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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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Ouranoupoli — sam, sa stijena
NAJBOLJI PROZOR
još je daleko — provjeri bliže datumu · mirni uvjeti: val, vjetar i vidljivost u normali
val 0.2 m u licevjetar 9 km/hvidljivost ~6 mprozor 06:00–21:00
Što nedostaje? Reci nam što bi želio vidjeti — nove točke, vrste, podatke ili funkcije. Čitamo sve.
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.
The level moves a couple of tens of centimetres here and changes nothing for hunting. Flow is what counts: off the island's north and south tips the water squeezes and runs noticeably faster than along the flanks. After several days of northerly that drift builds — on the drop hold a rock and watch where your buoy is being pulled.
zaklon
Dias is a separate islet west of Ammouliani, and the shelter comes from Ammouliani itself: it blocks the east and north-east, which is where the wind here usually comes from. On a northerly you work the south side of the island, on a southerly you move round to the north. West, across the gulf towards Sithonia, stays open.
uvjeti
Come on a light easterly or in a flat calm: the 15–45 m drop needs clear water and gives you nothing when it is murky. The north-east vardaris pushes a short, nasty wave down the gulf and on the exposed side of the island it simply carries you off the spot. Anything over force three from the west cancels the trip too.
opasnost
The legal frame here is hard: the Athos shore to the east is closed — 500 metres off the waterline, by boat or swimming, women are barred from the peninsula entirely, and breaking it is a criminal offence. Dias sits far west of that line, so hunt easy, but brief whoever drives the boat. And it is 45 metres deep: buoy and a buddy.
pristup
Boat only. From Ouranoupoli harbour it is eight kilometres west, twenty-five to thirty minutes; from the Ammouliani jetty it is half that, about ten minutes. The islet is visible from far off, but the spot on the drop is found with the sounder — anchor on the lee side and swim in against the drift.
Island reef 15–45 m, steep rock off Ammouliani — grouper/amberjack on the drop; outside the Athos 500 m line. Boat.
The tide here is ten to thirty centimetres and decides nothing. In the narrow channels between the islets, though, the water genuinely runs: with a settled wind there is a real flow in the throats while beside them it is dead. Plan your entry so the flow carries you towards the boat, never away from it.
zaklon
The Drenia are a scatter of low islets and you assemble your shelter out of them: between the rocks there is always a channel with settled water. Ammouliani cuts the west, the Athos ridge the east, so strong wind reaches the water already worn down. The weak point is the north-east, which runs the length of the gulf.
uvjeti
The place takes almost any moderate wind — you just change islet and drop in on the lee side. Do not go on a fresh north-easter: the islets are low, the wave washes over them and sandy haze rises all the way down to 23 metres. After two days of rain wait as well, cloudy fresh water comes down off Ammouliani.
opasnost
Boats are the real trouble here: the islets are a favourite day-trip target, craft run between them at speed, so a buoy is mandatory and you stay close to it. Keep two hundred metres off swimmers on the sandy strips. The walls hold caves down to 23 metres — do not go in without a light and a buddy.
pristup
By boat it is simplest: two and a half kilometres south-west of the Ouranoupoli jetty, five to ten minutes, and the local boatmen run the trip all day. From shore there is an option only for the fit — a kilometre and a half of open water from Ammouliani's south-east corner, a serious swim with a buoy.
Islet cluster E of Ammouliani, rock walls with caves to 23 m — octopus, moray; shallow, calm, beginner-friendly. Boat/shore.
The level difference is about twenty centimetres, forget it. What you actually feel: inside the Lobsters cave the water breathes back and forth with the wave, and in the narrow part it shoves you noticeably. Along Irina's wall a steady drift runs when it blows — start upstream of your target and let it carry you along the rock.
zaklon
Two structures side by side. Lobsters is pressed against a big rock and the rock's body throws a real shadow: whichever side the wind comes from, that is the side you do not enter. Irina is a wall starting at two metres with an exposed top, so in fresh wind the shallow part clouds first and only the depth is left.
uvjeti
With a light southerly or westerly both spots go. North and north-east kill Irina first: the top of the wall at two metres takes the chop and the murk sinks a good ten metres down. Lobsters is still alive then — slip in under the rock on the lee side and work the cave.
opasnost
The cave is the main risk. It sits inside the big rock, runs in from five metres, and inside it is easy to lose your line to the exit — do not go in without someone outside. On the wall the risk is different: chasing a big amberjack you end up at forty metres without noticing. Buoy always, boats pass close.
pristup
From the Ammouliani jetty you round the island to the north and run ten to twelve minutes west; from Ouranoupoli it works out at about half an hour. The two spots lie a couple of hundred metres apart, so you moor once and work them in turn. The rock shows above water, Irina you find on the sounder.
Ammouliani: Lobsters — big rock+cave 5–40 m; Irina — reef/wall 2–40 m with large amberjack. Boat.
The level part is simple: it decides nothing. What matters is different — at nine metres the water is stirred both by the wave and by the wash of the harbour boats, so clarity lasts exactly as long as the calm does. After rain a cloudy freshwater layer comes down off the village and sits there for a full day.
zaklon
A shallow reef right in front of Ouranoupoli: behind you sit the village and the slope of the Athos ridge, which kill the south and south-east. The north-east comes down the length of the gulf and walks in unopposed — the worst direction for this spot. To the west the shoreline bends and gives a little cover.
uvjeti
Two to nine metres forgives very little: any wind from north through east lifts the sand within an hour and instead of training you get milk. With a southerly or a flat calm the water turns to glass and you see the bottom from the surface. In summer the afternoon breeze ruins the place, so decide in the morning.
opasnost
Here you are right on the boundary: east of the village the Holy Mountain shore begins, where you may not come within 500 metres, women are shut out of the peninsula altogether and the penalty is criminal — simply do not swim east along the shoreline. Then the harbour: ferries constantly, 300 m off the quays, 200 off swimmers.
pristup
The easiest entry in the area: park on the seafront near the Prosphorion tower, walk a hundred metres and get in off the pebble strip west of the harbour. It is two to three hundred metres of swimming to the reef and the depth builds gently. Wear boots — you walk on rock and there are plenty of urchins.
Shallow reef 2–9 m off Ouranoupoli town — beginner/training ground at the base, sheltered. Shore.
Nobody counts the level here, ten to forty centimetres changes nothing. You count temperature: in summer a cold layer sets in around thirty metres and the difference from the surface hits your dive harder than any current. On the upper ledges the water pulls gently along the ridge; deeper down it is usually quieter.
zaklon
Petalo is an underwater formation: nothing marks it on the surface and nothing protects it. The only cover comes from the islet three hundred metres to the north-east and the bulk of Ammouliani behind it — together they cut the eastern wave. From west and south-west, straight across the open gulf, everything gets through.
uvjeti
You only come here on good water: the ledges step down from three metres to forty, and on Petalo 2 to fifty-five — that kind of depth needs visibility and a settled surface. On a north-easter do not go out at all, the boat cannot be held over the structure. A light southerly and flat calm are your days.
opasnost
Depth is the danger here. Forty metres, and fifty-five on Petalo 2, is territory where the ascent decides everything: without a buddy watching you and without the strict one-up-one-down rule you do not dive it. Nets and fish-farm cages are often set around here — keep three hundred metres off them.
pristup
The spot is reached by boat and by instrument only: there is no surface mark and the nearest land is the islet three hundred metres away. From Ouranoupoli it is about half an hour heading west, from the Ammouliani jetty roughly twelve minutes. Find the ridge with the sounder, then drop your buoy right over the top.
Rock formations/ledges 3–40 m (Petalo 2 to 55 m) NW of Ammouliani — corb, snappers, large groupers, octopus, moray; the trophy structure of the area. Boat.
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, karta i referenca — pri ruci dok izranjaš.
Kamere uživo, karta i referenca
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…
Ouranoupoli — Ouranoupoli harbour, gateway to Mt Athos (meteocam.gr)meteocam.gr (Cybex) live — Ouranoupoli harbour, gateway to Mt Athos. 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
orada
Sparus aurata · 2–20 m · EU 1967/2006
lubin
Dicentrarchus labrax · 0–15 m · EU 1967/2006
cipal glavaš
Mugil cephalus · 0–8 m · min 150 g
Nema mjere EU — vrijedi samo minimum od 150 g.
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
šarag
Diplodus sargus · 0–12 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.
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 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.
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 Ouranoupoli
Gdje se roni u podvodnom ribolovu u Ouranoupoli?
Ouranoupoli ima ulaze sa stijena poput Dias island, Drenia / Anatoli islets i Petalo 1 & 2. NW base of the Athos peninsula; clear NE Singitic/Ierissos grounds. Ispod je svaki punkt (pristup, zaklon i opasnosti) i današnja prognoza.
Koja je najbolja sezona u Ouranoupoli?
June to October (May closed nationally); the three peninsulas of the Thermaic Gulf are calm and shallow — an easy, reliable summer.
Kolika je temperatura mora u Ouranoupoli?
Warm, calm, fairly shallow water, tideless; clear on the outer capes, softer inside the sheltered bays.
Je li podvodni ribolov u Ouranoupoli pogodan za početnike?
Easy — sheltered, shallow water and simple shore entries make Halkidiki one of the friendliest places to start near Thessaloniki.
Treba li dozvola u Ouranoupoli?
No paid licence is needed in Ouranoupoli — 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 Ouranoupoli?
The species cards list 16 species with real presence in this basin; the strongest here are orada, lubin, cipal glavaš, hobotnica, kirnja glavulja i zubatac. Minimum sizes in Greece are NATIONAL, not local: orada 20 cm · lubin 25 cm · kirnja glavulja 45 cm · pagar 18 cm · šarag 23 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 Ouranoupoli?
Yes. May is a TOTAL spearfishing ban for the whole month, every year, across Greece (ΠΔ 373/1985, art. 3§1α) — so in Ouranoupoli 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 Ouranoupoli?
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 Ouranoupoli 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 Ouranoupoli?
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 Ouranoupoli 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.
