French Regulations and Licences?

This would be the best place to start: Spearboy.com - Accueil

More specifically this page: Spearboy.com - Dossiers

Or ask on their forum for more details or interpretations

If not, there is always Google Translate

no need for a licence anymore, they did away with that at the start of the year. Only bag limits are 6 for spider crabs per diver this time of year. scallop season is over but that is 30 and there are strict times at which you may catch them within a 2 hour period -- re-opens in november.

Abalone is strictly forbidden as are clams etc. No limits on fish I'm aware of apart from their size. let me dig out my info page and I'll edit this and post em up for you but Im sure you won't have any problems unless you're shooting shrimp sized bass. Only other thing to avoid is spearing any crustaceans such as lobster, certain areas are forbidden territory for spearos -- no diving from harbours and within certain wildlife reserves such as the "golfe du morbihan" here in Brittany. You need to get all that information locally.

Any other questions fire away. Been living and diving here for over five years now.

Bar 36

Bar moucheté 30

Congre 58

Dorade grise 23

Dorade royale 0

Lieu jaune 30

Limande sole 25

Mulet 20

Maigre 45

Plie/carrelet 27

Rouget 15

Sar commun 23

Saumon 50

Sole 24

Turbot 30

Vieille 0

Araignée de mer 12 6/sortie/chasseur
Homard 8,7 (longueur céphalothorax)

Tourteau 14

Étrille 5

all of the above in centimetres and you can translate all that easily enough at the translation site of your choice

My family holiday this year will be near St Gilles Croix de Vie in Vendee. Will it be worth taking my gun?

I'm not familiar with the area with regards diving but it's always worth taking your gun with you to unfamiliar territory.