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Catch rules for freedivers

Harvest with respect for the sea. Minimum sizes are a floor, not a target. Take only what you will eat, and listen to local advice.

Minimum sizes, protected periods and place-based bans for fishing at sea. Rules about nets, pots and traps are left out — they are not relevant for freedivers.

Rules at your position

Get your position and we will look up which restricted areas you are in — no-fishing zones, lobster conservation areas, closed cod areas.

Fish

Crustaceans

Shellfish

Minimum size

Species	Minimum size
Cod	44 cm north of 62°N, outside 4 nautical miles from the baselines55 cm north of 62°N, within 4 nautical miles of the baselines40 cm south of 62°N
Haddock	40 cm north of 62°N32 cm south of 62°N
Whiting	32 cm
Redfish	30 cm outside 12 nautical miles from the baselines32 cm within 12 nautical miles of the baselines
Monkfish	60 cm
Halibut	84 cm
Plaice	29 cm
Sea trout🚫 Not by diving	30 cm Nordland, Troms and Finnmark35 cm the rest of the country
Hake	30 cm
Greenland halibut	45 cm
Brown crab	11 cm from the Swedish border through Rogaland13 cm the rest of the country
Lobster🚫 Not by diving	25 cm
Langoustine	13 cm
Scallop	10 cm

Maximum size: halibut 200 cm the whole coast.

Maximum size: lobster 32 cm from the Swedish border through Agder.

Fully protected

These are protected and cannot be taken while spearfishing.

No minimum size

Det er ikkje minstemål på makrell og sei for fritidsfiskarar, så sant ein ikkje skal selje fangsten.

Verdt å vite om undervannsjakt

Innafor 14 definerte gyteområder frå Lindesnes langs Skagerrakkysten, i Oslofjorden og til grensa mot Sverige er det forbod mot alt fiske i gyteperioden for torsk frå og med 1. januar til og med 30. april. Undervassjakt i gytefelta er tillatt sidan dette er heilt selektivt.
Det er forbode å fiske kveite sør for 62°N heile året. Det er ikkje lov å fiske kveite Nord for 62°N frå og med 20. desember til og med 20. april. Forboda gjeld for alle fiskereiskap.
Nord for 62°N er det forbode å fiske uer, med unntak av fiske med jukse frå og med 1. juni til og med 31. august.

Spearfishing is exempt from the cod spawning-ground ban, but the halibut ban applies to all gear — and the redfish exemption north of 62°N covers handline, not spearguns.

Checked against the Directorate of Fisheries on Aug 4, 2026

This is an aid, not the final word. Rules change, and the Directorate of Fisheries decides — always check with them before taking a catch home.

Checked against the Directorate of Fisheries on Aug 4, 2026 · Applies to fishing at sea. Rivers and lakes have their own rules.

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