Inland public waters (Tigris, Euphrates, Shatt al-Arab, lakes, marshes)

Iraq's freshwater 'public waters' as defined in Law No. 48 of 1976 Article 4 (rivers, lakes, hors/reservoirs, fish farms, permanent and temporary marshes, drains, irrigation canals, ponds and connected bays and streams). General-interest fishing, including spearfishing, is permitted under the same licence regime; the bulk of Iraqi fishing is freshwater.

Fishing licence required; mass-destruction methods (poison, explosives, chemicals, electricity) prohibited; gear must meet specifications set by the authority.

Subject to any administrative closed seasons under Article 2.