Germany · Spearfishing zone
Wadden Sea National Parks (Nationalpark Schleswig-Holsteinisches / Niedersächsisches / Hamburgisches Wattenmeer)
What this zone is
Overview
How spearfishing is treated at Wadden Sea National Parks (Nationalpark Schleswig-Holsteinisches / Niedersächsisches / Hamburgisches Wattenmeer).
Protected marine and intertidal areas along the German North Sea coast with strict nature-conservation rules; spearfishing is prohibited as elsewhere in Germany and additional conservation restrictions apply.
On the coast
Location
Approximate reference point for this zone. See the full picture on the interactive map.
54.3000°N, 8.6000°E
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This zone is documented in the official source below.
Before you dive
License for Germany
Whether you need a license to spearfish here, and how to get one.
No license for recreational spearfishing exists. Narrow statutory exceptions (e.g. scientific purposes) may be granted by the competent state fisheries authority; in Lower Saxony a specific exemption exists only for eel fishing under § 44 Abs. 2 Nds. FischG.
Get your licenseOpens the official portal · gesetze-im-internet.de