Freshwater fishing licences
Sport fishing in Cyprus
reservoirs and dams is regulated by the government. It is necessary to have a
licence to fish. Licences are obtained at the fisheries department offices of
the Department of Fisheries and Marine Research. Licences are personal - they
are non-transferable - and are only issued to people over 12 years of age. A
fee can either be paid to fish in a single reservoir, or a higher rate can be
paid to access all reservoirs. All licences expire on the 31 December of the
year in which they are issued. Short-term group licences are available. Information
on reservoirs, their locations, opening dates and times, restrictions and other
useful information is provided by the Department of Fisheries and Marine
Research.
The sea around Cyprus is home to more than 250 species of fish,
including snapper, amberjack and tuna. Boats can be rented at fishing
shelters and stations.
Sea fishing licences
No licence is needed for sea
angling, fishing with vertical lines and trolling. However, a licence is
required for spear fishing without diving equipment requires a spearfishing
licence (illegal in swimming areas marked with red buoys), fishing with
long-lines and traps, fishing at night with spear guns, any kind of commercial
fishing.
Important! Spearfishing with
any breathing device, such as aqualungs or scuba, is prohibited.
Licence holders must adhere to
the restrictions, which regulate the equipment that may be used and the allowed
days to fish and, in certain cases, the allowable catches for each fishing
outing.
