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Latvia · Spearfishing zone

State inland waters without licensed underwater hunting

Prohibited zoneregulatory restriction

What this zone is

Overview

How spearfishing is treated at State inland waters without licensed underwater hunting.

Outside the Baltic Sea / Gulf of Riga coastal waters and private lakes (with owner permission), underwater hunting is only allowed where licensed underwater hunting (licencētās zemūdens medības) is specifically organised. General state inland waters are otherwise off-limits to spearfishing.

Source

This zone is documented in the official source below.

Before you dive

License for Latvia

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

License requiredvia Ministry of Agriculture / Latvian Rural Advisory and Training Centre (LLKC)

Purchase online at makskeresanaskarte.lv or manacope.lv; also sold via retail networks (Maxima, Narvesen) and Latvijas Pasts post offices. From 10 January 2026, coastal catches of six specified species must be registered electronically.

Get your license

Opens the official portal · makskeresanaskarte.lv

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