Coastal species

Rules in Basque Country

• • You need a recreational sea fishing licence.
• • Bag limit: 5 kg per licence per day (or a single fish if it weighs more).
• • Selling or trading your catch is forbidden.
• Sea bass, pollack, sole, hake and albacore, among others: declare every catch in the PescaREC app within 24 hours, including fish you release.
• • Fish are measured from the tip of the snout to the end of the tail; squid and cuttlefish by the mantle. If it is undersized, release it alive.

Regulation: Decree 198/2000 (applies the national Cantabrian–Northwest sizes)

Checked on 23 October 2026. Rules change: if in doubt, check the official source.