Faroe Islands
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Recreational spearfishing (underwater hunting) is practised and not prohibited in the Faroe Islands. There is no spearfishing-specific Faroese statute found in public sources; activity falls under the general framework for living marine resources (Act on Management of the Marine Resources, no. 161/2017) and the general rules for recreational/coastal sea fishing. Coastal and shore sea fishing is generally permitted without a permit, but local exceptions may apply. A commercial spearfishing operator (Spearfishing.fo, Tórshavn) operates legally, and the national tourism board promotes diving and spearfishing. Two general rules clearly apply to all recreational fishing: fish under 30 cm may not be kept (catch-and-release), and any fish caught must be consumed within the Faroe Islands (it may not be taken/exported home). No explicit spearfishing licensing, gear or catch-limit regime specific to underwater hunting was located, so confidence is low; divers should confirm local exceptions and protected-area boundaries before diving.
Cập nhật lần cuối Tháng 6 15, 2026
Khung pháp lý điều chỉnh
- §Act on Management of the Marine Resources (Løgtingslóg um at umsita livandi tilfeingi), no. 161/2017, in force 1 January 2018 (parts from 1 January 2020)
- §General recreational/coastal sea-fishing rules as published by Visit Faroe Islands (national tourism board) and the Faroese Fishing Association
- Yêu cầu giấy phép
- Không bắt buộc
- Súng lao
- Được phép
- Người nước ngoài
- Được chào đón
Luật, nguyên văn
Văn bản pháp lý
Các điều khoản luật định và quy định chính xác chi phối việc săn cá bằng súng lao tại đây, được trích dẫn như đã công bố, kèm liên kết đến từng nguồn chính thức.
Minimum size and catch-and-release rule for recreational fishing
Recreational fishing rules (Faroe Islands)
it is not permitted to take any kind of fish under 30cm, and in this case, 'catch and release' is to be practised.
Catch must be consumed in the Faroe Islands; equipment disinfection
Recreational saltwater fishing rules (Faroe Islands)
Any fish caught must be consumed in the Faroe Islands. ... All equipment, including rods, reels, rubber waders, or lures, must be disinfected to kill fish pathogens [before arrival]. ... Coastal fishing is generally permitted, but please enquire about local exceptions.
Property of marine resources (governing fisheries reform)
Act on Management of the Marine Resources, no. 161/2017
All living marine resources in Faroese waters and those to which the Faroe Islands have rights are the property of the people of the Faroe Islands; they may never become private property and they may not be traded privately.
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Mùa vụ & hạn chế thời gian
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Quyền được đánh bắt
Giấy phép
Những gì bạn cần để được phép xuống nước, chi phí, và cách lấy giấy phép.
- Loại
- No permit required for recreational coastal/shore saltwater fishing (no spearfishing-specific license located). Freshwater angling requires a permit purchased locally.
- Chi phí
- unknown
- Thời hạn hiệu lực
- unknown
- Cách lấy
- For coastal sea fishing no permit is needed. For specific freshwater lakes leased by the Faroese Fishing Association (Leynavatn, Mjóuvøtn, Saksunarvatn) a fishing licence must be purchased locally; some lakes/rivers are privately owned and require the owner's permission.
- Cơ quan cấp
- Faroese Fishing Association (freshwater); Ministry of Fisheries / Vörn (sea fisheries)
Trang thiết bị & kỹ thuật
Quy định về trang thiết bị
Loại trang thiết bị được phép, cách sử dụng, và các điều kiện đi kèm.
Hạn chế
- All fishing/diving equipment (rods, reels, rubber waders, lures, and by extension wetsuits/gear) must be cleaned and disinfected before arrival in the Faroe Islands to prevent the spread of fish diseases; no veterinary certificate is required.
- No spearfishing-specific equipment rules (e.g. speargun type, scuba-while-spearfishing) were located in public Faroese sources.
Spearfishing with a speargun is practised by local and commercial operators (e.g. Spearfishing.fo, Tórshavn); no statutory prohibition on spearguns was found. Whether scuba-assisted spearfishing is permitted is unknown from available sources.
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Giới hạn đánh bắt & loài được bảo vệ
Hạn ngạch hằng ngày, kích thước tối thiểu, và các loài không bao giờ được phép bắt.
Giới hạn hằng ngày
unknown
General recreational rule: no fish under 30 cm may be kept (catch-and-release below this size). Anglers/divers are encouraged to catch only what they intend to eat. No spearfishing-specific bag or per-species size limits were located. Salmon, sea trout and other anadromous species are managed separately under freshwater/fishing-association rules and conservation measures.
Ai được phép đánh bắt
Khách du lịch & cư dân
Quy định khác nhau như thế nào đối với khách nước ngoài và cư dân địa phương.
Khách nước ngoài
Được phépYêu cầu
- Disinfect all fishing/diving equipment before arrival.
- Consume any catch within the Faroe Islands; catch may not be taken/exported out of the country.
- Obtain a local permit for freshwater angling where required.
Hạn chế
- Fish under 30 cm must be released.
Tourists may take part in recreational sea fishing and spearfishing; the national tourism board markets diving and spearfishing experiences to visitors. No foreigner-specific spearfishing licence was identified.
Cư dân
Same general recreational sea-fishing rules apply; no spearfishing-specific resident licence located.
unknown
Hỏi ai
Cơ quan chức năng
Các cơ quan chính thức chịu trách nhiệm về thủy sản và cấp phép.
Ministry of Fisheries (Fiskimálaráðið)
fisheries ministry
Vörn (Faroese Fisheries Inspection / Fisheries Authority)
fisheries authority
Visit Faroe Islands (national tourism board)
tourism authority
Faroese Fishing Association (freshwater angling permits)
angling association
Thông tin này từ đâu
Nguồn
Mọi khẳng định trên trang này đều truy ngược về một trong các tài liệu tham khảo này.
- [01]
Diving in the Faroe Islands - Visit Faroe Islands (national tourism board)
Chính thứcvisitfaroeislands.comTruy cập Th6 15 - [02]
Saltwater fishing in the Faroe Islands - Visit Faroe Islands
Chính thứcvisitfaroeislands.comTruy cập Th6 15 - [03]
Freshwater angling in the Faroe Islands - Visit Faroe Islands
Chính thứcvisitfaroeislands.comTruy cập Th6 15 - [04]
Sports Fishing in Faroe Islands (30 cm minimum size rule; permitted lakes) - Guide to Faroe Islands
Thứ cấpguidetofaroeislands.foTruy cập Th6 15 - [05]
Faroe Islands - Fishery Legislation and Administration (Act on Marine Resources, Ministry of Fisheries) - Faroese Seafood
Chính thứcfaroeseseafood.comTruy cập Th6 15 - [06]
The Faroese Fishery Reform of 2018 (Act on Management of the Marine Resources no. 161/2017) - Faroese Seafood
Chính thứcfaroeseseafood.comTruy cập Th6 15 - [07]
Oceans, Fisheries and Maritime Affairs - The Government of the Faroe Islands
Chính thứcgovernment.foTruy cập Th6 15 - [08]
Spearfishing.fo - commercial spearfishing operator (Tórshavn)
communityspearfishing.foTruy cập Th6 15
Ghi chú của người nghiên cứu
The Faroe Islands is a self-governing nation within the Kingdom of Denmark with its own fisheries legislation, distinct from Denmark and the EU (it is outside the EU). No spearfishing-specific Faroese law, marine-protected-area diving ban, season, or catch-limit document was retrievable from public sources, so data_confidence is set to low. What is firmly established from official/secondary sources: (1) recreational coastal sea fishing is generally allowed without a permit; (2) spearfishing is practised and not prohibited (active commercial operator + tourism-board promotion); (3) no fish under 30 cm may be kept (catch-and-release); (4) any catch must be consumed within the Faroe Islands and may not be exported; (5) all equipment must be disinfected before arrival; (6) freshwater angling requires a local permit (named association lakes: Leynavatn, Mjóuvøtn, Saksunarvatn). The umbrella legal framework is the Act on Management of the Marine Resources (no. 161/2017), administered by the Ministry of Fisheries with enforcement by Vörn. The full verbatim Faroese statutory text was not retrieved; law_texts entries are precise English excerpts from the cited pages, with the marine-resources property clause marked translated=true. Coordinates for protected/prohibited diving zones were not found and are intentionally omitted rather than guessed. Divers should verify local exceptions and any site-specific nature-reserve or seabird-protection restrictions before spearfishing.
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