallonia). No mechanism exists to license spearfishing.

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Jenis
No spearfishing licence exists. Inland angling requires a regional fishing permit (Flanders: Vlaams visverlof; Wallonia: permis de peche). Recreational sea fishing requires no licence.
Kos
Flanders inland fishing permit from approx. EUR 13 (standard 'gewoon visverlof'); Walloon permits vary by type. No spearfishing-specific licence is offered.
Tempoh sah
Annual (calendar year) for inland angling permits; Walloon tourist permit (Permit T) valid 14 days.
Cara mendapatkan
Inland angling permits via the regional authority (Natuur en Bos for Flanders; Service public de Wallonie for Wallonia). No mechanism exists to license spearfishing.
Pihak berkuasa
Agentschap voor Natuur en Bos (Flanders); Service public de Wallonie - Departement de la Nature et des Forets (Wallonia)

Peralatan & teknik

Peraturan peralatan

Peralatan apa yang dibenarkan, cara ia boleh digunakan, dan syarat yang dilampirkan.

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Sekatan

  • Inland waters: only a rod/hand line is a permitted fishing gear (plus eel 'peur' in Flanders; crayfish balance net in Wallonia). Spearguns/harpoons are not listed among permitted gear.
  • Wallonia explicitly prohibits harpooning fish (Walloon Government Decree of 8 December 2016, Article 8, par. 2).
  • Recreational gill and tangle nets are banned along the entire Belgian coast (Flemish Government decision, 13 March 2015).

Spearguns can be purchased/owned by adults (18+) in Belgium, but using them to take fish is not a permitted fishing method in any Belgian jurisdiction. The legality of mere possession is separate from the fisheries prohibition on the method.

Apa yang boleh diambil

Had tangkapan & spesies dilindungi

Kuota harian, saiz minimum, dan spesies yang tidak boleh diambil sama sekali.

Had harian

Not applicable to spearfishing (method not permitted). Angling catch and size limits apply to rod-and-line fishing under the regional public fisheries regulations and, at sea, under EU/Flemish recreational rules.

Species size/bag limits exist for recreational angling (e.g. in the Flemish Reglement Openbare Visserij and Walloon arretes) but are not reproduced here because spearfishing as a method is not authorised.

Siapa yang boleh memancing

Pelawat & pemastautin

Bagaimana peraturan berbeza untuk pelawat asing dan pemastautin tempatan.

Pelawat asing

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Sekatan

  • Spearfishing is not a permitted fishing method for anyone in Belgium, residents or foreigners alike.
  • Foreign visitors who wish to angle in inland waters must hold the relevant regional permit (e.g. Walloon tourist permit T).

No nationality-based exception exists that would allow spearfishing.

Pemastautin

Regional inland angling permit (Vlaams visverlof / permis de peche wallon). No resident spearfishing licence exists.

Keperluan

  • Hold the appropriate regional fishing permit for inland angling.
  • Comply with permitted-gear rules (rod/line only); spearfishing is not authorised.

Same prohibition on the spearfishing method applies to residents as to foreigners.

Di mana di pesisir pantai

Zon dibenarkan & dilarang

Kawasan bernama yang terbuka atau tertutup untuk memancing tombak. Lihat gambaran lengkap pada peta interaktif.

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  • All Belgian inland public waters (Flanders)regulatory - permitted-gear restriction (no marine reserve)

    In Flemish public inland waters only rod/line (hengel) or an eel 'peur' may be used; a landing net (schepnet) may only be used to lift out fish already caught on the line, not as a fishing method. Spearguns/harpoons are not a permitted fishing gear.

  • All Walloon hydraulic waterways and watercourses (Wallonia)regulatory - permitted-gear restriction / explicit harpoon ban

    Fishing gear is restricted to the hand line and the crayfish balance net; harpooning fish is explicitly prohibited (Walloon Government Decree of 8 December 2016, Article 8).

  • Belgian part of the North Sea (territorial sea and EEZ)marine area under federal/Flemish fisheries regulation

    Recreational sea fishing requires no licence but is limited to angling-type methods; no recreational spearfishing regime exists. Gill and tangle nets have been banned for recreational use along the entire Belgian coast since the Flemish Government decision of 13 March 2015. Fisheries are a Flemish competence; the marine environment is a federal competence (FPS Public Health).

  • Vlaamse Banken (Flemish Banks) marine protected areamarine reserve / Natura 2000 Habitats Directive area

    Special area for conservation in the south-western Belgian part of the North Sea, designated by Royal Decree of 16 October 2012 (formerly 'Trapegeer-Stroombank'), ~1099 km2, bordering the French 'Bancs de Flandres' and extending ~45 km offshore. Spearfishing is not a recognised recreational method anywhere in the Belgian North Sea; within this protected area marine-environment protection rules reinforce the absence of any spearfishing regime. Center point lies off the Belgian coast (De Panne/Nieuwpoort/Ostend sector).

  • Vlakte van de Raan marine protected areamarine reserve / Natura 2000 Habitats Directive area

    Special area for conservation in the north-eastern Belgian part of the North Sea, adjacent to the Dutch border, re-established as a protected nature reserve by the Royal Decree of 22 May 2019 (marine spatial plan 2020-2026) after an earlier 2008 annulment; protects shallow sandbanks and reefs. Spearfishing has no recreational regime in the Belgian North Sea and the protected-area status reinforces the prohibition. Center point off the Belgian coast near the Dutch frontier (Zeebrugge/Knokke-Heist sector).

Keadaan di atas air

Keadaan langsung

Rakaman marin dan cuaca langsung berhampiran titik rujukan pesisir di Belgium, dari Open-Meteo. Keadaan berbeza-beza di sepanjang pantai — anggap sebagai petunjuk sahaja.

Marin & cuaca langsung berhampiran Vlaamse Banken (Flemish Banks) marine protected area.

Keadaan

Siapa yang perlu dihubungi

Pihak berkuasa

Badan rasmi yang bertanggungjawab terhadap perikanan dan pelesenan.

  • Agentschap voor Natuur en Bos (Nature and Forest Agency)

    fisheries / nature authority (Flanders inland waters)

    natuurenbos.vlaanderen.beFlemish Region - Agentschap voor Natuur en Bos
  • Service public de Wallonie - Departement de la Nature et des Forets (DNF), Service de la Peche

    fisheries authority (Wallonia inland waters)

    environnement.wallonie.beService public de Wallonie - DNF
  • FPS Public Health, Food Chain Safety and Environment - Marine Environment (DG Environment)

    marine environment authority (federal, Belgian North Sea)

    health.belgium.beFPS Public Health - Marine Environment

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    Arrete du Gouvernement wallon du 8 decembre 2016 relatif aux conditions d'ouverture et aux modalites d'exercice de la peche (consolidated text, etaamb / Belgian Official Journal)

    Rasmi
    etaamb.openjustice.beDiakses Jun 14
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    Decret du 27 mars 2014 relatif a la peche fluviale, a la gestion piscicole et aux structures halieutiques (WALLEX consolidated)

    Rasmi
    wallex.wallonie.beDiakses Jun 14
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    Loi du 1er juillet 1954 sur la peche fluviale (DNF Wallonie legislation)

    Rasmi
  4. [04]

    Activities in the North Sea: fishing, shipping, energy and more (FPS Public Health - Marine Environment)

    Rasmi
    health.belgium.beDiakses Jun 14
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    Waar en wanneer mag ik vissen of hengelen in Vlaanderen? (Agentschap Natuur en Bos FAQ)

    Rasmi
  6. [06]

    Visserijregels - overzicht (Agentschap Natuur en Bos)

    Rasmi
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    Viswetgeving Vlaanderen (Start2Fish) - only rod/line or peur permitted in Flanders inland waters

    Sekunder
    start2fish.beDiakses Jun 14
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    Fishing License Belgium - Flemish & Walloon Permits Explained (De Goeie Vangst)

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    degoeievangst.beDiakses Jun 14
  9. [09]

    Spearfishing Belgium and Netherlands 2020 (DeeperBlue community discussion)

    community
    forums.deeperblue.comDiakses Jun 14

Nota penyelidik

Belgium is a federal state where fishing is regulated at the regional level for inland waters (Flanders, Wallonia, Brussels) and as a Flemish fisheries competence at sea, within the EU Common Fisheries Policy; the marine environment of the North Sea is a federal competence. Recreational spearfishing has no legal framework in any Belgian jurisdiction. In inland waters the lists of permitted gear are restricted to rod/hand line (plus an eel 'peur' in Flanders and a crayfish balance net in Wallonia), so a speargun is not a lawful fishing instrument; Wallonia additionally bans harpooning fish outright (Walloon Government Decree of 8 December 2016, Article 8). The closed permitted-gear list (hand line + crayfish balance net) and the harpoon ban both come from Article 8 of the 2016 decree; the primary 2014 decree contributes Article 11, which specifically forbids boaters and pleasure craft (bateliers et plaisanciers) on the hydraulic waterways from carrying any fishing gear other than the hand line and landing net, and Article 10, par. 1er, 4, which empowers the Walloon Government to determine prohibited fishing modes, implements and apparatus. At sea, recreational fishing is licence-free but limited to angling-type methods, with no recognised spearfishing regime and a 2015 ban on recreational gill/tangle nets along the whole coast. Verbatim French legal text for Wallonia was retrieved from the consolidated Belgian Official Journal copy (etaamb/openjustice) for the 2016 decree and from the WALLEX consolidated text for the 2014 decree, with accents preserved. Confidence is set to 'medium' rather than 'high' because no single Belgian instrument names 'spearfishing/onderwaterjacht/peche sous-marine' as such; the prohibition is established by the closed lists of permitted gear plus the explicit Walloon harpoon ban. Spearguns may be legally owned by adults, but using them to take fish is not authorised.

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