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Ribiška družina Cerknica

Cerknica, Slovenia

Nature & Wildlife conservationEnvironment & ClimateEducationChildren & Youth
AssociationFounded 1956Local reach
Profile last updated: July 14, 2026

About

Founded in 1956, Ribiška družina Cerknica is a non-profit association based in Cerknica, Slovenia working on nature & wildlife conservation, environment & climate, education +1 more.

Ribiška družina Cerknica is a fishing association founded in 1956 that manages angling waters in the Cerknica area of Slovenia, including Lake Cerknica, the Cerkniščica stream, the Rak in Rakov Škocjan and Lake Bloke. Beyond its members, the association carries out fish rescue during the drying of Lake Cerknica to protect fish and crayfish, removes invasive species from the Notranjska Regional Park, and runs environmental education, open days, workshops and children's competitions in partnership with local institutions. It issues fishing permits to visitors, rents its premises and equipment, and is administered by a board of directors and a fishing warden service. Its activities are based in Cerknica and the surrounding municipalities.

Location

Cerknica, Slovenia

Founded

1956

Organisation type

Association

Legal form

društvo

Legal name

Ribiška družina Cerknica

VAT number

SI56191465

Focus areas

ribištvoreševanje ribCerkniško jezerookoljevarstvoizobraževanje

Languages

SLEN

Causes & programmes

Causes

Nature & Wildlife conservationEnvironment & ClimateEducationChildren & Youth

Works for

CommunitiesChildrenYouth

How they work

Direct servicesAwareness & educationCommunity programmesVolunteer programmes

Programmes

Od krivolova do trajnosti (Od Krivolova do Trajnosti LOV)

Nature & Wildlife conservation · Slovenia

LEADER-funded project run with partners to raise awareness of poaching, promote sustainable fishing and fishing tourism, and involve children and young people in education, workshops and competitions in the Cerknica, Bloke and Loška dolina municipalities.

Reševanje rib (fish rescue)

Nature & Wildlife conservation · Slovenia

Volunteer rescue of fish and crayfish from drying caves and channels of the intermittent Cerknica Lake, relocating them to safe water such as the Rešeto pond.

Countries of operation

Slovenia

Funding & support

Funded by

Membership feesEU fundingGovernment funding

Ways to support

MembershipVolunteer

Credentials & affiliations

Industry memberships

Ribiška zveza Slovenije

Partnerships

Javni zavod Notranjski regijski park, Občina Cerknica

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