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Estonia · Spearfishing zone

Salmon, brown trout, sea trout and grayling spawning sites and habitats (listed waters)

Prohibited zoneprotected spawning/habitat waters

What this zone is

Overview

How spearfishing is treated at Salmon, brown trout, sea trout and grayling spawning sites and habitats (listed waters).

Underwater fishing with harpoon gun and harpoon is prohibited in all water bodies or their sections listed in the Minister's regulation 'List of spawning sites and habitats of salmon, brown trout, sea trout and grayling' (under § 51(2) Nature Conservation Act), except in dams.

Source

This zone is documented in the official source below.

Before you dive

License for Estonia

Whether you need a license to spearfish here, and how to get one.

License requiredvia Ministry of Climate (formerly Ministry of the Environment) / Environmental Board (Keskkonnaamet)

Pay via mobile (SMS to 1322), online at pilet.ee, or in person at Omniva service points. Proof of right is shown by an identity document to inspectors. Fishing cards (Kuremaa/Saadjärv) are issued by the Environmental Board via pilet.ee.

Get your license

Opens the official portal · keskkonnaamet.ee

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