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Sport Spearfishing

Sport spearfishing is a CMAS-adjacent open-water and freediving discipline in which athletes without breathing apparatus selectively catch rule-compliant fish in cleared zones. Safety, buddy system, local licences, environmental rules and species/minimum-size rules are central.

LevelDiscipline FamilyWater Sport CategoryWater sport

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Classification

Category Water sport

Family Water Sport

Level Discipline

Getting started

Kurzbeschreibung Sport spearfishing is freediving-based selective catch under water, safety and fishing rules.

Geeignet für Suitable for strong swimmers who take freediving, legal rules, buddy system and environmental limits seriously.

Cost Course, mask/snorkel/fins, wetsuit, float/flag and local licence; spear equipment only after training and legal check. Equipment care, licences, club/guide, boat/travel and seasonal conditions can become expensive. Freediving school, spearfishing club, CMAS/federation structure, licensed guides or local fishing/conservation authorities. Safety-critical: nev…

First progress Water and breath safety first; responsible catch practice needs course, buddy and local experience.

Fitness level medium to high

Was du brauchst

freediving/spearfishing course
buddy
mask/snorkel/fins
wetsuit/weights after training
float/flag
local licence/permit
suitable spear gear only afterwards

First steps

check swimming and freediving basics
book a course with buddy-system training
read local fishing and conservation rules
practise float/flag and safety drills
hunt only under guidance

Freediving school, spearfishing club, licensed local guides, CMAS/federation programs or fishing/conservation authorities.

Never dive alone; check breath training, weighting, weather, current, boat traffic, visibility and emergency plan.

Weitere Angaben

Aliases Spearfishing sport, Underwater spearfishing team, Sport Spearfishing, Underwater Spearfishing Team

Tags water, diving, precision, spearfishing-sport, water-sport, underwater-spearfishing-competition, wassersport, speerfischen

Rules and format

Die Grundlagen

Ziel

Without breathing apparatus, selectively catch rule-compliant fish in cleared zones and have them scored by point/weight rules.

Teilnehmer

Individuals or teams by event notice; safety/buddy/boat structure by event and place.

Teamgröße

Event-dependent; safety is not treated as solo clearance.

Spielfeld

Marked water zone with local harvest, environmental and safety rules.

Dauer

Depends on event, weather and safety clearance.

Wertung

Valid species and minimum weights score points/weight; invalid species, prohibited aids or rule breaches are penalised.

Gewinnbedingung

Highest rule-compliant point/weight result in the announced competition.

Ausrüstung

mask
snorkel
fins
float/flag
knife
local licence
spear gear under law

Wichtige Regelpunkte

diving alone or unsafely
fishing outside zone
taking prohibited/invalid species
missing minimum weights
ignoring licence/conservation rules

Regelquellen

Federations and sources

Federations

CMAS (CMAS)

Spearfishing How To / Regulations CMAS · federation · high
Spearfishing for Beginners Kona Spearfishing Experience · beginner-guide · medium
The Beginners Guide To Spearfishing DeeperBlue · blog-guide · medium
CMAS Spearfishing International Rules CMAS · rulebook · high
2025 CMAS WC Spearfishing CMAS · event · high