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Method
spearo sea-state engine: consensus of up to 6 models + satellite clarity (ZSD) + buoy-bias checks
Freshness
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Presuda dolazi iz sedam čimbenika vode i sigurnosnih blokada — a ne iz deset kartica. Ići ili ne.
Kako ocjenjujemo more
Naš vlastiti model
Naš vlastiti motor prognoze — nije widget treće strane. Vaga ove čimbenike vode u jednu presudu «ići ili ne» za ovu obalu; brojčanik od 0 do 10 upravo je ta presuda, iskazana brojem.
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Valovi i pamćenje mora
Visina, period i smjer valova, uz trag nedavnih oluja — stara oluja još muti vodu, a motor to pamti.
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Vjetar i udari
Brzina i udari, sat po sat — jačina vjetra i pritisak s pučine razbijaju površinu i režu vidljivost.
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Faza plime
Vrijeme i raspon plime, kalibrirani po obali — velike sizigijske plime vuku presudu prema oprezu.
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Temperatura mora
Temperatura površine — izrazito hladno more stavlja veto na zelenu presudu.
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Struje i istjecanje
Smjer i snos struje — nosi te i vuče mutnu priobalnu vodu onamo gdje roniš.
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Oborine i prozirnost zraka
Kiša muti vodu uz obalu ispiranjem s kopna, a magla i sumaglica režu vidljivost na površini.
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Oblik obale i izloženost
Kako je obala okrenuta prema valovima — zaklonjena uvala drži vodu bistrom; izloženi rt na udaru dobiva kaznu.
Sigurnosne blokade
Prognoza grmljavinskog nevremena — trenutačno crveno, bez iznimke.
Službeno upozorenje (MeteoAlarm / IPMA) — žuto, a na višim razinama crveno.
Nedostaju ulazni podaci — moguće zeleno spušta se na žuto umjesto da se precijeni.
Snažno neslaganje prognostičkih modela — zeleni dan vraća se na žuto.
Noćni sati — gdje je noćni podvodni ribolov zabranjen zakonom prozor je prisilno crven; gdje je legalan (Australija izvan NSW-a, Novi Zeland, Južna Afrika) zaustavlja se na žutom, nikad zeleno.
Sve se svodi na jednu ocjenu od 0 do 10 i jednu presudu: ići ili ne.
Prognoza, ne jamstvo — zadnju riječ ima more.
Gdje ući i gdje tražiti ribu
Ulazne točke s koordinatama
Reljef dna — obećavajuće zone
Ova presuda — u tvom džepu. Otvori aplikaciju za prozor tjedna.
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Površina
Vjetar, val i prozori mrtvog mora — kada krenuti i najbolji sati.
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Athens Riviera — sam, sa stijena
NAJBOLJI PROZOR
najbolji vremenski prozor · sam, budi oprezan, prođi kontrolni popis · mirni uvjeti: val, vjetar i vidljivost u normali
val <0.1 mvjetar 6 km/hvidljivost ~7 mprozor 06:00–21:00
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Tvoj najbolji prozor — uz tebe. Prognoza u džepu.
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Vodeni stup
Vidljivost i što je određuje — bistrenje nakon oluje, riječni nanos, temperatura i termoklina.
Što je to
Pomorski instrument, idi / ne idi za solo lov.
spearo.app spaja vjetar, val, period vala, vidljivost, plimu, temperaturu vode i rizik u jednu ocjenu — idi na točku ili ne. Računa 7 dana unaprijed iz otvorenih pomorskih modela (Open-Meteo, IPMA), bez registracije i računa. Napravljen za solo podvodni ribolov sa stijena, gdje svaka greška skupo košta.
Uživo: 3016 točaka na 406 dionica obale — kopneni Portugal, Madeira i Azori.
Modeli određuju prozor. Hoćeš li ući, čita se tek na vodi: broji setove, prati udar mora na ulazu. Ako sumnjaš, ne ulaziš.
Ulazne točke
Gdje ući sa stijena.
Izviđene ulazne točke, obojene prema današnjem danu. Boja je stanje mora na točki, ne jamstvo: zapljuskivanje i sklizak ulaz procjenjuješ na licu mjesta.
⚠️ Ova točka je u zoni s ograničenjima «Αττική παραλία Λ/Χ Σαρωνικού (εκβολές Κηφισού → 44ο χλμ Αθηνών–Σουνίου) (Απόφαση Λ/Χ Σαρωνικού 2141.1-1/3516/2016)»: ribolov je ondje reguliran (sezona, alati, dozvola), nije posve zabranjen. Pročitaj pravila zone prije izlaska.
prozor
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plima
The level moves ten or twenty centimetres and there is nothing to plan around it. After several days of northerly the surface water pulls off the beach and colder, clearer water comes into the shallows — that is the only thing here that really changes. Do not expect any other current on this stretch.
zaklon
The stretch between Voula and Varkiza is a long, low shore facing south-west, and there is nothing to hide behind: no headland, no bay. The Kavouri peninsula to the west trims the westerly wave a little, but with wind from the 180-260 sector this whole shore takes it head-on.
uvjeti
North and north-east flatten the water and at twelve to twenty metres you see eight to ten. With south-west the fine sand and gravel lift straight away, visibility drops to a couple of metres, and getting out over the rocks turns nasty. Spearfishing is closed here all year — train, and take the gun south of the 44th km, to Palaia Fokaia.
opasnost
A year-round spearfishing ban under decision 2141.1-1/3516/2016 of the Saronic port authority, 04.10.2016 (ADA Ψ0ΣΜ4653ΠΩ-ΓΕΝ) — the whole shore up to the 44th km of the Sounio road. Second: the coastal bluff here is crumbling, landslides came down at Kanaria in January 2026 and in April a collapse buried two people on the beach. Do not kit up under the slope.
pristup
The mark stands right by the Athens-Sounio road and the waterline is a good half-kilometre away — you park in a layby and walk down. You get in over gravel and slab, it is shallow, and twelve to twenty metres takes a swim out. This is a training entry and no more: a boat makes no sense on this stretch.
Shore-access rock/sand 12–20 m; easy training entry, swimmer overlap in season.
⚠️ Ova točka je u zoni s ograničenjima «Αττική παραλία Λ/Χ Σαρωνικού (εκβολές Κηφισού → 44ο χλμ Αθηνών–Σουνίου) (Απόφαση Λ/Χ Σαρωνικού 2141.1-1/3516/2016)»: ribolov je ondje reguliran (sezona, alati, dozvola), nije posve zabranjen. Pročitaj pravila zone prije izlaska.
prozor
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plima
The level essentially stands still, ten to thirty centimetres. Something else matters: off the point itself a weak along-shore flow runs once the wind has settled in, and the shallow sandy bottom holds the murk a day after a blow. After heavy rain the storm drains of Voula and Vouliagmeni push dirty water onto the beaches.
zaklon
Kavouri is a rocky headland with two beaches and an islet close in that you can wade to. The peninsula itself is the shelter: with a westerly the east side hides behind it, with an easterly the west side does. The overall aspect is south-west, and from that sector the headland saves you on neither side.
uvjeti
The working day is north or north-east: the wind comes off the land and at the point you see eight to twelve metres. With south-west the 180-260 sector drives swell straight into Megalo Kavouri, the fine sand lifts and visibility falls to two or three metres. Spearfishing is banned here all year; take the gun south of the 44th km, from Saronida onward.
opasnost
First: spearfishing is banned all year — decision 2141.1-1/3516/2016 of the Saronic port authority (ADA Ψ0ΣΜ4653ΠΩ-ΓΕΝ) under article 87 §5 of the Saronic port regulation. Second: this is one of the busiest bathing shores in Attica, and in summer 200 m from swimmers is physically unattainable. Onshore at Megalo Kavouri lie an excavated ancient road and an archaeological park.
pristup
Sixteen kilometres from central Athens along Poseidonos or Vouliagmenis avenue. There is free parking along the road above Megalo Kavouri, and the beach itself runs about nine hundred metres. You get in over pebble and slab, it is shallow, and the rocky point is a ten-minute swim. The islet is a wade, and the nearest dive centres sit on the Vouliagmeni-Varkiza strip.
Rocky headland and islet, rock/posidonia, grouper holes, amberjack off the point, shore/boat; dense summer swimmers, 200 m rule. Coords approx.
⚠️ Ova točka je u zoni s ograničenjima «Αττική παραλία Λ/Χ Σαρωνικού (εκβολές Κηφισού → 44ο χλμ Αθηνών–Σουνίου) (Απόφαση Λ/Χ Σαρωνικού 2141.1-1/3516/2016)»: ribolov je ondje reguliran (sezona, alati, dozvola), nije posve zabranjen. Pročitaj pravila zone prije izlaska.
prozor
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plima
The level moves ten to thirty centimetres here and decides nothing. You count something else: after a few days of northerly a clear along-shore flow runs past the foot of the cliff, and after rain the runoff from the coast road lays a murky layer at the surface for half a day.
zaklon
The rocky coves and slabs south of Vouliagmeni are cut into a cliff, and the cliff itself is the shelter: with north and north-east the wind runs overhead while the water at its foot stays flat. The coves open south-west, so the 180-260 sector comes straight in and surge washes over the slabs.
uvjeti
Come with north or north-east: the wind blows off the land, the water at the slabs is glassy and you see eight to ten metres. With south-west, especially around 220 degrees, surge hits the slabs, lifts sand out of the crevices and visibility drops to three metres. Shooting is off here in any weather — take the gun south of the 44th km, to Anavyssos and Palaia Fokaia.
opasnost
Year-round spearfishing ban: decision 2141.1-1/3516/2016 of the Saronic port authority, 04.10.2016 (ADA Ψ0ΣΜ4653ΠΩ-ΓΕΝ), closes the whole shore from the Kifisos mouth to the 44th km of the Athens-Sounio road. On top of that: the second cove holds the Devil's Well, entrance about 11 m, shaft dropping past 25 into an unmapped cavity — divers have died in it.
pristup
You turn off the Athens-Sounio coast road and leave the car on the narrow verge above the coves — a busy stretch with nowhere to park in summer. A steep path drops over rock, you get in straight off the slabs, they are slippery and climbing back loaded is hard work. No swim needed: depth starts at the rock.
Rocky coves and slabs S of Vouliagmeni, crevices 0–30 m, shore; popular swim/cliff-jump spot, boat traffic.
The level means nothing. In open water you count the wind-driven drift: after several days of northerly the surface layer moves off the coast, and the boat and buoy get pulled steadily and visibly. Before the first dive let the buoy go and watch where it heads — that is where you will be taken too.
zaklon
The mark sits in open water and there is no shelter at all: the shore is a couple of kilometres off, no headland covers you, and the wave arrives from whatever sector the wind raises. The only weak cover from the north comes from the islands offshore of Vouliagmeni and Varkiza, and only on one heading.
uvjeti
You go out only with north or north-east, when the gulf lies down: you can hold the boat and you see ten to fifteen metres. With south-west the fetch runs across the whole Saronic, and at 220 degrees there is nothing to do in open water. Shooting is off all year here; go past the 44th km — but Sounio is a declared underwater archaeological zone where the gun is banned too.
opasnost
Spearfishing is banned year-round — decision 2141.1-1/3516/2016 of the Saronic port authority, 04.10.2016 (ADA Ψ0ΣΜ4653ΠΩ-ΓΕΝ), covering the whole belt from the Kifisos to the 44th km. About the mark itself: the coordinate is unreliable, it stands some three and a half kilometres east of the real Pontikonisi islet and nearly on the Varkiza mark. Do not plan a dive off it.
pristup
By boat only: ten to twenty minutes from Varkiza or the Vouliagmeni marina, and you will not swim out from shore. The one sensible use of a boat here is to carry on south, past the 44th km, to Anavyssos, Palaia Fokaia and Legrena: another twenty to forty minutes, but there the banned belt has ended.
Islet/rock with a 20–50 m drop, boat; deeper structure off the Riviera, boat traffic.
The level decides nothing here. Something else does: after rain the Varkiza shore pushes out murky water that spreads over the reef in a thin layer for a day or two. And the drift: its direction swings round over the morning, so you re-lay the anchor or the boat walks off the mark.
zaklon
The rock offshore of Varkiza bay stands on its own, and the shelter is nominal. The Varkiza headland and the islets further out kill part of the northerly wave, but the moment the wind swings into the 180-260 sector the fetch opens across the whole gulf and the mark is simply blown out.
uvjeti
Come with north or north-east: then the reef is clean and you see ten to twelve metres. With south-west the wave builds across the whole Saronic, the boat snatches on its anchor and at twenty to fifty metres there is nothing to work with. The gun is banned in this belt all year — for hunting head south, to Anavyssos and the islets beyond the boundary.
opasnost
The ban runs all year: decision 2141.1-1/3516/2016 of the Saronic port authority (ADA Ψ0ΣΜ4653ΠΩ-ΓΕΝ), under article 87 §5 of the Saronic port regulation, covers the shore up to the 44th km of the Sounio road. On top of that, this is the corridor of the Athens pleasure fleet — Varkiza slipways, jet skis, rental boats. A buoy is mandatory and still not enough.
pristup
By boat: ten to fifteen minutes from the Varkiza slipways and marina. You leave the car in the paid lot by the organised beach, and in summer there are no spaces. Nobody swims out from shore — it is far and the whole way lies under boat traffic. The nearest dive centres sit on the Vouliagmeni-Varkiza road.
Rock/reef 20–50 m off Varkiza, boat; SE Riviera, deeper aspetto, beach clientele inshore.
SOLO je najveći rizik: pod vodom možeš izgubiti svijest od nedostatka kisika, tiho i sa smrtnim ishodom, bez nikoga u blizini. Solo nikad nije stvarno «sigurno». Ispod su najbolji vremenski prozori; nosi bovu, nekome reci plan i vrijeme izlaska, i pri bilo kakvoj sumnji — ne idi.
Jedan pogled ujutro — i znaš ideš li.
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Kamere · uživo
Pogledaj vodu upravo sad.
Pogledaj kameru PRIJE polaska. Pjena, smeđa/zelena mutnoća ili valovi koji peru ulazne stijene = ne ide se. Noću ili u magli kamera je beskorisna — tretiraj to kao «nepoznato», NE «zeleno».
povezivanje sa streamom…
Athens Riviera — Varkiza beach, Saronic Gulf (Athens Riviera) (meteocam.gr)meteocam.gr (Cybex) live — Varkiza beach, Saronic Gulf (Athens Riviera). Embedded via our proxy (the stream sends no CORS). Read the water and surf before you go.kamera: meteocam ↗
Nacionalne najmanje veličine + prag od 150 g (u tablici ispod); kirnja 1/dan. Podvodni ribolov zatvoren je cijeli svibanj (ΠΔ 373/1985).
Sad u sezoni
šarag
Diplodus sargus · 0–12 m · EU 1967/2006
hobotnica
Octopus vulgaris · 0–15 m · težina ≥750 g
Minimum po težini: ≥750 g (ΠΔ 62/2024). Ne uzimaj ženke s jajima.
kirnja glavulja
Epinephelus marginatus · 8–35 m · EU 1967/2006
Kirnja: najviše 1/dan (zajedničko ograničenje roda Epinephelus).
zubatac
Dentex dentex · 12–40 m · min 150 g
Premier reef target. No EU size — the 150 g minimum only. Ethical ≥40 cm (not law).
pagar
Pagrus pagrus · 15–40 m · EU 1967/2006
orada
Sparus aurata · 2–20 m · EU 1967/2006
lubin
Dicentrarchus labrax · 0–15 m · EU 1967/2006
ušata
Oblada melanura · 3–15 m · min 150 g
Nema mjere EU — vrijedi samo minimum od 150 g.
gof
Seriola dumerili · 5–30 m · min 150 g
Nema mjere EU — vrijedi samo minimum od 150 g.
lica
Lichia amia · 2–20 m · min 150 g
Nema mjere EU — vrijedi samo minimum od 150 g.
škaram (barakuda)
Sphyraena viridensis · 3–25 m · min 150 g
No EU size — the 150 g minimum only. Histamine: bleed and chill at once.
cipal glavaš
Mugil cephalus · 0–8 m · min 150 g
Nema mjere EU — vrijedi samo minimum od 150 g.
ovčica
Lithognathus mormyrus · 2–15 m · EU 1967/2006
konj
Sciaena umbra · 5–30 m · EU 1967/2006
trlja od kamena
Mullus surmuletus · 3–30 m · EU 1967/2006
kirnja bijela
Epinephelus aeneus · 15–45 m · EU 1967/2006
Kirnja: najviše 1/dan (zajedničko ograničenje roda Epinephelus).
kirnja pjegava
Epinephelus costae · 10–35 m · EU 1967/2006
Kirnja: najviše 1/dan (zajedničko ograničenje roda Epinephelus).
kirnja golać
Polyprion americanus · 30–60 m · EU 1967/2006
Deep wreck species. Does NOT count toward the grouper limit (different genus). 45 cm — to verify.
papiga (skar)
Sparisoma cretense · 2–20 m · min 150 g
Eastern-Med delicacy (Crete/Dodecanese). No EU size — the 150 g minimum only.
riba lav (crvena škrpina)
Pterois miles · 5–40 m · invazivna
⚠️ Invasive — removal encouraged, excellent flesh. Venomous spines: never grab bare-handed, cut the spines, treat a sting with hot water (>45 °C).
napuhača (fugu)
Lagocephalus sceleratus · 5–40 m · invazivna
☠️ Invasive — kill, but DO NOT EAT: deadly toxin (TTX). Sale banned (Reg. 853/2004, Annex III Sect. VIII Ch. V(E)). Powerful beak bites — never string it live on a stringer.
zeko (siganus)
Siganus rivulatus / luridus · 2–20 m · invazivna
Invasive — removal encouraged, edible and tasty. Venomous dorsal/anal/pelvic spines — remove carefully, treat a sting with hot water.
Zakon
✓⚠️ MAY — a TOTAL spearfishing ban for the whole month, every year (ΠΔ 373/1985, art. 3§1α). This is law in force, not a draft.
✓No licence required: the was abolished in 2014 (Ν. 4256/2014) — every standing prohibition stays in force all the same.
•Recreational-fisher registry (ΟΣΠΑ / Μητρώο Ερασιτεχνών Αλιέων): Reg. (EU) 2023/2842 obliges member states to register recreational fishing, and the Greek registry is described as being prepared. We found neither an act in force nor a working registry as of 08.2026 — not confirmed. Check gov.gr before you travel.
✓Age: 16+ (under-16 spearfishing is forbidden; ΠΔ 373/85, art. 3§1γ).
✓Daytime only: sunrise to sunset. Night is forbidden (ΠΔ 373/85, art. 3§1β).
✓Freediving only: scuba/any air-supply apparatus is banned — it may not even be carried aboard (ΠΔ 373/85, art. 3§2γ).
✓Distances: ≥200 m from bathers, harbours, moored vessels and marked nets; no hunting in fairways or harbour entrances/exits (ΠΔ 373/85, art. 3§1δ/ε).
✓Buoy MANDATORY: a yellow float + a yellow flag with a red diagonal stripe and the letters «Υ.Δ.», visible from ≥300 m; stay within 50 m of the buoy (ΠΔ 373/85, art. 3§3).
✓Limit: 5 kg/day (or one trophy heavier than the limit). Grouper (Epinephelus) — max 1/day, not banned (ΠΔ 373/85, art. 2§2).
✓Sale/trade of the recreational catch is prohibited (ΠΔ 373/85, art. 1§7).
✓Load the speargun only in the water — never keep it loaded out of the water (ΠΔ 373/85, art. 3§2β). Underwater light while hunting is forbidden (art. 3§2ζ).
✓Sea urchins — 20/day per person and 30/day per boat (ΠΔ 373/85, art. 2§2). Nets at any stage of the hunt are banned, and you may not take the catch out of somebody else's gear or nets (art. 3§2). Sponges and corals are off limits to the recreational fisher (art. 1§6).
✓Pneumatic and band guns are ALLOWED (a myth in English guides). Only spears with an explosive/chemical charge — — are banned (ΠΔ 373/85, art. 3§2δ).
Min. sizes: seabass 25 cm · gilthead 20 cm · white seabream 23 cm · grouper 45 cm · octopus 750 g (ΠΔ 62/2024). Any fish — not under 150 g (ΠΔ 373/85, art. 3§2στ). No-size species (dentex, amberjack, barracuda, parrotfish) — the 150 g minimum only. See the species card.
Sigurnosni protokol
Setovi: prati nizove valova ≥15 min prije ulaska; Hmax ≈ 2×Hs, zapljuskivanje može ići 50 m dalje od linije pjene. Zatišje >10 min uz period >12 s = veliki set koji «kasni», NE ulazi; uđi odmah nakon što prođe cijeli set i provjeri ponovno u 30. minuti.
Izlaz PRVO: nađi izlaz I rezervni prije ulaska. Na kamenitoj obali ili obali s gromadama porast mrtvog mora od 0,5 m može onemogućiti izlazak — ostati zaglavljen/bez izlaza glavni je ubojica.
Struja na rtu: na izbočenim rtovima često postoji stalna topografska povratna struja, bez obzira na model — lociraj je, ulazi/izlazi s privjetrine, nikad ne plivaj protiv nje.
Hladnoća: neopren prema prikazanoj SST; prvi drhtaj = skok metabolizma i pad apneje → izađi na prvi ustrajni drhtaj. Ispod 15 °C ograniči izlazak na 45–60 min.
Disciplina u solo ronjenju: bova gore; nekome reci lokaciju i vrijeme izlaska; konzervativna apneja (nikad ne forsiraj u hladnoj/mutnoj/uzburkanoj vodi); vidljivost <3 m — ne ulazi.
Poslijepodnevni vjetar: na mnogim obalama vjetar jača od podneva — planiraj izlazak iz vode do podneva; kad se digne kratki val — izlazi.
UV 11:00–15:00 (UV indeks ≥6): krema za sunce i pokrij se u pauzama na površini.
Solo je temeljni rizik (hipoksični gubitak svijesti bez partnera). Bilo kakva sumnja = ne ide se.
Česta pitanja — podvodni ribolov u Athens Riviera
Gdje se roni u podvodnom ribolovu u Athens Riviera?
Athens Riviera ima ulaze sa stijena poput Limanakia Vouliagmenis, Kavouri points i Pontikonisi (Vouliagmeni). The heart of Greek spearfishing: the biggest community but the worst water and worst crowding. Ispod je svaki punkt (pristup, zaklon i opasnosti) i današnja prognoza.
Koja je najbolja sezona u Athens Riviera?
Long season, June to October (May is the national closed month). The sheltered Saronic opens on most calm mornings; peak is high summer.
Kolika je temperatura mora u Athens Riviera?
Warm mediterranean water (~24–26 °C in summer, ~15 °C in winter), tideless; clear over rock but murkier near Athens' shores.
Je li podvodni ribolov u Athens Riviera pogodan za početnike?
Easy access and mostly sheltered water — a good place to start, with rocky capes and islets a short hop from the city.
Treba li dozvola u Athens Riviera?
No paid licence is needed in Athens Riviera — the amateur one was abolished (Law 4256/2014), but a free ΟΣΠΑ registration is being introduced (check gov.gr). Breath-hold only (no scuba), a mandatory «Υ.Δ.» buoy, 16+, daytime only, and the whole of May is closed. See the guide.
Which fish can you spear in Athens Riviera?
The species cards list 22 species with real presence in this basin; the strongest here are šarag, hobotnica, kirnja glavulja, zubatac, pagar i orada. Minimum sizes in Greece are NATIONAL, not local: šarag 23 cm · kirnja glavulja 45 cm · pagar 18 cm · orada 20 cm · lubin 25 cm · ovčica 20 cm · konj 25 cm · hobotnica 750 g. Species with no EU size carry the 150 g floor only. Grouper (Epinephelus) — max 1/day, not banned (ΠΔ 373/85, art. 2§2).
Is spearfishing banned in May in Athens Riviera?
Yes. May is a TOTAL spearfishing ban for the whole month, every year, across Greece (ΠΔ 373/1985, art. 3§1α) — so in Athens Riviera too. It is law in force, not a draft, and there is no local exemption. Plan June to April.
How many kilos of fish may I keep per day in Athens Riviera?
The daily limit is 5 kg, or one trophy heavier than the limit (ΠΔ 373/85, art. 2§2). Grouper (Epinephelus) — max 1/day. Every fish must be at least 150 g (art. 3§2στ), and selling a recreational catch is prohibited (art. 1§7). The limit is national — in Athens Riviera it is the same as everywhere in Greece.
✓Full ban on taking: Pinna nobilis (πίννα), corals and sponges (ΠΔ 373/85, art. 1§6 + Habitats Directive 92/43).
✓Invasives: taking the lionfish (λεοντόψαρο) is encouraged — ⚠️ venomous spines. The silver-cheeked toadfish (λαγοκέφαλος) ☠️ DO NOT EAT — deadly toxin (TTX), sale banned (Reg. 853/2004, Annex III Sect. VIII Ch. V(E)), it bites. The rabbitfish (γερμανός) is edible — venomous spines.
✓In ANY declared underwater archaeological site, and in the submerged historic sites, spearfishing is BANNED — the act names ψαροντούφεκο in so many words (ΚΥΑ ΥΠΠΟ/ΓΔΑΠΚ/ΑΡΧ/Α1/Φ41/11228/1865, ΦΕΚ 336/Β/2004, part Α §2 δ + part Β). It reaches the sites our map does not draw, too. Do not touch antiquities (Ν. 3028/2002). Map of the zones — the ENALIA geoportal (thalchor-2.ypen.gov.gr/layers/geonode:ENALIA).
•The national marine parks of Alonissos/N. Sporades and Zakynthos (Laganas): spearfishing is BANNED in the park. But Alonissos zone Β4 is not solid — ΦΕΚ 1741/Β/2011 reopened four stretches inside it (the N shore Αγ. Δημήτριος–Άκρο Απύθμενο, Μηλιά–Σπαρτίνες, όρμος Κλήμα on Περιστέρα, the Μεγάλος Αδελφός shore), while the same act creates the ΕΕΑΧ Περιστέρας, where fishing IS banned. Our layer paints the park whole, i.e. stricter than the act. Check the limits with the park authority.
•The Southern Kynouria/Arcadia diving park: Ν. 4688/2020 establishes underwater parks, but we have not read a spearfishing prohibition inside it in the act — we treat that as NOT PROVEN rather than as confirmed. The park's boundary is not on our map either (the act publishes no coordinates). Ask the Leonidio/Tyros λιμεναρχείο before you go.
•Local bans: on top of the national rules, every port authority issues its own (ΓΚΛ/ΕΚΛ and λιμενάρχης decisions). In the ΛΣ-ΕΛ.ΑΚΤ registry we counted ~163 of them that reach a speargun, across 48 ports — our map does NOT draw them. Check your own port: alieia.hcg.gr/prohibitions/local/local17.php.
•Locally STRICTER than the national rule: Corfu (Kerkyra) — from 01.04 to 31.10 spearfishing is banned within 200 m of the shore, even where nobody is swimming (απόφαση Λ/Χ Κέρκυρας 2141.1/2939/2024, ΦΕΚ Β΄3269/2024). In practice that closes shore entry on Corfu for the season. We read the act in the registry, not in the ΦΕΚ — confirm with the λιμεναρχείο.
•Locally STRICTER: Lefkada — 300 m instead of 200, and not only the speargun: ψαροντούφεκο, nets and longlines are banned within 300 m of those sea areas, beaches and shores of the port district THAT ARE USED BY BATHERS (απόφαση Λ/Χ Λευκάδας 2131.13/1477/2022, in its own words «όπου χρησιμοποιούνται από λουόμενους»). The act ran to 30.09.2022 and we found no extension; an expired act is not proof that the ban is gone. Ask the Lefkada λιμεναρχείο.
•Locally STRICTER: Symi — from 15.06 to 15.09 fishing BY ANY MEANS is banned within 200 m of beach areas and in inhabited coastal areas WHERE BATHERS ARE PRESENT OR GATHER (απόφαση Λ/Χ Σύμης 2131.13/882/2016). Separately, year-round: fishing by any means is banned inside the port and its sea zone, except line/rod fishing from land (ΓΚΛ Σύμης, art. 151, ΦΕΚ 362/Β/2004). The acts were copied from the registry, not checked against the ΦΕΚ.
•Locally: inside the ports of Lavrio and Kea spearfishing is banned across the WHOLE port water, not merely under the 200 m rule; separately, in front of the hotel beaches (ΓΚΛ Λαυρίου, art. 240, ΦΕΚ 460/Β/1978). The act was copied from the registry, not checked against the ΦΕΚ.
•Coming: two new national marine parks are being created (Ionian + South Cyclades, ~27,500 km²). NOT yet in force (ΠΔ under review, mid-2026). Once live — a trawl ban + a seasonal coastal closure 15.04–31.05; in the strict zones spearfishing will be banned. Check before the season.
⛔ Pinna nobilis (πίννα, fan mussel) — full ban on taking/killing (Habitats Dir. 92/43 Annex IV; critically endangered).
Rules change, and the local Λιμεναρχείο (port authority) may impose local restrictions. Before heading out, check the current rules and the declared archaeological zones (ENALIA).
Can I spearfish on scuba in Athens Riviera?
No. Freediving only: scuba and any air-supply apparatus are banned — they may not even be carried aboard (ΠΔ 373/85, art. 3§2γ). In Athens Riviera the rest of the national frame applies too: 16+, daytime only, ≥200 m from bathers, harbours, moored vessels and marked nets, and a mandatory «Υ.Δ.» buoy you stay within 50 m of. Pneumatic and band guns are allowed; only powerheads are banned.
