Fishing in Greece

[gatz]

My question was only for ours little child that love put their linen into the sea even they have never caught a fish .

They can do it ashore and nobody can stop them. It's free for everybody!!!

[miker]

nobody is going tell you not to put your linen in the sea!

[ioannides_p]

Don't worried, dear friends!
I'm always OK to follow the rules of the countries j visisted.
That is for us a mark of respect for ours hosts.
Anyway if you come in France you have to know that anybody can fish without licence in the sea.
May be because we think that the sea belongs to everybody !!!

My question was only for ours little child that love put their linen into the sea even they have never caught a fish .

My dear friend, the sea does belong to everybody. Unfortunately our country has the bad habit of inventing ways to earn a little extra money from its people. Just like these fishing permits... Anyway i really hope that you have a nice time here in Greece.

[meltem74]

Thanks Gatz but as we 're not allowed to have fishing materials on board , so it's the same ..:
For Miker : Sorry j forgot to anxwer , my boat is a Zar 61 with 175 hp.
j am "Corse" and j come from France (see the post "trip in Cyclades"...)

[gerasimosk]

....May be because we think that the sea belongs to everybody !!! ...

I think that everybody that genuinly loves the sea feels the same way. One of the great things about going into the open sea is the feeling of freedom.
Unfortunately in Greece we need to pay for the pleasurecraft fishing permit according to the horsepower of our engines (it can become very expensive for bigger engines). Some official somewhere must have thought it was a "clever" way to get some money for the state.
It's a bit like the situation in Nice where you have to pay an entrance fee to access the beach.

[gatz]

Thanks Gatz but as we 're not allowed to have fishing materials on board , so it's the same ..:

You are right ,but...
If you are going to stay for some days to certain places ,you can buy there ,with less than 5 euro, cheep fish-lines for the kids. Obviously ,you are not permitted to take them aboard.

P.S. The sea belongs to the fish!!

[meltem74]

Yes, you are right :
The sea belongs to the fish ....
Anyway we'll scrupulously follow the rules of your country :thumbs:
and we'll only eat fishes in your "psarotaverna"

You know, in France we have also to pay for ours boats (taxes over 7 meters long, over 22 kw for motors, for launching places, parkings , so ans so ....)
And there are also some "private" beaches where access is not free

may be , one days, we'll have the same lows in the whole Europa