The development of nautical tourism is an important milestone in the development of the Primorje-Gorski Kotar County. In addition to the existing nautical tourism ports, there are exceptional physical potentials and a demand for new marinas to be developed as the way towards a distinctive nautical destination, having taken into consideration the conditions in the area, its functional, social and economic organization, and environmental conditions.
There are eight marinas in the Primorje-Gorski Kotar County of the total capacity of 3,400 berths and fifteen additional nautical tourism marinas have been planned with the capacity of over 5,000 berths.
In addition to the development of such marinas specialized for the accommodation of nautical tourists, nautical capacities may also be developed within ports opened for public traffic, in their especially designated nautical sections.
The Physical Planning and Construction Act has provided an option of having berths in front of separate construction areas intended for hospitality industry and tourism.
The following table shows the existing nautical ports with their capacities and future new nautical ports in the Primorje-Gorski Kotar County:
| Existing nautical tourism marinas | |
| Opatija – Admiral | 200 berths |
| Marina Opatija – Ičići | 500 berths |
| Punat – Punat | 850 berths |
| Cres – Cres | 460 berths |
| Mali Lošinj – Mali Lošinj | 400 berths |
| Rab – Rab | 250 berths |
| Supetarska Draga – Rab | 400 berths |
| Omišalj | 200 berths |
| Future nautical tourism marinas | |
| Lovran – Lovran | 250 berths |
| Rijeka – Brajdica | 300 berths |
| Rijeka – Baroš | 1000 berths |
| Bakar – Bakar | 300 berths |
| Crikvenica – Crikvenica | 250 berths |
| Krk – Krk | 400 berths |
| Stara Baška – Punat | 400 berths |
| Nerezine – Mali Lošinj | 300 berths |
| Velopin – Mali Lošinj | 400 berths |
| Novi Vinodolski | 400 berths |
| Peškera – Omišalj | 500 berths |
| Lopar | 400 berths |
| Martinšćica – Cres | 400 berths |
