SpearfishingMap

Norway

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Recreational spearfishing (undervannsjakt) in saltwater is legal in Norway without any licence and is treated as 'sportfishing with hand-held gear' (sportsfiske med handreiskapar). Spearfishers must obey the same recreational sea-fishing rules as anglers: minimum sizes, protected and partially-protected species, the 100-metre distance from fish farms and the ban on selling catch. Lobster, anadromous salmonids (salmon and sea trout) and freshwater fish other than pike may not be taken by spear. In freshwater, spearfishing is generally prohibited except for pike, and only with the landowner's consent. Spearfishing is also caught by area/seasonal bans: cod fishing is banned year-round in the inner Oslofjord and all fishing (including while diving) is prohibited in 14 designated coastal-cod spawning areas from Lindesnes to the Swedish border from 1 January to 30 April. Rubber-powered (sling/strikk) spearguns are not regulated by the Weapons Act, but pneumatic (compressed-air) spearguns fall under the Weapons Act with an 18-year age limit and secure-storage requirements. Foreign/tourist spearfishers may only export their catch (max 18 kg, twice per year) if they have fished through a registered tourist-fishing business.

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Última atualização junho 16, 2026

Enquadramento legal

  • §Forskrift om gjennomføring av fiske, fangst og høsting av viltlevende marine ressurser (høstingsforskriften), FOR-2021-12-23-3910 (replaced the 2004 'Forskrift om utøvelse av fisket i sjøen', FOR-2004-12-22-1878)
  • §Lov om forvaltning av viltlevande marine ressursar (havressurslova), LOV-2008-06-06-37
  • §Forskrift om regulering av fiske i Oslofjorden, FOR-2025-12-19-2889 (coastal cod / Oslofjord fishing bans)
  • §Forskrift om høsting av hummer (lobster harvesting regulation)
  • §Lov om laksefisk og innlandsfisk mv. (lakse- og innlandsfiskloven), LOV-1992-05-15-47 (anadromous and freshwater fish)
  • §Lov om skytevåpen og ammunisjon mv. (våpenloven) — applies to pneumatic/compressed-air spearguns (trykkharpun)
Licença obrigatória
Não obrigatória
Arpão
Permitido
Estrangeiros
Bem-vindos

A lei, na íntegra

Textos legais

As disposições legais e regulamentares exatas que regem a pesca submarina aqui, citadas tal como publicadas, com uma ligação a cada fonte oficial.

01Definition of 'sportsfiske med handreiskapar'Norway · national

Spearfishing with knife or harpoon classified as sport fishing with hand-held gear

Tourist-fishing rules as applied to underwater hunting (dykking.no summary of Fiskeridirektoratet rules)

NOOriginal

Undervannsjakt med kniv eller harpun faller inn under definisjonen «sportsfiske med handreiskapar».

02Vern av kysttorsk i sørNorway (Skagerrak / Oslofjord) · national

Year-round cod ban and spawning-area closure including diving

Fiskeridirektoratet — Vern av kysttorsk i sør (regulatory guidance based on Oslofjord/coastal-cod regulations)

NOOriginal

Det er forbudt å fiske torsk i Oslofjorden hele året. Fra og med 1. januar til og med 30. april er alt fiske, unntatt etter anadrom fisk som laks og sjøørret, forbudt i gyteområder for torsk. Forbudet gjelder også ved dykking.

03§ 47 MinstemålNorway · national

Minimum sizes for fish species (minstemål)

Forskrift om gjennomføring av fiske, fangst og høsting av viltlevende marine ressurser (høstingsforskriften), FOR-2021-12-23-3910

NOOriginal

Det er forbudt å fiske fisk mindre enn: [...] 7. Hyse a. Nord for 62° N: 40 cm b. Sør for 62° N: 32 cm [...] 9. Kveite: 84 cm og 7,2 kg [...] 13. Makrell: 30 cm [...] 18. Rødspette: 29 cm [...] 20. Sei a. Nord for 62° N: 45 cm b. Sør for 62° N: 40 cm [...] 31. Torsk a. Nord for 62° N i. Utenfor 4 nautiske mil av grunnlinjene: 44 cm ii. Innenfor 4 nautiske mil av grunnlinjene: 55 cm b. Sør for 62° N: 40 cm

04Delvis freda artarNorway · national

Partial protection of lobster, halibut, wrasse, lumpfish and redfish

Fiskeridirektoratet — Freda og delvis freda artar (recreational-fishing guidance citing the harvesting/lobster regulations)

NOOriginal

Frå svenskegrensa til og med Vestland fylke er hummaren freda frå og med 1. desember til 1. oktober kl.08.00. Frå Vestland til og med Troms og Finnmark fylke er hummaren freda frå og med 1. januar til 1. oktober kl.08.00. Det er forbode å fiske kveite sør for 62°N heile året. Det er forbode for fritidsfiskarar å fiske leppefisk med ruse. I Nordland, Troms og Finnmark er rognkjeks freda heile året. Nord for 62°N er det forbode å fiske uer, med unntak av fiske med jukse frå og med 1. juni til og med 31. august.

05Lovverk om undervannsjakt, bruk av harpun og trykkluftsharpunNorway · national

Pneumatic vs rubber spearguns under the Weapons Act; forbidden species

Frivannsliv — Lovverk om undervannsjakt (community guidance summarising Fiskeridirektoratet and Våpenloven rules)

NOOriginal

Hummer, anadrome fiskearter (laks og ørret) og ferskvannsfisk (bortsett fra gjedde) er forbudt å jakte i Norge. Strikkharpun reguleres ikke av Våpenloven, men for trykkharpun er det 18 års aldersgrense og blant annet krav om forsvarlig oppbevaring. Det er lov å bruke kunstig lys ved undervannsjakt i sjø på saltvannsfisk og skalldyr.

Quando pode mergulhar

Épocas e restrições temporais

Períodos de defeso, abertos e restritos ao longo do ano. Confirme sempre localmente os defesos específicos por espécie.

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DefesoRestritoAberto
  • DefesoAll fishing (including spearfishing while diving) in 14 designated coastal-cod spawning areas from Lindesnes along the Skagerrak coast, in the Oslofjord and to the Swedish borderJan 1 – Abr 30

    From 1 January to 30 April all fishing except for anadromous fish (salmon and sea trout) is prohibited in cod spawning areas. The Directorate of Fisheries states the ban also applies while diving ('Forbudet gjelder også ved dykking').

    fiskeridir.no
  • DefesoTorsk (cod) in the Oslofjord (from Telemark to the Swedish border, inside the baseline)Jan 1 – Dez 31

    Year-round ban on fishing/taking cod in the Oslofjord, applies to both recreational and commercial fishers and to spearfishing.

    fiskeridir.no
  • DefesoHummer (European lobster) from the Swedish border through Vestland county — may not be taken by spear at any time; the recreational lobster season elsewhere runs only 1 Oct (from 08:00) to 1 DecDez 1 – Out 1

    Lobster is protected (closed) from 1 December to 1 October at 08:00 from the Swedish border through Vestland; from Vestland through Troms and Finnmark it is protected from 1 January to 1 October at 08:00. Lobster may not legally be taken by spearfishing in Norway.

    fiskeridir.no
  • DefesoKveite (Atlantic halibut) north of 62°NDez 20 – Abr 20

    Halibut fishing is closed from 20 December to 20 April north of 62°N. South of 62°N halibut fishing is banned all year ('Det er forbode å fiske kveite sør for 62°N heile året').

    fiskeridir.no
  • RestritoUer (redfish) north of 62°NJun 1 – Ago 31

    North of 62°N redfish may only be fished with handline ('jukse') from 1 June to 31 August; otherwise protected.

    fiskeridir.no
  • AbertoGeneral spearfishing conditions (practical season for visibility/fish activity)Jul 1 – Nov 30

    Not a legal season, but the practical best spearfishing window with good visibility (up to ~35 m) is roughly July to November per community/dive sources.

    spearzen.com

Autorização para pescar

Licença

O que precisa para estar autorizado na água, quanto custa e como a obter.

Sem licença obrigatóriaatravés de Fiskeridirektoratet (saltwater) / Miljødirektoratet and landowners (freshwater)
Sem licença obrigatória
Tipo
No licence required for recreational saltwater spearfishing by Norwegian residents; freshwater requires landowner permission and possibly a fishing fee
Custo
Free for saltwater recreational fishing/spearfishing
Validade
n/a
Como obter
No licence needed for saltwater. For freshwater (pike only by spear) the landowner's permission is required and, where applicable, payment of the national fishing licence fee (fiskeravgift) for the relevant waters.
Autoridade
Fiskeridirektoratet (saltwater) / Miljødirektoratet and landowners (freshwater)
Portal oficial de licenciamento · fiskeridir.no

Equipamento e técnica

Regras de equipamento

Que equipamento é permitido, como pode ser usado e as condições associadas.

ArpãoPermitido

Restrições

  • Rubber-powered/sling spearguns (strikkharpun) are not regulated by the Weapons Act — no age limit, no registration, no storage requirement (treated like bow and arrow).
  • Pneumatic/compressed-air spearguns (trykkharpun) fall under the Weapons Act (våpenloven): minimum age 18 and secure-storage requirements apply.
  • Spearfishing is classified as 'sportfishing with hand-held gear' (sportsfiske med handreiskapar) and must use hand-held methods only.
  • Artificial light is permitted for saltwater spearfishing on saltwater fish and shellfish (to see or attract fish).
  • Gaffs (klepp/lyster-type spears) are prohibited in freshwater under Norwegian law.
  • Persons under 16 should only use a harpoon under adult supervision after proper training.
  • Spearfishing is generally practised on freediving/apnea; community sources note diving alone is discouraged. Whether SCUBA may be used for spearfishing is not clearly addressed in retrieved official sources (unknown).

Norway, unlike many EU states, does NOT prohibit night spearfishing — the EU night-spearfishing ban does not apply in Norway per the Directorate of Fisheries. SCUBA-assisted spearfishing legality was not confirmed in official sources and is left as unknown.

O que pode capturar

Limites de captura e espécies protegidas

Quotas diárias, tamanhos mínimos e espécies que nunca podem ser capturadas.

Limite diário

No general daily numeric limit for residents' personal-use saltwater fishing, but the catch may not be sold. Foreign tourists may export a maximum of 18 kg of fish/fish products, up to twice per calendar year, and only if fishing via a registered tourist-fishing business.

Tamanhos mínimos

  • Torsk (cod) — south of 62°Nmín 40 cm
  • Torsk (cod) — north of 62°N, inside 4 nmmín 55 cm
  • Torsk (cod) — north of 62°N, outside 4 nmmín 44 cm
  • Hyse (haddock) — south of 62°Nmín 32 cm
  • Hyse (haddock) — north of 62°Nmín 40 cm
  • Sei (saithe) — south of 62°Nmín 40 cm
  • Sei (saithe) — north of 62°Nmín 45 cm
  • Kveite (Atlantic halibut)mín 84 cm
  • Makrell (mackerel)mín 30 cm
  • Rødspette (plaice)mín 29 cm

Espécies protegidas — não capturar

  • ProtegidaHummer (European lobster) — may not be taken by spear
  • ProtegidaAnadrome laksefisk (Atlantic salmon and sea trout) — may not be taken by spear
  • ProtegidaFreshwater fish other than pike
  • ProtegidaVanlig ål (European eel, Anguilla anguilla)
  • ProtegidaBrugde (basking shark)
  • ProtegidaPigghå (spurdog)
  • ProtegidaHåbrann (porbeagle)
  • ProtegidaSilkehai (silky shark)
  • ProtegidaBlålange (blue ling)
  • ProtegidaLeppefisk (wrasse) — recreational rod/spear restrictions; trap (ruse) prohibited for recreational fishers
  • ProtegidaTorsk (cod) in the Oslofjord — banned year-round
  • ProtegidaSteinbit (wolffish) in Saltstraumen marine protected area

Halibut over 2 metres must be released ('Release all halibut above 2 metres long'). For recreational fishing there is no minimum size for sei (saithe), makrell (mackerel), brosme, steinbit and lyr provided the catch is not sold; the sizes above are the general/commercial minstemål from høstingsforskriften § 47. Keep more than 100 metres from the nearest fish farm. Selling recreational catch is illegal.

Quem pode pescar

Visitantes e residentes

Como as regras diferem para visitantes estrangeiros e residentes locais.

Visitantes estrangeiros

Permitido

Requisitos

  • Same recreational fishing rules as residents (minimum sizes, protected species, 100 m from fish farms, no sale of catch).
  • To export catch out of Norway, the angler/spearfisher must have fished while staying at a registered tourist-fishing business (turistfiskebedrift) — requirement in force since 1 January 2021.
  • Pneumatic spearguns: 18-year age limit and secure storage under the Weapons Act.

Restrições

  • Fish export limited to 18 kg of fish/fish products per person, up to twice per calendar year, and only via a registered tourist-fishing business.
  • May not sell catch.
  • May not directly catch king crab (only a registered tourist company has a quota).
  • Catch not exported should be eaten or given away, not discarded.

Spearfishing with knife or harpoon is treated identically to other hand-held tourist fishing ('sportsfiske med handreiskapar'); dive centres/clubs hosting foreign spearfishers must register as tourist-fishing businesses for guests to legally export catch.

Residentes

No licence for saltwater recreational spearfishing; freshwater pike spearing requires landowner permission

Requisitos

  • Follow minimum sizes, protected/partially-protected species and area closures.
  • Keep more than 100 m from fish farms.
  • Pneumatic speargun users must be 18+ and store the gun securely (Weapons Act).

Benefícios

  • Free saltwater fishing and spearfishing for personal use, no licence or registration.
  • May use boats/own access without tourist-business registration; no export restriction for own domestic consumption.

Norwegian residents do not face the tourist-fishing export quota; the catch is for personal use and may not be sold.

Onde na costa

Zonas permitidas e proibidas

Áreas designadas abertas ou fechadas à pesca submarina. Veja o panorama completo no mapa interativo.

Áreas permitidas

  • Lofoten Islands

    Northern Norway archipelago noted by spearfishing community sources for excellent spearfishing and large fish (cod, pollack, wolffish). Spearfishing legal subject to national species/size rules.

    Standard national rules: minimum sizes, protected species, 100 m from fish farms, no sale of catch.

    spearzen.com
  • Stavanger to Trondheim coast (Western/Southwestern fjords)

    Beginner-friendly stretch with gentler currents, abundant fish and good shore access per community sources. Coordinates are an approximate region centroid (low-precision stub), not a precise dive point.

    Standard national rules apply; note Oslofjord cod ban does not reach this far, but coastal-cod spawning-area closures (1 Jan-30 Apr) can apply at specific sites.

    spearzen.com

Áreas proibidas

Ver no mapa

Condições na água

Condições em tempo real

Instantâneo marinho e meteorológico em tempo real perto de um ponto de referência costeiro em Norway, da Open-Meteo. As condições variam ao longo da costa — encare como indicativo.

Condições marinhas e meteorológicas em tempo real perto de Lofoten Islands.

Condições

A quem perguntar

Autoridades

Os organismos oficiais responsáveis pelas pescas e pelo licenciamento.

  • Fiskeridirektoratet (Norwegian Directorate of Fisheries)

    fisheries authority

    fiskeridir.nohttps://www.fiskeridir.no/

  • Miljødirektoratet (Norwegian Environment Agency)

    environment agency

    environmentagency.nohttps://www.miljodirektoratet.no/

  • Statsforvalteren (County Governor) — regional fisheries management

    regional fisheries authority

    statsforvalteren.nohttps://www.statsforvalteren.no/

  • Norges Dykkeforbund (Norwegian Diving Federation)

    dive federation

    dykking.no

De onde vem isto

Fontes

Cada afirmação nesta página remete para uma destas referências.

  1. [01]

    Sea angling in Norway: regulations you should know — Fiskeridirektoratet (English)

    Oficial
    fiskeridir.noConsultado em Jun 15
  2. [02]

    Vern av kysttorsk i sør — Fiskeridirektoratet

    Oficial
    fiskeridir.noConsultado em Jun 15
  3. [03]

    Freda og delvis freda artar — Fiskeridirektoratet

    Oficial
    fiskeridir.noConsultado em Jun 15
  4. [04]

    Høstingsforskriften (FOR-2021-12-23-3910) § 47 Minstemål — Lovdata

    Oficial
    lovdata.noConsultado em Jun 16
  5. [05]

    Forskrift om regulering av fiske i Oslofjorden (FOR-2025-12-19-2889) — Lovdata

    Oficial
    lovdata.noConsultado em Jun 15
  6. [06]

    Regler for fiske etter saltvannsfisk og skalldyr — Statsforvalteren i Agder

    Oficial
    statsforvalteren.noConsultado em Jun 15
  7. [07]

    Nye regler om turistfiske gjelder også UV-jakt — dykking.no (Norwegian Diving Federation)

    Secundária
    dykking.noConsultado em Jun 15
  8. [08]

    Lovverk om undervannsjakt, bruk av harpun og trykkluftsharpun — Frivannsliv

    Secundária
    frivannsliv.noConsultado em Jun 15
  9. [09]

    undervannsjakt — Store norske leksikon

    Secundária
    snl.noConsultado em Jun 15
  10. [10]

    Spearfishing Norway — The Spearo Trip Guide (SPEARZEN)

    community
    spearzen.comConsultado em Jun 15

Notas do investigador

Spearfishing is legal and culturally established in Norway (it has a Store norske leksikon entry and an active diving-federation community), but it is 'restricted' rather than freely 'yes' because it inherits the full recreational sea-fishing rule set plus several spearfishing-relevant area/species bans. Key points: (1) Lobster, salmon/sea trout and freshwater fish (except pike) may not be speared. (2) Cod is banned year-round in the Oslofjord; all fishing including diving is banned 1 Jan-30 Apr in 14 coastal-cod spawning areas (Lindesnes to Swedish border). Note a documented source conflict: an earlier Statsforvalteren consultation page stated 'Undervannsjakt i gytefeltene vil være tillatt siden dette er helt selektivt' (spearfishing in spawning grounds would be allowed as fully selective), but the current Fiskeridirektoratet guidance explicitly states 'Forbudet gjelder også ved dykking' (the ban also applies while diving). The Directorate's current position (ban applies to diving) is treated as authoritative. (3) Pneumatic spearguns are regulated under the Weapons Act (18+, secure storage); rubber spearguns are not. (4) Night spearfishing is NOT banned in Norway (unlike the EU rule). (5) Foreigners are allowed but face an 18 kg export limit (twice/year) only via a registered tourist-fishing business. The minimum sizes in catch_limits are the general minstemål from høstingsforskriften § 47; recreational fishers have exemptions (no minimum for sei, makrell, brosme, steinbit, lyr if not sold). The § 47 verbatim_text in law_texts is a faithful excerpt of the Lovdata § 47 numbered list (opening sentence 'Det er forbudt å fiske fisk mindre enn:' followed by the original item numbers/sub-letters for the relevant species), with omitted unrelated species marked '[...]'; the cited Lovdata anchor has been corrected to %C2%A747 (§ 47). SCUBA-assisted spearfishing legality was not confirmed in official sources and is left unknown. Data confidence overall: high for legal status, species bans, equipment-law and foreigner rules; lowered to medium because the § 47 excerpt is a partial (not full) reproduction, two map zones use approximate region centroids, and a documented source conflict remains on spawning-ground diving.

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