Couleur Croatie

License for recreational fisheries at sea

In order to fish in Croatia, you must purchase a license. This makes it possible to practice recreational fisheries.

- Place of purchase: fishing clubs, travel agencies, tourist offices or port authorities (for sea fishing).
- You now have the opportunity to purchase your temporary licenses for fishing at sea directly online. After your purchase, an email confirmation will be sent, we recommend that you print it so you can at any time justify your license.

Link to purchase your licenses directly online:  
Several branches of the Ministry of Agriculture also issue licenses:   https://ribarstvo.mps.hr/default.aspx?id=5010 
  Dubrovnik: +00 385 20 332 393
  Pula: +00 385 52 591 323
  Rijeka: +00 385 51 214 877
  Senj: +00 385 53 882 697
  Zadar: +00 385 23 316 091
  Sibenik: +00 385 22 244 018
  Split: +00 385 21 591 366

Sea fishing:  all forms of fishing are possible along the coast, with the exception of protected areas. It is especially forbidden to fish in the National Parks of Kornati, Brijuni, Krka and Mljet.
Rates for this license:
  1 day: 60 kunas
  3 days: 150 kunas
  7 days: 300 kunas
  30 days: 700 kunas
  for one year (only for permanent residents in Croatia)

Minimum catch size:
Fish: The 15cm sar, Gar / needle 120cm, 120cm The swordfish, eel 30cm, 30cm The black brown meager, 60cm The dusky grouper, sea bream The 20cm, 25cm The wolf, the 20cm mottled Spiny dogfish 65cm, The seabream sharp 22cm, 25cm The red lionfish, bluefin tuna 70cm. 70cm conger, Common 30cm toothed
Shellfish: The 5cm mussels, shells St Jacques 9cm, 6cm The oysters, clams Small 2.5cm, 2.5cm The clam, Noah's Ark 5cm Common clams 3cm
Crabs: The spider 10cm sea

- Required documents: passport or national identity card.