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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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Rethymno — sam, sa stijena
NAJBOLJI PROZOR
najbolji vremenski prozor · sam, budi oprezan, prođi kontrolni popis · mirni uvjeti: val, vjetar i vidljivost u normali
val 0.2 mvjetar 3 km/hvidljivost ~7 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.
Sea level plays no part here, but the cape does: off the point of Melissa the water is colder and clearly clearer, and a steady flow runs along it that pushes you off the corner into open sea. Once you go round the corner, check yourself against the buoy and the shore every couple of dives.
zaklon
Cape Melissa closes the bay from the north so well that locals simply call it the windless one. The meltemi does not come here, and the rocks of the south-west corner also kill the side chop. That corner is open only to south and south-west: from there the wave runs in off the Libyan Sea unhindered.
uvjeti
Any north day is yours: while the island's north coast is a mess, here you get a flat mirror and visibility down the whole wall. With south or south-west wind, and even more with leftover southerly wave, do not come: the steep entry in the south-west corner turns into a trap on the way out.
opasnost
Thirty-five metres of wall on a breath-hold in a deserted place: the nearest help is far, the road runs through Sachtouria, and phone signal is patchy. Do not come alone. The rock folds on shore are proposed as a natural monument, so protection could be tightened — ask the port authority first.
pristup
Tarmac from Sachtouria or Akoumia brings you to the settlement; leave the car above and walk the path down into the south-west corner. The entry is steep, over rock, and climbing back with fish is hard — budget your strength. The wall starts right under the shore; the alternative is to come in by boat.
Wall 30–35 m in the SW corner; steep shore entry or boat, exposed to S swell but sheltered from the meltemi.
Tides barely work here — the level moves ten or twenty centimetres. You count something else: cold freshwater springs come out of the rock around Bali and lay a chilly, blurry layer near the bottom, and after a few days of meltemi a clear along-shore flow runs past the headlands.
zaklon
The coast faces north, so the only shelter here is the shape of the land: a chain of headlands splits the shoreline into coves, and the east-facing ones sit in the lee while the wave runs from N and NW. Coves that open straight north take the meltemi head-on and give you nothing.
uvjeti
Come with S or SE wind: it blows off the mountains and flattens the water in the coves. A light easterly is still workable. With N or NW, especially around 335 degrees, the place is off — at 1–15 m the wave lifts sand and visibility drops to a couple of metres.
opasnost
The main threat is boats: Bali has a working fishing harbour and excursion craft, so a buoy is mandatory and you stay near it. Keep 200 m off swimmers at the organised coves and off harbour works. Amphorae and anchors lie on the bottom — the area could be declared archaeological, so lift nothing.
pristup
Every cove has tarmac and parking right by the water; you get in over pebble and rock, so wear boots. From the shore it is ten to fifteen minutes of swimming to the rocky headlands. By boat it is faster: five to twenty minutes from the harbour out to the outer capes and reefs.
Rocky coves and headlands 1–15 m; east-facing coves give partial lee; shore or boat.
Forget the tide — level decides nothing here. What decides is the along-shore current, and on this coast it is serious: in July 2026 the buoy and speargun of a hunter lost off Frangokastello were found several miles east, already off Plakias. Check your drift against the buoy every few dives.
zaklon
This is already the Libyan Sea: the whole mass of Crete stands between you and the meltemi, so a north wind is exactly when people work here while the north coast is shut. Ammoudi itself is a small cove between rocky headlands; they cut the easterly chop, but wave from west and south comes in freely.
uvjeti
It is diveable when north and north-east blow hard — those are exactly the days the local dive centres move over here. Do not come with west or south wind or a long southerly swell: on a 25–40 m reef the water starts moving and the exit over the rocks gets ugly.
opasnost
Depth is the main thing: 25–40 m on a breath-hold forgives little, and a blackout on the way up kills quietly. Never work alone, keep a partner on the surface. Ammoudi is an organised beach with umbrellas and a dive centre: 200 m off the swimmers, and watch the boats running out to the sites.
pristup
Tarmac from the village of Lefkogia brings you right to the cove, and there is enough parking. You get in at the water over a greenish rock — it is soapy slick, put your foot down flat. The reef and wall are a fair swim out, so many take a boat from Ammoudi or Damnoni and drop in above them.
Reef and wall 25–40 m, the name says it all (grouper); SW Libyan, meltemi-sheltered but takes W/S swell; shore or boat from Ammoudi/Damnoni.
Level means nothing here, but the wall lives its own life: cold clear water rises along the drop, and at the neighbouring cape the current can be strong enough that dive centres simply close the site. Before the first dive look at your buoy — wherever it is pulled, you will be pulled too.
zaklon
A narrow rock inlet between sheer walls — locals call it the pirate fjord. The north wind goes over the top, above the cliff, and barely touches the water below, so in a meltemi it is glass here. But south and south-west set straight into the throat of the inlet, and then everything moves.
uvjeti
The ideal day is a hard north: it howls above and it is dead calm below, with visibility down the whole wall. With south or south-west the place is off: the narrow inlet fills with surge, and climbing out over wet rock with a gun and fish is a reliable way to cut yourself.
opasnost
There is a hundred metres straight under you: if you black out on the way up, there is no bottom to land on and nobody to hold you. Work with a partner and do not chase depth right against the wall — the ascent is easy to misjudge. There are overhangs you should not enter, and dive boats work this shore.
pristup
The road runs through the resort and a private track leads down to the inlet — find out in advance whether you will be let in. The entry is steep, over rock and steps at the water, and climbing back with fish is hard work. No swim needed: the wall starts under the entry, first ledge at fourteen metres.
Wall 15–100 m, deep drop — advanced; Libyan lee, takes S swell.
Level is beside the point. What matters is that cold fresh water comes down from the Finikas valley into the bay, so there is often a noticeably colder layer near shore, and after rain a murky one too. Add a slow drift along the shore to the east: you get in at the rocks and half an hour later you are over sand.
zaklon
The place sits in the western part of Plakias bay, behind a headland, so it cuts the westerly chop that the main Plakias beach gets in full. Locals put it plainly: when it blows at Plakias, you can still work at Souda. The meltemi never reaches this coast at all.
uvjeti
You come here exactly on the days the main beach is already blown out: the west wind is noticeably weaker in this corner. A working range of 3–20 m forgives a little chop. What kills it is a real southerly wave out of the open sea — then the rocks at the ends of the bay turn into a washing machine.
opasnost
The main risk here is not depth but people: this is an organised beach bay with sunbeds and rentals, so the middle of it is off limits — 200 m from swimmers, work only at the rocky ends. Watch for pedalos and boats. The rocks at the ends are sharp and overgrown and will cut your hands.
pristup
Tarmac three kilometres west of Plakias, parking right by the sand. Walk to either rocky end of the bay and get in over rock and coarse pebble. The reef is two or three minutes of swimming away, and from there the depth grows gently to twenty metres, so you never have to paddle far.
Rock/reef 3–20 m on the south Libyan lee (NOT the Souda naval bay); shore or boat.
Level does not matter here — a swing of a few tens of centimetres changes nothing for hunting. Watch other things: a weak flow runs along the walls between the rocks, and inside the hollows the water breathes back and forth with the wave. After rain the slope washes silt down for a day or two.
zaklon
There is almost no shelter: the little cove opens north and the northerly wave walks straight in. The tall rocks on either side only cut the side wind from east and west — under whichever wall the wind hugs the water sits a little calmer, and that is all you get.
uvjeti
Come on a south wind — it blows off the land, the surface turns to glass and at 8–10 m you see everything. A light east or west is workable. With north or north-west do not even bother: at that depth the wave stirs the bottom, and the exit over the rocks turns dangerous.
opasnost
The danger here is simple and close: eight metres of water and rock right at the shore, so if the wave gets up it will slam you on the way out. Do not linger in the hollows, the surge moves you around. Urchins everywhere — boots and gloves. The cove is wild: no lifeguard, no people, solo is a bad idea.
pristup
Turn off the old road east of Skaleta, leave the car above and walk a short path down to the strip of pebble. You enter straight off the pebble and are on rock at once. No long swim: the rocks and walls start a few dozen metres out from the shore.
Rocky 8–10 m; easy shore entry, exposed to the meltemi's northerly swell.
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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Izron
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».
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
kirnja glavulja
Epinephelus marginatus · 8–35 m · EU 1967/2006
Kirnja: najviše 1/dan (zajedničko ograničenje roda Epinephelus).
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).
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.
škaram (barakuda)
Sphyraena viridensis · 3–25 m · min 150 g
No EU size — the 150 g minimum only. Histamine: bleed and chill at once.
papiga (skar)
Sparisoma cretense · 2–20 m · min 150 g
Eastern-Med delicacy (Crete/Dodecanese). No EU size — the 150 g minimum only.
konj
Sciaena umbra · 5–30 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.
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.
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.
ovčica
Lithognathus mormyrus · 2–15 m · EU 1967/2006
trlja od kamena
Mullus surmuletus · 3–30 m · EU 1967/2006
orada
Sparus aurata · 2–20 m · EU 1967/2006
lubin
Dicentrarchus labrax · 0–15 m · EU 1967/2006
lica
Lichia amia · 2–20 m · min 150 g
Nema mjere EU — vrijedi samo minimum od 150 g.
cipal glavaš
Mugil cephalus · 0–8 m · min 150 g
Nema mjere EU — vrijedi samo minimum od 150 g.
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 Rethymno
Gdje se roni u podvodnom ribolovu u Rethymno?
Rethymno ima ulaze sa stijena poput Bali headlands, Spilies, Panormo i Grouper Rock / Ammoudi (Plakias). Rethymno straddles two seas: the north coast (mixed reef/sand, Bali–Panormo) takes the meltemi, but a short drive south reaches the Libyan coast (Plakias–Damnoni–Agios Pavlos) — the densest cluster of walls and caves on the island and a full N-wind escape. Ispod je svaki punkt (pristup, zaklon i opasnosti) i današnja prognoza.
Koja je najbolja sezona u Rethymno?
Greece's longest season — good from June to November (May closed nationally), warmest and clearest; the south, Libyan-sea coast is the lee when the north wind blows.
Kolika je temperatura mora u Rethymno?
The warmest, clearest water in Greece (~25–27 °C in summer), tideless; deep blue over rock right off the shore.
Je li podvodni ribolov u Rethymno pogodan za početnike?
Intermediate: superb water and easy south-coast entries, but deep drop-offs and open exposure on the north — apnea comfort helps.
Treba li dozvola u Rethymno?
No paid licence is needed in Rethymno — 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 Rethymno?
The species cards list 22 species with real presence in this basin; the strongest here are kirnja glavulja, kirnja bijela, kirnja pjegava, zubatac, pagar i šarag. Minimum sizes in Greece are NATIONAL, not local: kirnja glavulja 45 cm · kirnja bijela 45 cm · kirnja pjegava 45 cm · pagar 18 cm · šarag 23 cm · konj 25 cm · kirnja golać 45 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 Rethymno?
Yes. May is a TOTAL spearfishing ban for the whole month, every year, across Greece (ΠΔ 373/1985, art. 3§1α) — so in Rethymno 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 Rethymno?
✓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).
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 Rethymno it is the same as everywhere in Greece.
Can I spearfish on scuba in Rethymno?
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 Rethymno 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.
