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Recreational marine fishing
Recreational fishing is spare time fishing and is considered a non-gainful activity.
Recreational fishing is carried out with a daily or weekly fishing permit and a prescribed fishing equipment and a vessel.
It is important that this type of fishing does not hinder the implementation of industrial fishing. The use of all types of artificial and natural bait is permitted. However, it is not permitted to use living vertebrate and natural baits made of endangered or protected animals.
The membership with fishing societies is not needed to pursue the recreational fishing.
Applies for SKD:
Conditions
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A recreational fisherman may obtain a daily or weekly fishing permit which must be kept on him during the implementation.
Daily or weekly permits may be purchased at the points of sale or online. In case of the online purchase, the contractor of recreational fishing must purchase the permit at least one hour prior to the performance of fishing, otherwise the permit is invalid.
The fishing permit measures 7x10 cm in size. A weekly fishing permit is printed on a green paper, while a yellow paper is used for a daily permit; they include
1. on the front page:
the inscription Republic of Slovenia; current coat-of-arms of the Republic of Slovenia; statement on the type of permit; validity period; serial number of the issue and the price.
2. on the reverse side:
statements determined for fishing permits (name and surname, address, number of the personal identification document, place and date of the issue of the annual permit, stamp and signature of the holder of the public authorisation and authorised seller).
The fishing permit is not transferable to another person.
A fishing permit is not required for the recreational fishing from the coast.
Evidence
Fishing permit
Legal basis
Competent Authority
Sea Sport Fishing Federation of Slovenia
Cesta Zore Perello - Godina 3
6101 Koper -
Recreational fishing is carried out with the different fishhooks for fish catching or hooks or ripping hooks to catch cephalopods, tied to the fishing line, with the use of disc or fishing rod and baitrunner reels.
In conducting recreational fishing, a fisherman may use only two fishing lines with the maximum of three tied fishhooks to catch fish or three hooks or ripping hooks to catch cephalopods at the same time.
Legal basis
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In conducting recreational fishing it is prohibited:
- to place the catch on the market;
- conduct the fishing closer than 50 metres from the properly marked bottom-set nets,
- catch immature fish,
- harvest the molluscs,
- use treble fishing hook on the pull and
- use devices for underwater breathing.
Legal basis
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Recreational fishing may be carried out with a standstill vessel or a towed vessel. In conducting recreational fishing, the industrial sea fishing must not be disturbed or hindered.
Recreational fishing must not be carried out at locations which are:
- closer than 200 metres from the marked facilities for farming marine organisms;
- closer than 50 metres from the properly marked bottom-set nets;
- closer than 300 metres from a fishing vessel when it emits light or conducts the fishing with the encircling net;
- closer than 50 metres from a vessel which already conducts sport fishing;
- port;
- bathing sites in the period from 1 May to 30 October.
Legal basis
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The performer of recreational fishing must observe the permitted daily catch quantity. This is the quantity of fish which may be caught per day.
The permitted daily catch quantity in recreational fishing is up to 5 kg. The permitted daily catch quantity is also one fish above 5 kg or two fish with the total weight above 5 kg. A larger fish catch is permitted only in fishing competitions organised by the societies which are members of the Sea Sport Fishing Federation of Slovenia.
Legal basis
Cross-border/temporary provisions of activity
Cross-border implementation of the recreational fishing activity is not defined.