Special (sport) fishing licences are required by law for those fishermen who use:
1. Boats and fishing-nets, longlines and traps,
2. Spearguns with an aqualung
3. Spearguns with lights at night-without aqualung
4. Nets without a boat.

The licences have several conditions attached to them that regulate the gear used, the days, the licensees are allowed to fish and in certain cases (spearguns with aqualung and fishing at night with light), the allowable catches for each fishing trip.
Species of fish which can be caught: sea-breams, groupers, amber jacks, sea-perch etc.

Further information from the Cyprus Association of Free Spearfishing
Tel: 357 22 59 12 02,
Fax: 357 22 59 12 03.

Fishing boats can be found at the following fishing shelters and stations:

PAFOS DISTRICT
Pafos Harbour: Pafos town
Agios Georgios Pegeias: 20 km, north-west of Pafos town
Polis (Lakki/Latsi): 40 km, north of Pafos town
Pomos: 16 km, north of Polis

LEFKOSIA DISTRICT
Kato Pyrgos: 40 km, north of Polis

LEMESOS DISTRICT
Lemesos Old Port: Lemesos centre
Pissouri anchorage: Lemesos-Pafos Road
Melounta anchorage: Lemesos-Pafos Road

LARNAKA DISTRICT
Zygi - Vasilikos anchorage: Off the Lemesos-Lefkosia highway-exit 16
Larnaka fishing shelter: east of Larnaka International Airport
Ormideia - “Romantzo”: 16 km, east of Larnaka

AMMOCHOSTOS DISTRICT
Potamos Liopetriou: 16 km, west of Agia Napa (Xylofagou)
Agia Napa Harbour: Agia Napa Village
Fishing: Shelter of Paralimni (Protaras)
Agia Trias: Fishing shelter (Paralimni)