Andorra Eliminates Fishing Card as ID Requirement
The move, backed by the Hunting and Fishing Federation, simplifies procedures using digital wallets and official licenses, following the prior removal of the hunting card, while maintaining environmental protections.
Key Points
- Andorran government eliminates fishing card as ID requirement for anglers.
- Decision supported by Hunting and Fishing Federation, following hunting card removal.
- Streamlines procedures using digital wallets and official licenses.
- Maintains environmental protections via quotas, monitoring, and inspections.
The Andorran government has approved the elimination of the fishing card as an identification document, ensuring it will no longer be issued or needed for anglers to fish in the country's waters.
The decision, reached on Thursday during a meeting of the Fishing Monitoring Commission, came with full agreement from the Andorran Hunting and Fishing Federation (FACIP). It responds to advances in identification systems, including official licences for fishing and hunting as well as the Digital Wallet, rendering a separate card redundant. This follows the removal of the hunting card several months earlier.
Authorities described the step as a way to streamline administrative procedures and phase out obsolete requirements, without compromising controls on aquatic environments. Seasonal limits, catch quotas, digital monitoring, and field inspections will continue to safeguard fish stocks and ecosystems.
The change fits into broader updates to fishing rules outlined in the Fishing and Aquatic Environment Management Law. Recreational anglers, who frequent Andorra's rivers and lakes, will benefit from easier access while protections remain in place.
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