Australia

Allowed areas

• Great Barrier Reef Marine Park - General Use (Light Blue) Zones

  Limited spearfishing (spear or speargun, snorkel only, no powerhead/firearm/light/underwater breathing apparatus) is allowed.

  Snorkel only; no powerhead, firearm, light or underwater breathing apparatus; recreational bag/size limits and protected species rules apply.

  www2.gbrmpa.gov.au
• Great Barrier Reef Marine Park - Habitat Protection (Dark Blue) Zones

  Limited spearfishing allowed (snorkel only).

  Snorkel only; no powerhead, firearm, light or underwater breathing apparatus.

  www2.gbrmpa.gov.au
• Great Barrier Reef Marine Park - Conservation Park (Yellow) Zones

  Limited spearfishing permitted unless a Public Appreciation Special Management Area is in place over the zone.

  Snorkel only; prohibited where a Public Appreciation Special Management Area applies (e.g. near resorts, dive sites, pontoons).

  www2.gbrmpa.gov.au
• Marmion Marine Park waters beyond 1800 m from the mainland (Western Australia)

  The outer part of Marmion Marine Park, more than 1800 m seaward of the mainland high water mark, is one of the few places in the Perth metropolitan area where spearfishing is expressly permitted by name. Schedule 4 item 3 of the Prohibition on Recreational Fishing (Marmion Marine Park) Order 1999 exempts “fishing by means of a pointed instrument not less than 1800 metres from the high water mark on the mainland in the waters described in Schedule 1, provided that compressed air breathing apparatus is not used”. Three conditions therefore attach: the ground must be in a General Use Area (not one of the three sanctuary areas, and not the Waterman Recreation Area), it must be at least 1800 m off the mainland, and the diver must be on breath-hold — scuba or hookah spearfishing is not permitted. Sea urchin may not be taken by pointed instrument (Schedule 4 item 9). Ordinary statewide size, bag and protected-species rules still apply.

  wa.gov.au
• Clerke Outer Reef Recreation Area, Rowley Shoals Marine Park (Western Australia)

  Breath-hold spearfishing is permitted in this recreation area of Rowley Shoals Marine Park, about 260 km west of Broome, covering the outer reef and slope on the seaward side of Clerke Reef. Clause 3 of the Prohibition on Fishing (Rowley Shoals Marine Park) Order 2019 closes the park's sanctuary areas to all fishing, but in a Recreation Area it prohibits only netting, collecting specimen shell, and — critically for divers — using a pointed instrument “whilst using compressed air apparatus”. Free-diving with a speargun, harpoon, gidgie or Hawaiian sling is therefore lawful here. The one exception is clause 3(4): breath-hold spearfishing is additionally banned in the Clerke Lagoon Recreation Area, so that lagoon is closed to the speargun entirely while this area is not. Commercial fishing is prohibited. Statewide size, bag and protected-species rules apply, and access is by liveaboard charter only.

  wa.gov.au
• Imperieuse Recreation Area, Rowley Shoals Marine Park (Western Australia)

  Breath-hold spearfishing is permitted in this recreation area of Rowley Shoals Marine Park, about 260 km west of Broome, covering the waters of Imperieuse Reef outside its sanctuary area, including the reef edge and outer slope. Clause 3 of the Prohibition on Fishing (Rowley Shoals Marine Park) Order 2019 closes the park's sanctuary areas to all fishing, but in a Recreation Area it prohibits only netting, collecting specimen shell, and — critically for divers — using a pointed instrument “whilst using compressed air apparatus”. Free-diving with a speargun, harpoon, gidgie or Hawaiian sling is therefore lawful here. The one exception is clause 3(4): breath-hold spearfishing is additionally banned in the Clerke Lagoon Recreation Area, so that lagoon is closed to the speargun entirely while this area is not. Commercial fishing is prohibited. Statewide size, bag and protected-species rules apply, and access is by liveaboard charter only.

  wa.gov.au
• Point Samson closure — spearfishing for bony fish permitted (Western Australia)

  The waters off Point Samson in the Pilbara, between the disused Point Samson jetty and a line running north-west to 20°36.277'S 117°11.589'E, are closed to commercial fishing and to recreational fishing generally by the Prohibition on Fishing (Point Samson) Order (No. 2) 2006 (Order No. 4 of 2006, s.43 Fish Resources Management Act 1994, Government Gazette No. 130 of 28 July 2006) — but clause 4(3) expressly exempts 'a person fishing for fish of the Class Osteichthyes by means of a pointed instrument', so breath-hold or dive spearfishing for bony fish is lawful here even though almost nothing else is. Clause 2 defines a pointed instrument as a speargun, harpoon, gidgie, Hawaiian sling or other similar pointed instrument. The permission does not extend to sharks or rays (Class Chondrichthyes) or to any invertebrate — those remain inside the clause 4(1) closure — and the only other permitted method is finfish on a rod, reel and line or a hand-held line (clause 4(2)). Ordinary statewide size, bag and protected-species rules still apply.

  wa.gov.au

Prohibited areas

• Great Barrier Reef Marine Park - Marine National Park (Green / no-take) Zonesmarine national park / no-take green zone

  No-take zones representing the highest level of protection; no fishing, collecting or extractive activities of any kind permitted, including all spearfishing, without a permit.

  www2.gbrmpa.gov.au
• All inland / fresh waters of New South Walesfreshwater / inland waters closure

  Use of a spear gun to take fish in inland waters is prohibited (Fisheries Management (General) Regulation 2019 cl 52(1)(a)).

  faolex.fao.org
• Port Noarlunga Sanctuary Zone (formerly Port Noarlunga Aquatic Reserve), South Australiamarine sanctuary / aquatic reserve

  Spearfishing prohibited.

  pir.sa.gov.au
• Second Valley Bay, South Australiacoastal closure

  Spearfishing prohibited in the waters of Second Valley Bay.

  pir.sa.gov.au
• Adelaide metropolitan coastline (Outer Harbor to Witton Bluff), South Australiametropolitan coastal closure

  No spearfishing within 600 m of the high water mark along defined sections of the Adelaide metropolitan coast, and within 200 m of the Hindmarsh and Inman River mouths.

  pir.sa.gov.au
• Victorian Marine National Parks and Marine Sanctuariesmarine national park / marine sanctuary

  Carrying or using a speargun is prohibited in Victoria's marine national parks and marine sanctuaries; spearing equipment also banned within 30 m of jetties/piers and river/creek mouths, and in listed inland waters.

  scubadoctor.com.au
• Ningaloo Marine Park sanctuary zones, Western Australiamarine park / sanctuary zone

  Ningaloo Marine Park is governed by the Prohibition on Recreational Fishing (Ningaloo Marine Park) Order 2005 (Order No. 12 of 2005, made under s.43 of the Fish Resources Management Act 1994), which restricts spearfishing in three different ways. Park-wide: no recreational fishing by means of a pointed instrument for rockcod or wrasse (clause 9), and none at all with the assistance of compressed air breathing apparatus, i.e. SCUBA or hookah (clause 10); clause 8 additionally protects Queensland groper, manta ray and molluscs. Area-based: the gazetted sanctuary areas are closed to all fishing, and the eleven Special Purpose Shore Based Activities Areas are closed to recreational fishing except line and throw-net fishing carried on without a boat (clause 6). Central section: clauses 4(1) and 5(1) close the General Use Areas and the Recreation Areas between 21°56.300’S (Tantabiddi Well) and 22°29.750’S (Winderabandi Point) to the pointed instrument as well, so the whole band fronting Cape Range National Park — the most-visited part of the park — is closed to spearfishing and not merely its sanctuary zones. This is a categorical entry for the park-wide rules; the central-section band and the individual gazetted sanctuary and special-purpose areas are mapped as separate zones. One caveat on that band: read literally, clauses 4(1) and 5(1) apply "north of 22° 29.7500’ south latitude; or south of 21° 56.300’ south latitude", a disjunction that would close the entire park. The reading on which general-use water outside the band stays open follows the administrator’s own construction — DPIRD’s clause polygon in its DPIRD-061 layer is bounded at exactly those two parallels, and the joint DPIRD/DBCA leaflet "Spearfishing in Ningaloo Marine Park" states "you cannot spearfish … between Tantabiddi Well and Winderabandi Point" — and not the literal words of the clause.

  wa.gov.au
• River Murray and all South Australian freshwater rivers/streams and West Lakes systemfreshwater / inland waters closure

  Carrying and/or using a hand fish spear or spear gun is not permitted in the River Murray and all other SA freshwater rivers and streams (including land up to 100 m from them) and all waters of the West Lakes system.

  pir.sa.gov.au
• Rottnest Island (Wadjemup) island waters, Western Australiamarine reserve / no-spearfishing area

  Spearfishing is prohibited in a band of water around the whole of Rottnest Island (Wadjemup), but the band is not unlimited: clause 6 of the Prohibition on Fishing (Rottnest Island) Order 2007 bans the use of a pointed instrument only in the waters of Schedule 8, which are (a) the band extending 800 m seaward of the high water mark from Point Clune round the eastern end of the island to Salmon Point, (b) the band extending 200 m seaward of the high water mark on the remaining, western stretch between Salmon Point and Point Clune, and (c) all water within 200 m of the high water mark of Dyer Island. Beyond those distances the order does not prohibit spearfishing. Separately, clause 3(1) closes five protected areas to all fishing by any means — West End Demersal, Green Island, Armstrong, Parker Point and Kingston Reef — subject only to narrow rod-and-line and trolling permissions in Schedules 1 to 3. Within 800 m of Rottnest and 200 m of Dyer Island it is also an offence to net (cl. 4) or to take any molluscs, echinoderms, corals, sea anemones, jellyfish, seahorses, sea dragons or pipefish (cl. 5 and Schedule 7).

  wa.gov.au
• Cabbage Tree Bay Aquatic Reserve, NSWaquatic reserve / no-take marine protected area

  No-take aquatic reserve at Manly (Sydney). All fishing including spearfishing is banned; no marine animals or plants may be removed.

  en.wikipedia.org
• Shiprock Aquatic Reserve, Port Hacking, NSWaquatic reserve / no-take marine protected area

  Small (~2 ha) no-take aquatic reserve at the western headland of Burraneer Bay, Port Hacking, southern Sydney. No fishing by any method (including spearfishing) and no harm/collection of marine organisms permitted.

  dpird.nsw.gov.au
• Gordons Bay (Bronte-Coogee Aquatic Reserve), NSWaquatic reserve no-take subzone

  Within the Bronte-Coogee Aquatic Reserve spearfishing is prohibited in Gordons Bay (collecting crustaceans is allowed there). Gordons Bay is an explicit spearfishing-prohibited area.

  en.wikipedia.org
• Towra Point Aquatic Reserve, Botany Bay, NSWaquatic reserve / marine protected area

  Largest NSW aquatic reserve, on the southern shore of Botany Bay. Spearfishing is prohibited; fishing/collection banned in the reserve's sanctuary zones (spearfishing is not permitted in Botany Bay aquatic reserves).

  dpi.nsw.gov.au
• Cook Island Aquatic Reserve (inner no-take zone), NSWaquatic reserve / no-take zone

  Aquatic reserve off Fingal Head (far north NSW). The inner zone, from the island to a boundary defined by five marker buoys, is no-take (all fishing including spearfishing prohibited); the outer zone permits line fishing only.

  en.wikipedia.org
• Fly Point - Halifax Park Aquatic Reserve / Sanctuary Zone, Port Stephens, NSWaquatic reserve / sanctuary (no-take) zone

  No-take aquatic reserve at Nelson Bay, Port Stephens, now within the Port Stephens-Great Lakes Marine Park sanctuary zone. Fishing and collection of any marine organisms (including spearfishing) is banned (line fishing allowed only at two specified jetties/beach).

  dpi.nsw.gov.au
• Discovery Bay Marine National Park, Victoriamarine national park

  One of Victoria's 13 marine national parks - a no-take marine protected area under the National Parks Act 1975 (Vic), managed by Parks Victoria. All fishing, netting, spearing and taking of marine life is prohibited; spear guns may not be used or carried. Offshore of Discovery Bay in far south-west Victoria, west of Cape Bridgewater.

  parks.vic.gov.au
• Twelve Apostles Marine National Park, Victoriamarine national park

  One of Victoria's 13 marine national parks (second largest, ~7,500 ha) - a no-take marine protected area under the National Parks Act 1975 (Vic), managed by Parks Victoria. All fishing including spearfishing is prohibited and spear guns may not be used or carried. Offshore of the Port Campbell coast along the Great Ocean Road.

  parks.vic.gov.au
• Point Addis Marine National Park, Victoriamarine national park

  One of Victoria's 13 marine national parks - a no-take marine protected area under the National Parks Act 1975 (Vic), managed by Parks Victoria. All fishing including spearfishing is prohibited and spear guns may not be used or carried. Offshore between Anglesea and Point Addis on the Surf Coast.

  parks.vic.gov.au
• Port Phillip Heads Marine National Park, Victoriamarine national park

  One of Victoria's 13 marine national parks - a no-take marine protected area (several discrete sections around the entrance to Port Phillip Bay, e.g. Point Nepean, Popes Eye, Mud Islands, Portsea Hole, Point Lonsdale) under the National Parks Act 1975 (Vic), managed by Parks Victoria. All fishing including spearfishing is prohibited and spear guns may not be used or carried.

  parks.vic.gov.au
• Bunurong Marine National Park, Victoriamarine national park

  One of Victoria's 13 marine national parks - a no-take marine protected area under the National Parks Act 1975 (Vic), managed by Parks Victoria. All fishing including spearfishing is prohibited and spear guns may not be used or carried. Along the Bunurong coast between Cape Paterson and Inverloch, South Gippsland.

  parks.vic.gov.au
• Wilsons Promontory Marine National Park, Victoriamarine national park

  Victoria's largest marine national park - a no-take marine protected area under the National Parks Act 1975 (Vic), managed by Parks Victoria, abutting Wilsons Promontory National Park. All fishing including spearfishing is prohibited and spear guns may not be used or carried. Bass Strait waters south/west of the promontory (incl. the Anser and Glennie island groups).

  parks.vic.gov.au
• Corner Inlet Marine National Park, Victoriamarine national park

  One of Victoria's 13 marine national parks - a no-take marine protected area under the National Parks Act 1975 (Vic), managed by Parks Victoria. All fishing including spearfishing is prohibited and spear guns may not be used or carried. In Corner Inlet east of Wilsons Promontory, near Port Welshpool.

  parks.vic.gov.au
• Ninety Mile Beach Marine National Park, Victoriamarine national park

  One of Victoria's 13 marine national parks - a no-take marine protected area under the National Parks Act 1975 (Vic), managed by Parks Victoria. All fishing including spearfishing is prohibited and spear guns may not be used or carried. Offshore in Bass Strait off Ninety Mile Beach (Seaspray / Golden Beach area), Gippsland.

  parks.vic.gov.au
• Point Hicks Marine National Park, Victoriamarine national park

  One of Victoria's 13 marine national parks - a no-take marine protected area under the National Parks Act 1975 (Vic), managed by Parks Victoria. All fishing including spearfishing is prohibited and spear guns may not be used or carried. Offshore of Point Hicks (Cape Everard), far East Gippsland.

  parks.vic.gov.au
• Cape Howe Marine National Park, Victoriamarine national park

  One of Victoria's 13 marine national parks - a no-take marine protected area under the National Parks Act 1975 (Vic), managed by Parks Victoria, at Victoria's far south-east corner near the NSW border. All fishing including spearfishing is prohibited and spear guns may not be used or carried. Bass Strait waters north-east of Gabo Island.

  parks.vic.gov.au
• Yaringa Marine National Park, Victoriamarine national park

  One of Victoria's 13 marine national parks - a no-take marine protected area (intertidal mudflats, saltmarsh and tidal channels, Ramsar-listed) under the National Parks Act 1975 (Vic), managed by Parks Victoria. All fishing including spearfishing is prohibited and spear guns may not be used or carried. Northern Western Port between the mainland and Quail Island, near Hastings.

  parks.vic.gov.au
• French Island Marine National Park, Victoriamarine national park

  One of Victoria's 13 marine national parks - a no-take marine protected area under the National Parks Act 1975 (Vic), managed by Parks Victoria. All fishing including spearfishing is prohibited and spear guns may not be used or carried. Western Port waters off the north shore of French Island.

  parks.vic.gov.au
• Churchill Island Marine National Park, Victoriamarine national park

  One of Victoria's 13 marine national parks - a no-take marine protected area under the National Parks Act 1975 (Vic), managed by Parks Victoria. All fishing including spearfishing is prohibited and spear guns may not be used or carried. Western Port waters between Phillip Island's Rhyll shore and Churchill Island.

  parks.vic.gov.au
• Merri Marine Sanctuary, Victoriamarine sanctuary

  One of Victoria's 11 marine sanctuaries - a no-take marine protected area under the National Parks Act 1975 (Vic), managed by Parks Victoria. All fishing including spearfishing is prohibited and spear guns may not be used or carried. Off Warrnambool near Thunder Point / Stingray Bay and Middle Island.

  parks.vic.gov.au
• The Arches Marine Sanctuary, Victoriamarine sanctuary

  One of Victoria's 11 marine sanctuaries (~45-48 ha of submerged reef/arch seascape in 19-25 m of water) - a no-take marine protected area under the National Parks Act 1975 (Vic), managed by Parks Victoria. All fishing including spearfishing is prohibited and spear guns may not be used or carried. Offshore south of Port Campbell.

  parks.vic.gov.au
• Marengo Reefs Marine Sanctuary, Victoriamarine sanctuary

  One of Victoria's 11 marine sanctuaries (~12 ha, protecting Little Henty Reef, a fur-seal haul-out ~150 m offshore of Hayley Point) - a no-take marine protected area under the National Parks Act 1975 (Vic), managed by Parks Victoria. All fishing including spearfishing is prohibited and spear guns may not be used or carried. Just south of Apollo Bay (Marengo).

  parks.vic.gov.au
• Eagle Rock Marine Sanctuary, Victoriamarine sanctuary

  One of Victoria's 11 marine sanctuaries - a no-take marine protected area under the National Parks Act 1975 (Vic), managed by Parks Victoria. All fishing including spearfishing is prohibited and spear guns may not be used or carried. Off Split Point near Aireys Inlet on the Great Ocean Road.

  parks.vic.gov.au
• Point Danger Marine Sanctuary, Victoriamarine sanctuary

  One of Victoria's 11 marine sanctuaries - a no-take marine protected area under the National Parks Act 1975 (Vic), managed by Parks Victoria. All fishing including spearfishing is prohibited and spear guns may not be used or carried. East of the Point Danger headland at Torquay, Surf Coast.

  parks.vic.gov.au
• Barwon Bluff Marine Sanctuary, Victoriamarine sanctuary

  One of Victoria's 11 marine sanctuaries (~17 ha of basalt and sandstone reef near the Barwon River mouth) - a no-take marine protected area under the National Parks Act 1975 (Vic), managed by Parks Victoria. All fishing including spearfishing is prohibited and spear guns may not be used or carried. South of Barwon Heads.

  parks.vic.gov.au
• Point Cooke Marine Sanctuary, Victoriamarine sanctuary

  One of Victoria's 11 marine sanctuaries (the largest, protecting ~290 ha of shoreline) - a no-take marine protected area under the National Parks Act 1975 (Vic), managed by Parks Victoria. All fishing including spearfishing is prohibited and spear guns may not be used or carried. Off Point Cook in western Port Phillip Bay.

  parks.vic.gov.au
• Jawbone Marine Sanctuary, Victoriamarine sanctuary

  One of Victoria's 11 marine sanctuaries - a no-take marine protected area under the National Parks Act 1975 (Vic), managed by Parks Victoria. All fishing including spearfishing is prohibited and spear guns may not be used or carried. Off Williamstown, northern Port Phillip Bay near Melbourne.

  parks.vic.gov.au
• Ricketts Point Marine Sanctuary, Victoriamarine sanctuary

  One of Victoria's 11 marine sanctuaries - a no-take marine protected area under the National Parks Act 1975 (Vic), managed by Parks Victoria. All fishing including spearfishing is prohibited and spear guns may not be used or carried. Off Beaumaris in eastern Port Phillip Bay.

  parks.vic.gov.au
• Mushroom Reef Marine Sanctuary, Victoriamarine sanctuary

  One of Victoria's 11 marine sanctuaries - a no-take marine protected area under the National Parks Act 1975 (Vic), managed by Parks Victoria. All fishing including spearfishing is prohibited and spear guns may not be used or carried. Off Flinders (West Head) at the tip of the Mornington Peninsula.

  parks.vic.gov.au
• Beware Reef Marine Sanctuary, Victoriamarine sanctuary

  One of Victoria's 11 marine sanctuaries (partially exposed granite reef and fur-seal haul-out) - a no-take marine protected area under the National Parks Act 1975 (Vic), managed by Parks Victoria. All fishing including spearfishing is prohibited and spear guns may not be used or carried. Offshore from Cape Conran, East Gippsland.

  parks.vic.gov.au
• Bushrangers Bay Aquatic Reserve, Bass Point, NSWaquatic reserve

  A ~4 ha no-take aquatic reserve at the eastern end of Bass Point, ~4 km south of Shellharbour on the NSW south coast. All fishing by any method - including spearfishing - is prohibited, as is taking or destroying any marine life.

  nsw.gov.au
• North Harbour (Sydney) Aquatic Reserve, NSWaquatic reserve

  A ~260 ha aquatic reserve in northern Sydney Harbour, between North Head and Grotto Point and inside a line joining Little Manly Point, Manly Point and Forty Baskets Beach. Line fishing for finfish is permitted, but spearfishing is expressly prohibited (as is taking any invertebrates or shells).

  dpird.nsw.gov.au
• Julian Rocks (Nguthungulli) Nature Reserve / Cape Byron Marine Park Sanctuary Zone, NSWaquatic reserve

  Islands ~2.5 km north-east of Byron Bay, a Sanctuary Zone (highest protection) within Cape Byron Marine Park with a surrounding no-take area. All forms of fishing and collection are prohibited; spearfishing is expressly banned.

  nsw.gov.au
• Restricted Access Zone 1 (RAZ-1), Far West Coast Marine Park (South Australia)restricted_access_zone

  Restricted access zone of the Far West Coast Marine Park under the Marine Parks Act 2007 (SA). Except as the regulations otherwise allow, a person must not enter or remain in, or engage in any activity in, a restricted access zone (Marine Parks (Zoning) Regulations 2012 reg 9(3)(c), expiation fee $750), so spearfishing — and simply being in the water — are offences here. This zone is seasonal: the park's own zoning-coordinates document states "Restricted Access Zone 1 is active from 1 November to 30 April inclusive." For the rest of the year the same waters lie inside Restricted Access Zone 2 (active 1 May to 31 October), so in practice the area is closed year-round.

  cdn.environment.sa.gov.au
• Restricted Access Zone 2 (RAZ-2), Far West Coast Marine Park (South Australia)restricted_access_zone

  Restricted access zone of the Far West Coast Marine Park under the Marine Parks Act 2007 (SA). Except as the regulations otherwise allow, a person must not enter or remain in, or engage in any activity in, a restricted access zone (Marine Parks (Zoning) Regulations 2012 reg 9(3)(c), expiation fee $750), so spearfishing and even being in the water there are offences. Official identification: "Restricted Access Zone 2 is active from 1 May to 31 October inclusive."

  cdn.environment.sa.gov.au
• Bunda Cliffs Sanctuary Zone (SZ-1), Far West Coast Marine Park (South Australia)no_take_zone

  No-take sanctuary zone of the Far West Coast Marine Park, declared under the Marine Parks Act 2007 (SA) and given effect by the Marine Parks (Zoning) Regulations 2012. Sanctuary rules prohibit removing or harming any plant or animal in the zone, so no fishing of any kind — spearfishing included — may be carried on there; the Department for Environment and Water's official zoning table lists spear fishing as not allowed in a sanctuary zone. Diving, snorkelling, swimming, boating and anchoring stay permitted, and a vessel may transit the zone. This is a seasonal sanctuary zone: it is active from 1 November to 30 April (inclusive) (southern right whale season).

  cdn.environment.sa.gov.au
• Coastal Lagoons Sanctuary Zone (SZ-2), Far West Coast Marine Park (South Australia)no_take_zone

  No-take sanctuary zone of the Far West Coast Marine Park, declared under the Marine Parks Act 2007 (SA) and given effect by the Marine Parks (Zoning) Regulations 2012. Sanctuary rules prohibit removing or harming any plant or animal in the zone, so no fishing of any kind — spearfishing included — may be carried on there; the Department for Environment and Water's official zoning table lists spear fishing as not allowed in a sanctuary zone. Diving, snorkelling, swimming, boating and anchoring stay permitted, and a vessel may transit the zone. This is a seasonal sanctuary zone: it is active from 1 November to 30 April (inclusive) (southern right whale season). Note: part of this zone's shoreline is covered by a Special Purpose Area (Far West Coast SPA-3) in which shore-based recreational fishing remains permitted; check the park's zoning map before fishing from the shore here.

  cdn.environment.sa.gov.au
• Wahgunyah Sanctuary Zone (SZ-3), Far West Coast Marine Park (South Australia)no_take_zone

  No-take sanctuary zone of the Far West Coast Marine Park, declared under the Marine Parks Act 2007 (SA) and given effect by the Marine Parks (Zoning) Regulations 2012. Sanctuary rules prohibit removing or harming any plant or animal in the zone, so no fishing of any kind — spearfishing included — may be carried on there; the Department for Environment and Water's official zoning table lists spear fishing as not allowed in a sanctuary zone. Diving, snorkelling, swimming, boating and anchoring stay permitted, and a vessel may transit the zone. This is a seasonal sanctuary zone: it is active from 1 November to 30 April (inclusive) (southern right whale season).

  cdn.environment.sa.gov.au
• Nuyts Reef Sanctuary Zone (SZ-1), Nuyts Archipelago Marine Park (South Australia)no_take_zone

  No-take sanctuary zone of the Nuyts Archipelago Marine Park, declared under the Marine Parks Act 2007 (SA) and given effect by the Marine Parks (Zoning) Regulations 2012. Sanctuary rules prohibit removing or harming any plant or animal in the zone, so no fishing of any kind — spearfishing included — may be carried on there; the Department for Environment and Water's official zoning table lists spear fishing as not allowed in a sanctuary zone. Diving, snorkelling, swimming, boating and anchoring stay permitted, and a vessel may transit the zone. Note: part of this zone's shoreline is covered by a Special Purpose Area (Nuyts Archipelago SPA-4) in which shore-based recreational fishing remains permitted; check the park's zoning map before fishing from the shore here.

  cdn.environment.sa.gov.au
• Chadinga Sanctuary Zone (SZ-2), Nuyts Archipelago Marine Park (South Australia)no_take_zone

  No-take sanctuary zone of the Nuyts Archipelago Marine Park, declared under the Marine Parks Act 2007 (SA) and given effect by the Marine Parks (Zoning) Regulations 2012. Sanctuary rules prohibit removing or harming any plant or animal in the zone, so no fishing of any kind — spearfishing included — may be carried on there; the Department for Environment and Water's official zoning table lists spear fishing as not allowed in a sanctuary zone. Diving, snorkelling, swimming, boating and anchoring stay permitted, and a vessel may transit the zone.

  cdn.environment.sa.gov.au
• Nadia Landing Sanctuary Zone (SZ-3), Nuyts Archipelago Marine Park (South Australia)no_take_zone

  No-take sanctuary zone of the Nuyts Archipelago Marine Park, declared under the Marine Parks Act 2007 (SA) and given effect by the Marine Parks (Zoning) Regulations 2012. Sanctuary rules prohibit removing or harming any plant or animal in the zone, so no fishing of any kind — spearfishing included — may be carried on there; the Department for Environment and Water's official zoning table lists spear fishing as not allowed in a sanctuary zone. Diving, snorkelling, swimming, boating and anchoring stay permitted, and a vessel may transit the zone.

  cdn.environment.sa.gov.au
• Davenport Creek Sanctuary Zone (SZ-4), Nuyts Archipelago Marine Park (South Australia)no_take_zone

  No-take sanctuary zone of the Nuyts Archipelago Marine Park, declared under the Marine Parks Act 2007 (SA) and given effect by the Marine Parks (Zoning) Regulations 2012. Sanctuary rules prohibit removing or harming any plant or animal in the zone, so no fishing of any kind — spearfishing included — may be carried on there; the Department for Environment and Water's official zoning table lists spear fishing as not allowed in a sanctuary zone. Diving, snorkelling, swimming, boating and anchoring stay permitted, and a vessel may transit the zone.

  cdn.environment.sa.gov.au
• Creek Flats Sanctuary Zone (SZ-5), Nuyts Archipelago Marine Park (South Australia)no_take_zone

  No-take sanctuary zone of the Nuyts Archipelago Marine Park, declared under the Marine Parks Act 2007 (SA) and given effect by the Marine Parks (Zoning) Regulations 2012. Sanctuary rules prohibit removing or harming any plant or animal in the zone, so no fishing of any kind — spearfishing included — may be carried on there; the Department for Environment and Water's official zoning table lists spear fishing as not allowed in a sanctuary zone. Diving, snorkelling, swimming, boating and anchoring stay permitted, and a vessel may transit the zone.

  cdn.environment.sa.gov.au
• Point Peter Sanctuary Zone (SZ-6), Nuyts Archipelago Marine Park (South Australia)no_take_zone

  No-take sanctuary zone of the Nuyts Archipelago Marine Park, declared under the Marine Parks Act 2007 (SA) and given effect by the Marine Parks (Zoning) Regulations 2012. Sanctuary rules prohibit removing or harming any plant or animal in the zone, so no fishing of any kind — spearfishing included — may be carried on there; the Department for Environment and Water's official zoning table lists spear fishing as not allowed in a sanctuary zone. Diving, snorkelling, swimming, boating and anchoring stay permitted, and a vessel may transit the zone.

  cdn.environment.sa.gov.au
• Lound Island Sanctuary Zone (SZ-7), Nuyts Archipelago Marine Park (South Australia)no_take_zone

  No-take sanctuary zone of the Nuyts Archipelago Marine Park, declared under the Marine Parks Act 2007 (SA) and given effect by the Marine Parks (Zoning) Regulations 2012. Sanctuary rules prohibit removing or harming any plant or animal in the zone, so no fishing of any kind — spearfishing included — may be carried on there; the Department for Environment and Water's official zoning table lists spear fishing as not allowed in a sanctuary zone. Diving, snorkelling, swimming, boating and anchoring stay permitted, and a vessel may transit the zone.

  cdn.environment.sa.gov.au
• Isles of St Francis Sanctuary Zone (SZ-8), Nuyts Archipelago Marine Park (South Australia)no_take_zone

  No-take sanctuary zone of the Nuyts Archipelago Marine Park, declared under the Marine Parks Act 2007 (SA) and given effect by the Marine Parks (Zoning) Regulations 2012. Sanctuary rules prohibit removing or harming any plant or animal in the zone, so no fishing of any kind — spearfishing included — may be carried on there; the Department for Environment and Water's official zoning table lists spear fishing as not allowed in a sanctuary zone. Diving, snorkelling, swimming, boating and anchoring stay permitted, and a vessel may transit the zone.

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• Barlows Beach Sanctuary Zone (SZ-9), Nuyts Archipelago Marine Park (South Australia)no_take_zone

  No-take sanctuary zone of the Nuyts Archipelago Marine Park, declared under the Marine Parks Act 2007 (SA) and given effect by the Marine Parks (Zoning) Regulations 2012. Sanctuary rules prohibit removing or harming any plant or animal in the zone, so no fishing of any kind — spearfishing included — may be carried on there; the Department for Environment and Water's official zoning table lists spear fishing as not allowed in a sanctuary zone. Diving, snorkelling, swimming, boating and anchoring stay permitted, and a vessel may transit the zone. Note: part of this zone's shoreline is covered by a Special Purpose Area (Nuyts Archipelago SPA-5) in which shore-based recreational fishing remains permitted; check the park's zoning map before fishing from the shore here.

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• Point Labatt Restricted Access Zone (RAZ-2), West Coast Bays Marine Park (South Australia)restricted_access_zone

  Restricted access zone of the West Coast Bays Marine Park under the Marine Parks Act 2007 (SA). Except as the regulations otherwise allow, a person must not enter or remain in, or engage in any activity in, a restricted access zone (Marine Parks (Zoning) Regulations 2012 reg 9(3)(c), expiation fee $750), so spearfishing and even being in the water there are offences. Official identification: "Restricted Access Zone 2 boundary follows the seaward extent of Point Labatt Aquatic Reserve boundary."

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• Sceale Bay Sanctuary Zone (SZ-1), West Coast Bays Marine Park (South Australia)no_take_zone

  No-take sanctuary zone of the West Coast Bays Marine Park, declared under the Marine Parks Act 2007 (SA) and given effect by the Marine Parks (Zoning) Regulations 2012. Sanctuary rules prohibit removing or harming any plant or animal in the zone, so no fishing of any kind — spearfishing included — may be carried on there; the Department for Environment and Water's official zoning table lists spear fishing as not allowed in a sanctuary zone. Diving, snorkelling, swimming, boating and anchoring stay permitted, and a vessel may transit the zone.

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• Cape Blanche Sanctuary Zone (SZ-2), West Coast Bays Marine Park (South Australia)no_take_zone

  No-take sanctuary zone of the West Coast Bays Marine Park, declared under the Marine Parks Act 2007 (SA) and given effect by the Marine Parks (Zoning) Regulations 2012. Sanctuary rules prohibit removing or harming any plant or animal in the zone, so no fishing of any kind — spearfishing included — may be carried on there; the Department for Environment and Water's official zoning table lists spear fishing as not allowed in a sanctuary zone. Diving, snorkelling, swimming, boating and anchoring stay permitted, and a vessel may transit the zone.

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• Point Labatt Sanctuary Zone (SZ-3), West Coast Bays Marine Park (South Australia)no_take_zone

  No-take sanctuary zone of the West Coast Bays Marine Park, declared under the Marine Parks Act 2007 (SA) and given effect by the Marine Parks (Zoning) Regulations 2012. Sanctuary rules prohibit removing or harming any plant or animal in the zone, so no fishing of any kind — spearfishing included — may be carried on there; the Department for Environment and Water's official zoning table lists spear fishing as not allowed in a sanctuary zone. Diving, snorkelling, swimming, boating and anchoring stay permitted, and a vessel may transit the zone.

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• West Tidal Flats Sanctuary Zone (SZ-4), West Coast Bays Marine Park (South Australia)no_take_zone

  No-take sanctuary zone of the West Coast Bays Marine Park, declared under the Marine Parks Act 2007 (SA) and given effect by the Marine Parks (Zoning) Regulations 2012. Sanctuary rules prohibit removing or harming any plant or animal in the zone, so no fishing of any kind — spearfishing included — may be carried on there; the Department for Environment and Water's official zoning table lists spear fishing as not allowed in a sanctuary zone. Diving, snorkelling, swimming, boating and anchoring stay permitted, and a vessel may transit the zone.

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• Head of Baird Bay Sanctuary Zone (SZ-5), West Coast Bays Marine Park (South Australia)no_take_zone

  No-take sanctuary zone of the West Coast Bays Marine Park, declared under the Marine Parks Act 2007 (SA) and given effect by the Marine Parks (Zoning) Regulations 2012. Sanctuary rules prohibit removing or harming any plant or animal in the zone, so no fishing of any kind — spearfishing included — may be carried on there; the Department for Environment and Water's official zoning table lists spear fishing as not allowed in a sanctuary zone. Diving, snorkelling, swimming, boating and anchoring stay permitted, and a vessel may transit the zone.

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• East Tidal Flats Sanctuary Zone (SZ-6), West Coast Bays Marine Park (South Australia)no_take_zone

  No-take sanctuary zone of the West Coast Bays Marine Park, declared under the Marine Parks Act 2007 (SA) and given effect by the Marine Parks (Zoning) Regulations 2012. Sanctuary rules prohibit removing or harming any plant or animal in the zone, so no fishing of any kind — spearfishing included — may be carried on there; the Department for Environment and Water's official zoning table lists spear fishing as not allowed in a sanctuary zone. Diving, snorkelling, swimming, boating and anchoring stay permitted, and a vessel may transit the zone.

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• Anxious Bay Sanctuary Zone (SZ-7), West Coast Bays Marine Park (South Australia)no_take_zone

  No-take sanctuary zone of the West Coast Bays Marine Park, declared under the Marine Parks Act 2007 (SA) and given effect by the Marine Parks (Zoning) Regulations 2012. Sanctuary rules prohibit removing or harming any plant or animal in the zone, so no fishing of any kind — spearfishing included — may be carried on there; the Department for Environment and Water's official zoning table lists spear fishing as not allowed in a sanctuary zone. Diving, snorkelling, swimming, boating and anchoring stay permitted, and a vessel may transit the zone.

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• Deep Cork Sanctuary Zone (SZ-8), West Coast Bays Marine Park (South Australia)no_take_zone

  No-take sanctuary zone of the West Coast Bays Marine Park, declared under the Marine Parks Act 2007 (SA) and given effect by the Marine Parks (Zoning) Regulations 2012. Sanctuary rules prohibit removing or harming any plant or animal in the zone, so no fishing of any kind — spearfishing included — may be carried on there; the Department for Environment and Water's official zoning table lists spear fishing as not allowed in a sanctuary zone. Diving, snorkelling, swimming, boating and anchoring stay permitted, and a vessel may transit the zone.

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• Top-Gallant Isles Sanctuary Zone (SZ-1), Investigator Marine Park (South Australia)no_take_zone

  No-take sanctuary zone of the Investigator Marine Park, declared under the Marine Parks Act 2007 (SA) and given effect by the Marine Parks (Zoning) Regulations 2012. Sanctuary rules prohibit removing or harming any plant or animal in the zone, so no fishing of any kind — spearfishing included — may be carried on there; the Department for Environment and Water's official zoning table lists spear fishing as not allowed in a sanctuary zone. Diving, snorkelling, swimming, boating and anchoring stay permitted, and a vessel may transit the zone.

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• Pearson Isles Sanctuary Zone (SZ-2), Investigator Marine Park (South Australia)no_take_zone

  No-take sanctuary zone of the Investigator Marine Park, declared under the Marine Parks Act 2007 (SA) and given effect by the Marine Parks (Zoning) Regulations 2012. Sanctuary rules prohibit removing or harming any plant or animal in the zone, so no fishing of any kind — spearfishing included — may be carried on there; the Department for Environment and Water's official zoning table lists spear fishing as not allowed in a sanctuary zone. Diving, snorkelling, swimming, boating and anchoring stay permitted, and a vessel may transit the zone.

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• Sheringa Sanctuary Zone (SZ-3), Investigator Marine Park (South Australia)no_take_zone

  No-take sanctuary zone of the Investigator Marine Park, declared under the Marine Parks Act 2007 (SA) and given effect by the Marine Parks (Zoning) Regulations 2012. Sanctuary rules prohibit removing or harming any plant or animal in the zone, so no fishing of any kind — spearfishing included — may be carried on there; the Department for Environment and Water's official zoning table lists spear fishing as not allowed in a sanctuary zone. Diving, snorkelling, swimming, boating and anchoring stay permitted, and a vessel may transit the zone.

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• Eely Point Sanctuary Zone (SZ-1), Thorny Passage Marine Park (South Australia)no_take_zone

  No-take sanctuary zone of the Thorny Passage Marine Park, declared under the Marine Parks Act 2007 (SA) and given effect by the Marine Parks (Zoning) Regulations 2012. Sanctuary rules prohibit removing or harming any plant or animal in the zone, so no fishing of any kind — spearfishing included — may be carried on there; the Department for Environment and Water's official zoning table lists spear fishing as not allowed in a sanctuary zone. Diving, snorkelling, swimming, boating and anchoring stay permitted, and a vessel may transit the zone.

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• Yangie Bay Sanctuary Zone (SZ-2), Thorny Passage Marine Park (South Australia)no_take_zone

  No-take sanctuary zone of the Thorny Passage Marine Park, declared under the Marine Parks Act 2007 (SA) and given effect by the Marine Parks (Zoning) Regulations 2012. Sanctuary rules prohibit removing or harming any plant or animal in the zone, so no fishing of any kind — spearfishing included — may be carried on there; the Department for Environment and Water's official zoning table lists spear fishing as not allowed in a sanctuary zone. Diving, snorkelling, swimming, boating and anchoring stay permitted, and a vessel may transit the zone. Note: part of this zone's shoreline is covered by a Special Purpose Area (Thorny Passage SPA-2 and SPA-3) in which shore-based recreational fishing remains permitted; check the park's zoning map before fishing from the shore here.

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• Kellidie Bay Sanctuary Zone (SZ-3), Thorny Passage Marine Park (South Australia)no_take_zone

  No-take sanctuary zone of the Thorny Passage Marine Park, declared under the Marine Parks Act 2007 (SA) and given effect by the Marine Parks (Zoning) Regulations 2012. Sanctuary rules prohibit removing or harming any plant or animal in the zone, so no fishing of any kind — spearfishing included — may be carried on there; the Department for Environment and Water's official zoning table lists spear fishing as not allowed in a sanctuary zone. Diving, snorkelling, swimming, boating and anchoring stay permitted, and a vessel may transit the zone.

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• Mount Dutton Bay Sanctuary Zone (SZ-4), Thorny Passage Marine Park (South Australia)no_take_zone

  No-take sanctuary zone of the Thorny Passage Marine Park, declared under the Marine Parks Act 2007 (SA) and given effect by the Marine Parks (Zoning) Regulations 2012. Sanctuary rules prohibit removing or harming any plant or animal in the zone, so no fishing of any kind — spearfishing included — may be carried on there; the Department for Environment and Water's official zoning table lists spear fishing as not allowed in a sanctuary zone. Diving, snorkelling, swimming, boating and anchoring stay permitted, and a vessel may transit the zone.

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• Mount Dutton Creek Sanctuary Zone (SZ-5), Thorny Passage Marine Park (South Australia)no_take_zone

  No-take sanctuary zone of the Thorny Passage Marine Park, declared under the Marine Parks Act 2007 (SA) and given effect by the Marine Parks (Zoning) Regulations 2012. Sanctuary rules prohibit removing or harming any plant or animal in the zone, so no fishing of any kind — spearfishing included — may be carried on there; the Department for Environment and Water's official zoning table lists spear fishing as not allowed in a sanctuary zone. Diving, snorkelling, swimming, boating and anchoring stay permitted, and a vessel may transit the zone.

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• Horse Peninsula Sanctuary Zone (SZ-6), Thorny Passage Marine Park (South Australia)no_take_zone

  No-take sanctuary zone of the Thorny Passage Marine Park, declared under the Marine Parks Act 2007 (SA) and given effect by the Marine Parks (Zoning) Regulations 2012. Sanctuary rules prohibit removing or harming any plant or animal in the zone, so no fishing of any kind — spearfishing included — may be carried on there; the Department for Environment and Water's official zoning table lists spear fishing as not allowed in a sanctuary zone. Diving, snorkelling, swimming, boating and anchoring stay permitted, and a vessel may transit the zone.

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• Gunyah Beach Sanctuary Zone (SZ-7), Thorny Passage Marine Park (South Australia)no_take_zone

  No-take sanctuary zone of the Thorny Passage Marine Park, declared under the Marine Parks Act 2007 (SA) and given effect by the Marine Parks (Zoning) Regulations 2012. Sanctuary rules prohibit removing or harming any plant or animal in the zone, so no fishing of any kind — spearfishing included — may be carried on there; the Department for Environment and Water's official zoning table lists spear fishing as not allowed in a sanctuary zone. Diving, snorkelling, swimming, boating and anchoring stay permitted, and a vessel may transit the zone.

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• Sleaford Bay Sanctuary Zone (SZ-8), Thorny Passage Marine Park (South Australia)no_take_zone

  No-take sanctuary zone of the Thorny Passage Marine Park, declared under the Marine Parks Act 2007 (SA) and given effect by the Marine Parks (Zoning) Regulations 2012. Sanctuary rules prohibit removing or harming any plant or animal in the zone, so no fishing of any kind — spearfishing included — may be carried on there; the Department for Environment and Water's official zoning table lists spear fishing as not allowed in a sanctuary zone. Diving, snorkelling, swimming, boating and anchoring stay permitted, and a vessel may transit the zone. Note: part of this zone's shoreline is covered by a Special Purpose Area (Thorny Passage SPA-3) in which shore-based recreational fishing remains permitted; check the park's zoning map before fishing from the shore here.

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• Salt Creek Sanctuary Zone (SZ-1), Sir Joseph Banks Group Marine Park (South Australia)no_take_zone

  No-take sanctuary zone of the Sir Joseph Banks Group Marine Park, declared under the Marine Parks Act 2007 (SA) and given effect by the Marine Parks (Zoning) Regulations 2012. Sanctuary rules prohibit removing or harming any plant or animal in the zone, so no fishing of any kind — spearfishing included — may be carried on there; the Department for Environment and Water's official zoning table lists spear fishing as not allowed in a sanctuary zone. Diving, snorkelling, swimming, boating and anchoring stay permitted, and a vessel may transit the zone.

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• Second Creek Sanctuary Zone (SZ-2), Sir Joseph Banks Group Marine Park (South Australia)no_take_zone

  No-take sanctuary zone of the Sir Joseph Banks Group Marine Park, declared under the Marine Parks Act 2007 (SA) and given effect by the Marine Parks (Zoning) Regulations 2012. Sanctuary rules prohibit removing or harming any plant or animal in the zone, so no fishing of any kind — spearfishing included — may be carried on there; the Department for Environment and Water's official zoning table lists spear fishing as not allowed in a sanctuary zone. Diving, snorkelling, swimming, boating and anchoring stay permitted, and a vessel may transit the zone.

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• Point Bolingbroke Sanctuary Zone (SZ-3), Sir Joseph Banks Group Marine Park (South Australia)no_take_zone

  No-take sanctuary zone of the Sir Joseph Banks Group Marine Park, declared under the Marine Parks Act 2007 (SA) and given effect by the Marine Parks (Zoning) Regulations 2012. Sanctuary rules prohibit removing or harming any plant or animal in the zone, so no fishing of any kind — spearfishing included — may be carried on there; the Department for Environment and Water's official zoning table lists spear fishing as not allowed in a sanctuary zone. Diving, snorkelling, swimming, boating and anchoring stay permitted, and a vessel may transit the zone.

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• Boucaut Island Sanctuary Zone (SZ-4), Sir Joseph Banks Group Marine Park (South Australia)no_take_zone

  No-take sanctuary zone of the Sir Joseph Banks Group Marine Park, declared under the Marine Parks Act 2007 (SA) and given effect by the Marine Parks (Zoning) Regulations 2012. Sanctuary rules prohibit removing or harming any plant or animal in the zone, so no fishing of any kind — spearfishing included — may be carried on there; the Department for Environment and Water's official zoning table lists spear fishing as not allowed in a sanctuary zone. Diving, snorkelling, swimming, boating and anchoring stay permitted, and a vessel may transit the zone.

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• Dangerous Reef Sanctuary Zone (SZ-5), Sir Joseph Banks Group Marine Park (South Australia)no_take_zone

  No-take sanctuary zone of the Sir Joseph Banks Group Marine Park, declared under the Marine Parks Act 2007 (SA) and given effect by the Marine Parks (Zoning) Regulations 2012. Sanctuary rules prohibit removing or harming any plant or animal in the zone, so no fishing of any kind — spearfishing included — may be carried on there; the Department for Environment and Water's official zoning table lists spear fishing as not allowed in a sanctuary zone. Diving, snorkelling, swimming, boating and anchoring stay permitted, and a vessel may transit the zone.

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• North Neptune Islands Sanctuary Zone (SZ-1), Neptune Islands Group (Ron and Valerie Taylor) Marine Park (South Australia)no_take_zone

  No-take sanctuary zone of the Neptune Islands Group (Ron and Valerie Taylor) Marine Park, declared under the Marine Parks Act 2007 (SA) and given effect by the Marine Parks (Zoning) Regulations 2012. Sanctuary rules prohibit removing or harming any plant or animal in the zone, so no fishing of any kind — spearfishing included — may be carried on there; the Department for Environment and Water's official zoning table lists spear fishing as not allowed in a sanctuary zone. Diving, snorkelling, swimming, boating and anchoring stay permitted, and a vessel may transit the zone.

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• Picnic Creek Sanctuary Zone (SZ-1), Franklin Harbor Marine Park (South Australia)no_take_zone

  No-take sanctuary zone of the Franklin Harbor Marine Park, declared under the Marine Parks Act 2007 (SA) and given effect by the Marine Parks (Zoning) Regulations 2012. Sanctuary rules prohibit removing or harming any plant or animal in the zone, so no fishing of any kind — spearfishing included — may be carried on there; the Department for Environment and Water's official zoning table lists spear fishing as not allowed in a sanctuary zone. Diving, snorkelling, swimming, boating and anchoring stay permitted, and a vessel may transit the zone.

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• Franklin Harbor Sanctuary Zone (SZ-2), Franklin Harbor Marine Park (South Australia)no_take_zone

  No-take sanctuary zone of the Franklin Harbor Marine Park, declared under the Marine Parks Act 2007 (SA) and given effect by the Marine Parks (Zoning) Regulations 2012. Sanctuary rules prohibit removing or harming any plant or animal in the zone, so no fishing of any kind — spearfishing included — may be carried on there; the Department for Environment and Water's official zoning table lists spear fishing as not allowed in a sanctuary zone. Diving, snorkelling, swimming, boating and anchoring stay permitted, and a vessel may transit the zone.

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• Port Gibbon Sanctuary Zone (SZ-3), Franklin Harbor Marine Park (South Australia)no_take_zone

  No-take sanctuary zone of the Franklin Harbor Marine Park, declared under the Marine Parks Act 2007 (SA) and given effect by the Marine Parks (Zoning) Regulations 2012. Sanctuary rules prohibit removing or harming any plant or animal in the zone, so no fishing of any kind — spearfishing included — may be carried on there; the Department for Environment and Water's official zoning table lists spear fishing as not allowed in a sanctuary zone. Diving, snorkelling, swimming, boating and anchoring stay permitted, and a vessel may transit the zone.

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• Offshore Franklin Harbor Sanctuary Zone (SZ-4), Franklin Harbor Marine Park (South Australia)no_take_zone

  No-take sanctuary zone of the Franklin Harbor Marine Park, declared under the Marine Parks Act 2007 (SA) and given effect by the Marine Parks (Zoning) Regulations 2012. Sanctuary rules prohibit removing or harming any plant or animal in the zone, so no fishing of any kind — spearfishing included — may be carried on there; the Department for Environment and Water's official zoning table lists spear fishing as not allowed in a sanctuary zone. Diving, snorkelling, swimming, boating and anchoring stay permitted, and a vessel may transit the zone.

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• Head of the Gulf Sanctuary Zone (SZ-1), Upper Spencer Gulf Marine Park (South Australia)no_take_zone

  No-take sanctuary zone of the Upper Spencer Gulf Marine Park, declared under the Marine Parks Act 2007 (SA) and given effect by the Marine Parks (Zoning) Regulations 2012. Sanctuary rules prohibit removing or harming any plant or animal in the zone, so no fishing of any kind — spearfishing included — may be carried on there; the Department for Environment and Water's official zoning table lists spear fishing as not allowed in a sanctuary zone. Diving, snorkelling, swimming, boating and anchoring stay permitted, and a vessel may transit the zone.

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• Winninowie Sanctuary Zone (SZ-2), Upper Spencer Gulf Marine Park (South Australia)no_take_zone

  No-take sanctuary zone of the Upper Spencer Gulf Marine Park, declared under the Marine Parks Act 2007 (SA) and given effect by the Marine Parks (Zoning) Regulations 2012. Sanctuary rules prohibit removing or harming any plant or animal in the zone, so no fishing of any kind — spearfishing included — may be carried on there; the Department for Environment and Water's official zoning table lists spear fishing as not allowed in a sanctuary zone. Diving, snorkelling, swimming, boating and anchoring stay permitted, and a vessel may transit the zone.

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• Blanche Harbor Sanctuary Zone (SZ-3), Upper Spencer Gulf Marine Park (South Australia)no_take_zone

  No-take sanctuary zone of the Upper Spencer Gulf Marine Park, declared under the Marine Parks Act 2007 (SA) and given effect by the Marine Parks (Zoning) Regulations 2012. Sanctuary rules prohibit removing or harming any plant or animal in the zone, so no fishing of any kind — spearfishing included — may be carried on there; the Department for Environment and Water's official zoning table lists spear fishing as not allowed in a sanctuary zone. Diving, snorkelling, swimming, boating and anchoring stay permitted, and a vessel may transit the zone.

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• Yatala Harbor Sanctuary Zone (SZ-4), Upper Spencer Gulf Marine Park (South Australia)no_take_zone

  No-take sanctuary zone of the Upper Spencer Gulf Marine Park, declared under the Marine Parks Act 2007 (SA) and given effect by the Marine Parks (Zoning) Regulations 2012. Sanctuary rules prohibit removing or harming any plant or animal in the zone, so no fishing of any kind — spearfishing included — may be carried on there; the Department for Environment and Water's official zoning table lists spear fishing as not allowed in a sanctuary zone. Diving, snorkelling, swimming, boating and anchoring stay permitted, and a vessel may transit the zone.

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• Cuttlefish Coast Sanctuary Zone (SZ-5), Upper Spencer Gulf Marine Park (South Australia)no_take_zone

  No-take sanctuary zone of the Upper Spencer Gulf Marine Park, declared under the Marine Parks Act 2007 (SA) and given effect by the Marine Parks (Zoning) Regulations 2012. Sanctuary rules prohibit removing or harming any plant or animal in the zone, so no fishing of any kind — spearfishing included — may be carried on there; the Department for Environment and Water's official zoning table lists spear fishing as not allowed in a sanctuary zone. Diving, snorkelling, swimming, boating and anchoring stay permitted, and a vessel may transit the zone.

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• Fairway Bank Sanctuary Zone (SZ-6), Upper Spencer Gulf Marine Park (South Australia)no_take_zone

  No-take sanctuary zone of the Upper Spencer Gulf Marine Park, declared under the Marine Parks Act 2007 (SA) and given effect by the Marine Parks (Zoning) Regulations 2012. Sanctuary rules prohibit removing or harming any plant or animal in the zone, so no fishing of any kind — spearfishing included — may be carried on there; the Department for Environment and Water's official zoning table lists spear fishing as not allowed in a sanctuary zone. Diving, snorkelling, swimming, boating and anchoring stay permitted, and a vessel may transit the zone.

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• Cowleds Landing Sanctuary Zone (SZ-7), Upper Spencer Gulf Marine Park (South Australia)no_take_zone

  No-take sanctuary zone of the Upper Spencer Gulf Marine Park, declared under the Marine Parks Act 2007 (SA) and given effect by the Marine Parks (Zoning) Regulations 2012. Sanctuary rules prohibit removing or harming any plant or animal in the zone, so no fishing of any kind — spearfishing included — may be carried on there; the Department for Environment and Water's official zoning table lists spear fishing as not allowed in a sanctuary zone. Diving, snorkelling, swimming, boating and anchoring stay permitted, and a vessel may transit the zone.

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• Fisherman Creek Sanctuary Zone (SZ-8), Upper Spencer Gulf Marine Park (South Australia)no_take_zone

  No-take sanctuary zone of the Upper Spencer Gulf Marine Park, declared under the Marine Parks Act 2007 (SA) and given effect by the Marine Parks (Zoning) Regulations 2012. Sanctuary rules prohibit removing or harming any plant or animal in the zone, so no fishing of any kind — spearfishing included — may be carried on there; the Department for Environment and Water's official zoning table lists spear fishing as not allowed in a sanctuary zone. Diving, snorkelling, swimming, boating and anchoring stay permitted, and a vessel may transit the zone.

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• Port Davis Sanctuary Zone (SZ-9), Upper Spencer Gulf Marine Park (South Australia)no_take_zone

  No-take sanctuary zone of the Upper Spencer Gulf Marine Park, declared under the Marine Parks Act 2007 (SA) and given effect by the Marine Parks (Zoning) Regulations 2012. Sanctuary rules prohibit removing or harming any plant or animal in the zone, so no fishing of any kind — spearfishing included — may be carried on there; the Department for Environment and Water's official zoning table lists spear fishing as not allowed in a sanctuary zone. Diving, snorkelling, swimming, boating and anchoring stay permitted, and a vessel may transit the zone.

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• Cape Elizabeth Sanctuary Zone (SZ-1), Eastern Spencer Gulf Marine Park (South Australia)no_take_zone

  No-take sanctuary zone of the Eastern Spencer Gulf Marine Park, declared under the Marine Parks Act 2007 (SA) and given effect by the Marine Parks (Zoning) Regulations 2012. Sanctuary rules prohibit removing or harming any plant or animal in the zone, so no fishing of any kind — spearfishing included — may be carried on there; the Department for Environment and Water's official zoning table lists spear fishing as not allowed in a sanctuary zone. Diving, snorkelling, swimming, boating and anchoring stay permitted, and a vessel may transit the zone.

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• Port Victoria Sanctuary Zone (SZ-2), Eastern Spencer Gulf Marine Park (South Australia)no_take_zone

  No-take sanctuary zone of the Eastern Spencer Gulf Marine Park, declared under the Marine Parks Act 2007 (SA) and given effect by the Marine Parks (Zoning) Regulations 2012. Sanctuary rules prohibit removing or harming any plant or animal in the zone, so no fishing of any kind — spearfishing included — may be carried on there; the Department for Environment and Water's official zoning table lists spear fishing as not allowed in a sanctuary zone. Diving, snorkelling, swimming, boating and anchoring stay permitted, and a vessel may transit the zone.

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• Goose Island Sanctuary Zone (SZ-3), Eastern Spencer Gulf Marine Park (South Australia)no_take_zone

  No-take sanctuary zone of the Eastern Spencer Gulf Marine Park, declared under the Marine Parks Act 2007 (SA) and given effect by the Marine Parks (Zoning) Regulations 2012. Sanctuary rules prohibit removing or harming any plant or animal in the zone, so no fishing of any kind — spearfishing included — may be carried on there; the Department for Environment and Water's official zoning table lists spear fishing as not allowed in a sanctuary zone. Diving, snorkelling, swimming, boating and anchoring stay permitted, and a vessel may transit the zone.

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• Althorpe Islands Restricted Access Zone (RAZ-1), Southern Spencer Gulf Marine Park (South Australia)restricted_access_zone

  Restricted access zone of the Southern Spencer Gulf Marine Park under the Marine Parks Act 2007 (SA). Except as the regulations otherwise allow, a person must not enter or remain in, or engage in any activity in, a restricted access zone (Marine Parks (Zoning) Regulations 2012 reg 9(3)(c), expiation fee $750), so spearfishing and even being in the water there are offences. Official identification: "Restricted Access Zone 1 is Althorpe Islands Prohibited Area."

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• Chinamans Hat Sanctuary Zone (SZ-1), Southern Spencer Gulf Marine Park (South Australia)no_take_zone

  No-take sanctuary zone of the Southern Spencer Gulf Marine Park, declared under the Marine Parks Act 2007 (SA) and given effect by the Marine Parks (Zoning) Regulations 2012. Sanctuary rules prohibit removing or harming any plant or animal in the zone, so no fishing of any kind — spearfishing included — may be carried on there; the Department for Environment and Water's official zoning table lists spear fishing as not allowed in a sanctuary zone. Diving, snorkelling, swimming, boating and anchoring stay permitted, and a vessel may transit the zone. Note: part of this zone's shoreline is covered by a Special Purpose Area (Southern Spencer Gulf SPA-2) in which shore-based recreational fishing remains permitted; check the park's zoning map before fishing from the shore here.

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• Orcades Bank Sanctuary Zone (SZ-2), Southern Spencer Gulf Marine Park (South Australia)no_take_zone

  No-take sanctuary zone of the Southern Spencer Gulf Marine Park, declared under the Marine Parks Act 2007 (SA) and given effect by the Marine Parks (Zoning) Regulations 2012. Sanctuary rules prohibit removing or harming any plant or animal in the zone, so no fishing of any kind — spearfishing included — may be carried on there; the Department for Environment and Water's official zoning table lists spear fishing as not allowed in a sanctuary zone. Diving, snorkelling, swimming, boating and anchoring stay permitted, and a vessel may transit the zone.

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• Waterfall Creek Sanctuary Zone (SZ-3), Southern Spencer Gulf Marine Park (South Australia)no_take_zone

  No-take sanctuary zone of the Southern Spencer Gulf Marine Park, declared under the Marine Parks Act 2007 (SA) and given effect by the Marine Parks (Zoning) Regulations 2012. Sanctuary rules prohibit removing or harming any plant or animal in the zone, so no fishing of any kind — spearfishing included — may be carried on there; the Department for Environment and Water's official zoning table lists spear fishing as not allowed in a sanctuary zone. Diving, snorkelling, swimming, boating and anchoring stay permitted, and a vessel may transit the zone.

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• Point Davenport Sanctuary Zone (SZ-1), Lower Yorke Peninsula Marine Park (South Australia)no_take_zone

  No-take sanctuary zone of the Lower Yorke Peninsula Marine Park, declared under the Marine Parks Act 2007 (SA) and given effect by the Marine Parks (Zoning) Regulations 2012. Sanctuary rules prohibit removing or harming any plant or animal in the zone, so no fishing of any kind — spearfishing included — may be carried on there; the Department for Environment and Water's official zoning table lists spear fishing as not allowed in a sanctuary zone. Diving, snorkelling, swimming, boating and anchoring stay permitted, and a vessel may transit the zone.

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• Salt Swamp Creek Sanctuary Zone (SZ-2), Lower Yorke Peninsula Marine Park (South Australia)no_take_zone

  No-take sanctuary zone of the Lower Yorke Peninsula Marine Park, declared under the Marine Parks Act 2007 (SA) and given effect by the Marine Parks (Zoning) Regulations 2012. Sanctuary rules prohibit removing or harming any plant or animal in the zone, so no fishing of any kind — spearfishing included — may be carried on there; the Department for Environment and Water's official zoning table lists spear fishing as not allowed in a sanctuary zone. Diving, snorkelling, swimming, boating and anchoring stay permitted, and a vessel may transit the zone.

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• Clinton Wetlands Sanctuary Zone (SZ-1), Upper Gulf St Vincent Marine Park (South Australia)no_take_zone

  No-take sanctuary zone of the Upper Gulf St Vincent Marine Park, declared under the Marine Parks Act 2007 (SA) and given effect by the Marine Parks (Zoning) Regulations 2012. Sanctuary rules prohibit removing or harming any plant or animal in the zone, so no fishing of any kind — spearfishing included — may be carried on there; the Department for Environment and Water's official zoning table lists spear fishing as not allowed in a sanctuary zone. Diving, snorkelling, swimming, boating and anchoring stay permitted, and a vessel may transit the zone. Note: part of this zone's shoreline is covered by a Special Purpose Area (Upper Gulf St Vincent SPA-6) in which shore-based recreational fishing remains permitted; check the park's zoning map before fishing from the shore here.

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• Middle Spit Sanctuary Zone (SZ-2), Upper Gulf St Vincent Marine Park (South Australia)no_take_zone

  No-take sanctuary zone of the Upper Gulf St Vincent Marine Park, declared under the Marine Parks Act 2007 (SA) and given effect by the Marine Parks (Zoning) Regulations 2012. Sanctuary rules prohibit removing or harming any plant or animal in the zone, so no fishing of any kind — spearfishing included — may be carried on there; the Department for Environment and Water's official zoning table lists spear fishing as not allowed in a sanctuary zone. Diving, snorkelling, swimming, boating and anchoring stay permitted, and a vessel may transit the zone.

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• Offshore Ardrossan Sanctuary Zone (SZ-3), Upper Gulf St Vincent Marine Park (South Australia)no_take_zone

  No-take sanctuary zone of the Upper Gulf St Vincent Marine Park, declared under the Marine Parks Act 2007 (SA) and given effect by the Marine Parks (Zoning) Regulations 2012. Sanctuary rules prohibit removing or harming any plant or animal in the zone, so no fishing of any kind — spearfishing included — may be carried on there; the Department for Environment and Water's official zoning table lists spear fishing as not allowed in a sanctuary zone. Diving, snorkelling, swimming, boating and anchoring stay permitted, and a vessel may transit the zone.

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• Light River Delta Sanctuary Zone (SZ-4), Upper Gulf St Vincent Marine Park (South Australia)no_take_zone

  No-take sanctuary zone of the Upper Gulf St Vincent Marine Park, declared under the Marine Parks Act 2007 (SA) and given effect by the Marine Parks (Zoning) Regulations 2012. Sanctuary rules prohibit removing or harming any plant or animal in the zone, so no fishing of any kind — spearfishing included — may be carried on there; the Department for Environment and Water's official zoning table lists spear fishing as not allowed in a sanctuary zone. Diving, snorkelling, swimming, boating and anchoring stay permitted, and a vessel may transit the zone.

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• West Island Restricted Access Zone (RAZ-4), Encounter Marine Park (South Australia)restricted_access_zone

  Restricted access zone of the Encounter Marine Park under the Marine Parks Act 2007 (SA). Except as the regulations otherwise allow, a person must not enter or remain in, or engage in any activity in, a restricted access zone (Marine Parks (Zoning) Regulations 2012 reg 9(3)(c), expiation fee $750), so spearfishing and even being in the water there are offences. Official identification: "Restricted Access Zone 4 follows Area 2 boundary within West Island Aquatic Reserve." A second instrument closes a much larger area to the spear: these waters are part of the West Island Encounter Bay Aquatic Reserve, in which section 76 of the Fisheries Management Act 2007 (SA) and regulation 4(a)(v) and (b)(v) of the Fisheries Management (Aquatic Reserves) Regulations 2016 permit only hand-line and rod-and-line fishing, and this restricted access zone is only about 8% of that reserve — the rest is mapped separately.

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• Onkaparinga River Sanctuary Zone (SZ-1), Encounter Marine Park (South Australia)no_take_zone

  No-take sanctuary zone of the Encounter Marine Park, declared under the Marine Parks Act 2007 (SA) and given effect by the Marine Parks (Zoning) Regulations 2012. Sanctuary rules prohibit removing or harming any plant or animal in the zone, so no fishing of any kind — spearfishing included — may be carried on there; the Department for Environment and Water's official zoning table lists spear fishing as not allowed in a sanctuary zone. Diving, snorkelling, swimming, boating and anchoring stay permitted, and a vessel may transit the zone.

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• Sponge Gardens Sanctuary Zone (SZ-10), Encounter Marine Park (South Australia)no_take_zone

  No-take sanctuary zone of the Encounter Marine Park, declared under the Marine Parks Act 2007 (SA) and given effect by the Marine Parks (Zoning) Regulations 2012. Sanctuary rules prohibit removing or harming any plant or animal in the zone, so no fishing of any kind — spearfishing included — may be carried on there; the Department for Environment and Water's official zoning table lists spear fishing as not allowed in a sanctuary zone. Diving, snorkelling, swimming, boating and anchoring stay permitted, and a vessel may transit the zone.

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• The Pages Sanctuary Zone (SZ-11), Encounter Marine Park (South Australia)no_take_zone

  No-take sanctuary zone of the Encounter Marine Park, declared under the Marine Parks Act 2007 (SA) and given effect by the Marine Parks (Zoning) Regulations 2012. Sanctuary rules prohibit removing or harming any plant or animal in the zone, so no fishing of any kind — spearfishing included — may be carried on there; the Department for Environment and Water's official zoning table lists spear fishing as not allowed in a sanctuary zone. Diving, snorkelling, swimming, boating and anchoring stay permitted, and a vessel may transit the zone.

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• Sanctuary Zone 12 (SZ-12), Encounter Marine Park (South Australia)no_take_zone

  No-take sanctuary zone of the Encounter Marine Park, declared under the Marine Parks Act 2007 (SA) and given effect by the Marine Parks (Zoning) Regulations 2012. Sanctuary rules prohibit removing or harming any plant or animal in the zone, so no fishing of any kind — spearfishing included — may be carried on there; the Department for Environment and Water's official zoning table lists spear fishing as not allowed in a sanctuary zone. Diving, snorkelling, swimming, boating and anchoring stay permitted, and a vessel may transit the zone. This is a small (~0.5 km2) four-vertex sanctuary zone on the southern Adelaide metropolitan coast, off Port Stanvac. The Department for Environment and Water's own marine park zoning layer names it 'Port Stanvac'; it post-dates the 2016 DEW sanctuary-zone booklet, which is why the name is absent from that publication.

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• Aldinga Reef Sanctuary Zone (SZ-3), Encounter Marine Park (South Australia)no_take_zone

  No-take sanctuary zone of the Encounter Marine Park, declared under the Marine Parks Act 2007 (SA) and given effect by the Marine Parks (Zoning) Regulations 2012. Sanctuary rules prohibit removing or harming any plant or animal in the zone, so no fishing of any kind — spearfishing included — may be carried on there; the Department for Environment and Water's official zoning table lists spear fishing as not allowed in a sanctuary zone. Diving, snorkelling, swimming, boating and anchoring stay permitted, and a vessel may transit the zone.

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• Carrickalinga Cliffs Sanctuary Zone (SZ-4), Encounter Marine Park (South Australia)no_take_zone

  No-take sanctuary zone of the Encounter Marine Park, declared under the Marine Parks Act 2007 (SA) and given effect by the Marine Parks (Zoning) Regulations 2012. Sanctuary rules prohibit removing or harming any plant or animal in the zone, so no fishing of any kind — spearfishing included — may be carried on there; the Department for Environment and Water's official zoning table lists spear fishing as not allowed in a sanctuary zone. Diving, snorkelling, swimming, boating and anchoring stay permitted, and a vessel may transit the zone.

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• Rapid Head Sanctuary Zone (SZ-5), Encounter Marine Park (South Australia)no_take_zone

  No-take sanctuary zone of the Encounter Marine Park, declared under the Marine Parks Act 2007 (SA) and given effect by the Marine Parks (Zoning) Regulations 2012. Sanctuary rules prohibit removing or harming any plant or animal in the zone, so no fishing of any kind — spearfishing included — may be carried on there; the Department for Environment and Water's official zoning table lists spear fishing as not allowed in a sanctuary zone. Diving, snorkelling, swimming, boating and anchoring stay permitted, and a vessel may transit the zone.

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• Encounter Bay Sanctuary Zone (SZ-6), Encounter Marine Park (South Australia)no_take_zone

  No-take sanctuary zone of the Encounter Marine Park, declared under the Marine Parks Act 2007 (SA) and given effect by the Marine Parks (Zoning) Regulations 2012. Sanctuary rules prohibit removing or harming any plant or animal in the zone, so no fishing of any kind — spearfishing included — may be carried on there; the Department for Environment and Water's official zoning table lists spear fishing as not allowed in a sanctuary zone. Diving, snorkelling, swimming, boating and anchoring stay permitted, and a vessel may transit the zone. Note: part of this zone's shoreline is covered by a Special Purpose Area (Encounter SPA-10) in which shore-based recreational fishing remains permitted; check the park's zoning map before fishing from the shore here.

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• Coorong Beach North Sanctuary Zone (SZ-7), Encounter Marine Park (South Australia)no_take_zone

  No-take sanctuary zone of the Encounter Marine Park, declared under the Marine Parks Act 2007 (SA) and given effect by the Marine Parks (Zoning) Regulations 2012. Sanctuary rules prohibit removing or harming any plant or animal in the zone, so no fishing of any kind — spearfishing included — may be carried on there; the Department for Environment and Water's official zoning table lists spear fishing as not allowed in a sanctuary zone. Diving, snorkelling, swimming, boating and anchoring stay permitted, and a vessel may transit the zone.

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• Bay of Shoals Sanctuary Zone (SZ-8), Encounter Marine Park (South Australia)no_take_zone

  No-take sanctuary zone of the Encounter Marine Park, declared under the Marine Parks Act 2007 (SA) and given effect by the Marine Parks (Zoning) Regulations 2012. Sanctuary rules prohibit removing or harming any plant or animal in the zone, so no fishing of any kind — spearfishing included — may be carried on there; the Department for Environment and Water's official zoning table lists spear fishing as not allowed in a sanctuary zone. Diving, snorkelling, swimming, boating and anchoring stay permitted, and a vessel may transit the zone.

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• Pelican Lagoon Sanctuary Zone (SZ-9), Encounter Marine Park (South Australia)no_take_zone

  No-take sanctuary zone of the Encounter Marine Park, declared under the Marine Parks Act 2007 (SA) and given effect by the Marine Parks (Zoning) Regulations 2012. Sanctuary rules prohibit removing or harming any plant or animal in the zone, so no fishing of any kind — spearfishing included — may be carried on there; the Department for Environment and Water's official zoning table lists spear fishing as not allowed in a sanctuary zone. Diving, snorkelling, swimming, boating and anchoring stay permitted, and a vessel may transit the zone.

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• Cape Borda Sanctuary Zone (SZ-1), Western Kangaroo Island Marine Park (South Australia)no_take_zone

  No-take sanctuary zone of the Western Kangaroo Island Marine Park, declared under the Marine Parks Act 2007 (SA) and given effect by the Marine Parks (Zoning) Regulations 2012. Sanctuary rules prohibit removing or harming any plant or animal in the zone, so no fishing of any kind — spearfishing included — may be carried on there; the Department for Environment and Water's official zoning table lists spear fishing as not allowed in a sanctuary zone. Diving, snorkelling, swimming, boating and anchoring stay permitted, and a vessel may transit the zone.

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• Kangaroo Island Upwelling Sanctuary Zone (SZ-2), Western Kangaroo Island Marine Park (South Australia)no_take_zone

  No-take sanctuary zone of the Western Kangaroo Island Marine Park, declared under the Marine Parks Act 2007 (SA) and given effect by the Marine Parks (Zoning) Regulations 2012. Sanctuary rules prohibit removing or harming any plant or animal in the zone, so no fishing of any kind — spearfishing included — may be carried on there; the Department for Environment and Water's official zoning table lists spear fishing as not allowed in a sanctuary zone. Diving, snorkelling, swimming, boating and anchoring stay permitted, and a vessel may transit the zone.

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• Cape du Couedic Sanctuary Zone (SZ-3), Western Kangaroo Island Marine Park (South Australia)no_take_zone

  No-take sanctuary zone of the Western Kangaroo Island Marine Park, declared under the Marine Parks Act 2007 (SA) and given effect by the Marine Parks (Zoning) Regulations 2012. Sanctuary rules prohibit removing or harming any plant or animal in the zone, so no fishing of any kind — spearfishing included — may be carried on there; the Department for Environment and Water's official zoning table lists spear fishing as not allowed in a sanctuary zone. Diving, snorkelling, swimming, boating and anchoring stay permitted, and a vessel may transit the zone.

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• Seal Bay Restricted Access Zone (RAZ-1), Southern Kangaroo Island Marine Park (South Australia)restricted_access_zone

  Restricted access zone of the Southern Kangaroo Island Marine Park under the Marine Parks Act 2007 (SA). Except as the regulations otherwise allow, a person must not enter or remain in, or engage in any activity in, a restricted access zone (Marine Parks (Zoning) Regulations 2012 reg 9(3)(c), expiation fee $750), so spearfishing and even being in the water there are offences. Official identification: "Restricted Access Zone 1 is Seal Bay Aquatic Reserve, excluding beach."

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• Seal Bay Sanctuary Zone (SZ-1), Southern Kangaroo Island Marine Park (South Australia)no_take_zone

  No-take sanctuary zone of the Southern Kangaroo Island Marine Park, declared under the Marine Parks Act 2007 (SA) and given effect by the Marine Parks (Zoning) Regulations 2012. Sanctuary rules prohibit removing or harming any plant or animal in the zone, so no fishing of any kind — spearfishing included — may be carried on there; the Department for Environment and Water's official zoning table lists spear fishing as not allowed in a sanctuary zone. Diving, snorkelling, swimming, boating and anchoring stay permitted, and a vessel may transit the zone. Note: part of this zone's shoreline is covered by a Special Purpose Area (Southern Kangaroo Island SPA-1) in which shore-based recreational fishing remains permitted; check the park's zoning map before fishing from the shore here.

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• Coorong Beach South Sanctuary Zone (SZ-1), Upper South East Marine Park (South Australia)no_take_zone

  No-take sanctuary zone of the Upper South East Marine Park, declared under the Marine Parks Act 2007 (SA) and given effect by the Marine Parks (Zoning) Regulations 2012. Sanctuary rules prohibit removing or harming any plant or animal in the zone, so no fishing of any kind — spearfishing included — may be carried on there; the Department for Environment and Water's official zoning table lists spear fishing as not allowed in a sanctuary zone. Diving, snorkelling, swimming, boating and anchoring stay permitted, and a vessel may transit the zone.

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• Lacepede Bay Sanctuary Zone (SZ-2), Upper South East Marine Park (South Australia)no_take_zone

  No-take sanctuary zone of the Upper South East Marine Park, declared under the Marine Parks Act 2007 (SA) and given effect by the Marine Parks (Zoning) Regulations 2012. Sanctuary rules prohibit removing or harming any plant or animal in the zone, so no fishing of any kind — spearfishing included — may be carried on there; the Department for Environment and Water's official zoning table lists spear fishing as not allowed in a sanctuary zone. Diving, snorkelling, swimming, boating and anchoring stay permitted, and a vessel may transit the zone.

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• Cape Dombey Sanctuary Zone (SZ-3), Upper South East Marine Park (South Australia)no_take_zone

  No-take sanctuary zone of the Upper South East Marine Park, declared under the Marine Parks Act 2007 (SA) and given effect by the Marine Parks (Zoning) Regulations 2012. Sanctuary rules prohibit removing or harming any plant or animal in the zone, so no fishing of any kind — spearfishing included — may be carried on there; the Department for Environment and Water's official zoning table lists spear fishing as not allowed in a sanctuary zone. Diving, snorkelling, swimming, boating and anchoring stay permitted, and a vessel may transit the zone.

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• Canunda Sanctuary Zone (SZ-1), Lower South East Marine Park (South Australia)no_take_zone

  No-take sanctuary zone of the Lower South East Marine Park, declared under the Marine Parks Act 2007 (SA) and given effect by the Marine Parks (Zoning) Regulations 2012. Sanctuary rules prohibit removing or harming any plant or animal in the zone, so no fishing of any kind — spearfishing included — may be carried on there; the Department for Environment and Water's official zoning table lists spear fishing as not allowed in a sanctuary zone. Diving, snorkelling, swimming, boating and anchoring stay permitted, and a vessel may transit the zone.

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• Piccaninnie Ponds Sanctuary Zone (SZ-2), Lower South East Marine Park (South Australia)no_take_zone

  No-take sanctuary zone of the Lower South East Marine Park, declared under the Marine Parks Act 2007 (SA) and given effect by the Marine Parks (Zoning) Regulations 2012. Sanctuary rules prohibit removing or harming any plant or animal in the zone, so no fishing of any kind — spearfishing included — may be carried on there; the Department for Environment and Water's official zoning table lists spear fishing as not allowed in a sanctuary zone. Diving, snorkelling, swimming, boating and anchoring stay permitted, and a vessel may transit the zone. Note: part of this zone's shoreline is covered by a Special Purpose Area (Lower South East SPA-2) in which shore-based recreational fishing remains permitted; check the park's zoning map before fishing from the shore here.

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• Tinderbox Marine Nature Reserve, Tasmaniamarine_reserve

  Fully protected no-take marine nature reserve on the eastern side of the Tinderbox peninsula in the D'Entrecasteaux Channel south of Hobart. No fishing or setting of fishing gear is allowed anywhere in the reserve, so spearfishing is prohibited; snorkelling and diving (there is a marked underwater trail) remain welcome. The northern and western boundaries are marked by white paired poles, and fish caught outside the reserve may be landed at the boat ramp.

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• Ninepin Point Marine Nature Reserve, Tasmaniamarine_reserve

  No-take marine nature reserve at Ninepin Point in the D'Entrecasteaux Channel (Verona Sands), famous for its tannin-stained water and shallow-water deep-reef communities. All fishing, including spearfishing, is prohibited within the reserve; the eastern and western boundaries are marked by white paired poles.

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• Governor Island Marine Nature Reserve, Bicheno, Tasmaniamarine_reserve

  Tasmania's best-known dive reserve, off Bicheno on the east coast: a 50 ha no-take reserve extending about 400 m from the shoreline of Governor Island and taking in Alligator Rock. No fishing of any kind — spearfishing included — is allowed. The western boundary is marked by white paired poles.

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• Maria Island Marine Nature Reserve no-fishing zone (Cape Boullanger to Return Point), Tasmaniamarine_reserve

  The no-take core of the Maria Island Marine Nature Reserve, covering the waters up to one kilometre offshore between Cape Boullanger in the north and Return Point in the south (the Darlington/Mercury Passage side of the island). No fishing or setting of fishing gear — spearfishing included — is allowed inside this zone; recreational fishing of all types is permitted east of Cape Boullanger, outside it.

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• Kent Group Marine Nature Reserve no-fishing zone, Bass Strait, Tasmaniamarine_reserve

  The no-take half of the Kent Group Marine Nature Reserve in central Bass Strait, extending west of Deal Island out to three nautical miles. No fishing or setting of fishing gear of any kind, spearfishing included, is allowed here. (The reserve's eastern half is a separate restricted-fishing zone.)

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• Kent Group Marine Nature Reserve restricted-fishing zone (no spearfishing), Bass Strait, Tasmaniamarine_reserve

  The eastern, restricted-fishing half of the Kent Group Marine Nature Reserve, east of Murray Pass out to three nautical miles. Some fishing is allowed here, but only line fishing with up to five hooks and taking rock lobster with pots, rings or by diving — spearfishing is not among the permitted methods and the zone is flagged "No Spears" in the Tasmanian Government's own fisheries GIS. Taking abalone is prohibited for biosecurity reasons.

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• Port Davey / Bathurst Harbour Marine Nature Reserve no-fishing zone, Tasmaniamarine_reserve

  The no-take zone of the Port Davey / Bathurst Harbour Marine Nature Reserve in Tasmania's remote south-west: east of a line between North Head and Hilliard Head, taking in the Davey Estuary, James Kelly Basin, Saddle Bight, Bathurst Channel and Bathurst Harbour. No fishing or setting of fishing gear — spearfishing included — is allowed. These are the tannin-dark waters that hold deep-water emergent species in only a few metres.

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• Port Davey Marine Nature Reserve restricted-fishing zone (no spearfishing), Tasmaniamarine_reserve

  The restricted zone of the Port Davey Marine Nature Reserve — the waters of Port Davey east of a line between North Head and Hilliard Head, excluding the inner no-fishing zone. Fishing here is limited to diving for abalone and rock lobster, rock-lobster pots or rings, and line fishing with up to five hooks; spearfishing is not a permitted method and the zone is flagged "No Spears" in the Tasmanian Government fisheries GIS.

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• Taroona Waters (Crayfish Point) Research Area, Hobart, Tasmaniaresearch_area

  A long-standing research reserve on Hobart's western shore, running as a south-easterly arc 800 m offshore from the end of Nubeena Crescent to the Taroona Beach boat ramp. Rod-and-line fishing is allowed, but taking fish with a spear is not: the Tasmanian Government's own fisheries GIS flags the area "No Spears". A 200 m buffer zone with the same spear restriction surrounds the reserve.

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• George III Rock Abalone Research Area, Tasmaniaresearch_area

  A fisheries research area around George III Rock off Tasmania's far south-east. No anchoring, swimming or taking of any fish by diving is allowed within 500 m of the rock — which rules out spearfishing entirely.

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• Waterwitch Reef Abalone Research Area, King Island, Tasmaniaresearch_area

  Fisheries research area on Waterwitch Reef off King Island. No taking of any fish by diving is permitted inside the boxed area, so spearfishing is prohibited.

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• Doughboys Abalone Research Area, north-west Tasmaniaresearch_area

  Fisheries research area at the Doughboys, off Tasmania's north-west tip. No taking of any fish by diving is permitted inside the boxed area, so spearfishing is prohibited.

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• Swan Island Abalone Research Area, north-east Tasmaniaresearch_area

  Fisheries research area covering the waters within 500 m of the high-water mark of Swan Island, off Tasmania's north-east corner. No taking of any fish by diving is allowed, so spearfishing is prohibited.

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• Elephant Rock Rock Lobster Research Area, Bay of Fires, Tasmaniaresearch_area

  Fisheries research area off Grants Point (Binalong Bay / Bay of Fires) including Elephant Rock. Recreational rock-lobster potting is allowed, but there is no taking of fish of any kind by diving — spearfishing is prohibited.

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• North Bay Rock Lobster Research Area, Cape Frederick Hendrick, Tasmaniaresearch_area

  Fisheries research area in North Bay on Cape Frederick Hendrick, east of Dunalley. Recreational rock-lobster potting is allowed, but no fish of any kind may be taken by diving, so spearfishing is prohibited.

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• Macquarie Island Marine Nature Reserve, Tasmania (subantarctic)marine_reserve

  No-take marine nature reserve around subantarctic Macquarie Island, covering all waters from the high-water mark seaward to three nautical miles. No fishing or setting of fishing gear of any kind — spearfishing included — is allowed. The island is a strictly managed nature reserve and World Heritage area; access requires a permit.

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• Inglis River mouth spear closure, Wynyard, Tasmaniafishery_closure

  Tasmanian spear closure at the Inglis River mouth (the C234 road bridge at Wynyard). Spears may not be used in this area; the only exception published by the department is the spearing of flounder. Boundary: Upstream of a line between the seaward ends of the breakwaters on each side of the mouth and within 100 metres seaward of that line to the downstream side of the bridge carrying the C234 road.

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• Mersey River spear closure, Devonport, Tasmaniafishery_closure

  Tasmanian spear closure at the Mersey River mouth (Devonport). Spears may not be used in this area. Boundary: the river and its tributaries (including Horsehead Creek), upstream of a line from the seaward end of the breakwater on the western shore to the first beacon on the eastern side of the river mouth, including waters within 100 metres to seaward of that line.

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• Leven River mouth spear closure, Ulverstone, Tasmaniafishery_closure

  Tasmanian spear closure at the Leven River mouth (the A1 road bridge at Ulverstone). Spears may not be used in this area; the only exception published by the department is the spearing of flounder. Boundary: Upstream of a line between the seaward ends of the breakwaters on each side of the mouth including waters within 100 metres seaward of that line to the downstream side of the bridge carrying the A1 road.

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• Inner Sister Island Abalone Research Area, Bass Strait, Tasmaniaresearch_area

  Fisheries research area covering the waters within 500 m of the high-water mark of Inner Sister Island, north of Flinders Island in Bass Strait. No fish of any kind may be taken by diving inside the area, so spearfishing is prohibited.

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• Doctors Gully Aquatic Life Reserve, Darwin (Northern Territory)marine_reserve

  Total no-take aquatic life reserve on the Darwin CBD foreshore — the Aquascene fish-feeding beach. Under its management plan no one may take, injure, destroy or possess fish or aquatic life anywhere in the reserve, so spearfishing is prohibited along with every other form of fishing. The reserve was declared under the Fisheries Act 1988 by notice in Gazette No. S51 of 8 October 1992, as amended by Gazette No. S5 of 28 January 1993.

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• East Point Aquatic Life Reserve, Darwin (Northern Territory)marine_reserve

  Aquatic life reserve in the waters off East Point, Darwin. This is NOT a total closure — amateur fishing is permitted — but the reserve's management plan restricts the gear you may use to rod and line or handline only, which excludes spearguns and hand spears. A 30 cm minimum size and a prohibition on taking sedentary organisms also apply. Declared under the Fisheries Act 1988 by notice in Gazette No. S51 of 8 October 1992.

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• Stokes Hill Wharf spearfishing exclusion, Darwin (Northern Territory)other

  Spearfishing-specific exclusion at Stokes Hill Wharf in Darwin, covering the wharf itself, the water underneath it, its approach, and a 50 m buffer around the outer edge of the wharf and approach. Spearguns may not be used there. This is not an aquatic life reserve and has no management plan; other fishing at the wharf is regulated by signage.

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• Melville Island (Elphinstone Reef) Reef Fish Protection Area, Northern Territoryno_take_zone

  Reef fish protection area under reg 10A of the Fisheries Regulations 1992 (NT). Amateur fishing from an unregistered (i.e. recreational) vessel is an offence here, and it is a separate offence to have fish or amateur fishing gear on board such a vessel inside the area unless the vessel is under way — so a recreational spearfishing trip cannot lawfully be made here, and you may not even carry a speargun at anchor. Licensed commercial vessels are likewise excluded (with a narrow Off-shore Net and Line approval). The area lies off the north-east coast of Melville Island between Point Jahleel and Soldier Point and takes in Elphinstone Reef.

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• Charles Point Reef Fish Protection Area, Northern Territoryno_take_zone

  Reef fish protection area under reg 10A of the Fisheries Regulations 1992 (NT). Amateur fishing from an unregistered (i.e. recreational) vessel is an offence here, and it is a separate offence to have fish or amateur fishing gear on board such a vessel inside the area unless the vessel is under way — so a recreational spearfishing trip cannot lawfully be made here, and you may not even carry a speargun at anchor. Licensed commercial vessels are likewise excluded (with a narrow Off-shore Net and Line approval). The area is a rectangle over Charles Point Patches, north-west of Darwin.

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• Howland Shoal and Emu Reef Reef Fish Protection Area, Northern Territoryno_take_zone

  Reef fish protection area under reg 10A of the Fisheries Regulations 1992 (NT). Amateur fishing from an unregistered (i.e. recreational) vessel is an offence here, and it is a separate offence to have fish or amateur fishing gear on board such a vessel inside the area unless the vessel is under way — so a recreational spearfishing trip cannot lawfully be made here, and you may not even carry a speargun at anchor. Licensed commercial vessels are likewise excluded (with a narrow Off-shore Net and Line approval). The area is a rectangle west of Tree Point in the Joseph Bonaparte Gulf, taking in Emu Reefs and Howland Shoals.

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• Lorna Shoal Reef Fish Protection Area, Northern Territoryno_take_zone

  Reef fish protection area under reg 10A of the Fisheries Regulations 1992 (NT). Amateur fishing from an unregistered (i.e. recreational) vessel is an offence here, and it is a separate offence to have fish or amateur fishing gear on board such a vessel inside the area unless the vessel is under way — so a recreational spearfishing trip cannot lawfully be made here, and you may not even carry a speargun at anchor. Licensed commercial vessels are likewise excluded (with a narrow Off-shore Net and Line approval). The area is a rectangle over Lorna Shoal, offshore west of Darwin.

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• Bathurst Island Reef Fish Protection Area, Northern Territoryno_take_zone

  Reef fish protection area under reg 10A of the Fisheries Regulations 1992 (NT). Amateur fishing from an unregistered (i.e. recreational) vessel is an offence here, and it is a separate offence to have fish or amateur fishing gear on board such a vessel inside the area unless the vessel is under way — so a recreational spearfishing trip cannot lawfully be made here, and you may not even carry a speargun at anchor. Licensed commercial vessels are likewise excluded (with a narrow Off-shore Net and Line approval). The area runs down the west coast of Bathurst Island between Deception Point and Rocky Point.

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• Jurabi Sanctuary Area, Ningaloo Marine Park (Western Australia)sanctuary

  No-take sanctuary area of Ningaloo Marine Park. Clause 3 of the Prohibition on Recreational Fishing (Ningaloo Marine Park) Order 2005 (Fish Resources Management Act 1994 s.43) bans all recreational fishing in sanctuary-area waters, so spearfishing is prohibited here.

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• Tantabiddi Sanctuary Area, Ningaloo Marine Park (Western Australia)sanctuary

  No-take sanctuary area of Ningaloo Marine Park. Clause 3 of the Prohibition on Recreational Fishing (Ningaloo Marine Park) Order 2005 (Fish Resources Management Act 1994 s.43) bans all recreational fishing in sanctuary-area waters, so spearfishing is prohibited here.

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• Lakeside Sanctuary Area, Ningaloo Marine Park (Western Australia)sanctuary

  No-take sanctuary area of Ningaloo Marine Park. Clause 3 of the Prohibition on Recreational Fishing (Ningaloo Marine Park) Order 2005 (Fish Resources Management Act 1994 s.43) bans all recreational fishing in sanctuary-area waters, so spearfishing is prohibited here.

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• Lighthouse Bay Sanctuary Area, Ningaloo Marine Park (Western Australia)sanctuary

  No-take sanctuary area of Ningaloo Marine Park. Clause 3 of the Prohibition on Recreational Fishing (Ningaloo Marine Park) Order 2005 (Fish Resources Management Act 1994 s.43) bans all recreational fishing in sanctuary-area waters, so spearfishing is prohibited here.

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• Bundegi Sanctuary Area, Ningaloo Marine Park (Western Australia)sanctuary

  No-take sanctuary area of Ningaloo Marine Park. Clause 3 of the Prohibition on Recreational Fishing (Ningaloo Marine Park) Order 2005 (Fish Resources Management Act 1994 s.43) bans all recreational fishing in sanctuary-area waters, so spearfishing is prohibited here.

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• Mandu Sanctuary Area, Ningaloo Marine Park (Western Australia)sanctuary

  No-take sanctuary area of Ningaloo Marine Park. Clause 3 of the Prohibition on Recreational Fishing (Ningaloo Marine Park) Order 2005 (Fish Resources Management Act 1994 s.43) bans all recreational fishing in sanctuary-area waters, so spearfishing is prohibited here.

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• Bateman Sanctuary Area, Ningaloo Marine Park (Western Australia)sanctuary

  No-take sanctuary area of Ningaloo Marine Park. Clause 3 of the Prohibition on Recreational Fishing (Ningaloo Marine Park) Order 2005 (Fish Resources Management Act 1994 s.43) bans all recreational fishing in sanctuary-area waters, so spearfishing is prohibited here.

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• Pelican Sanctuary Area, Ningaloo Marine Park (Western Australia)sanctuary

  No-take sanctuary area of Ningaloo Marine Park. Clause 3 of the Prohibition on Recreational Fishing (Ningaloo Marine Park) Order 2005 (Fish Resources Management Act 1994 s.43) bans all recreational fishing in sanctuary-area waters, so spearfishing is prohibited here.

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• Osprey Sanctuary Area, Ningaloo Marine Park (Western Australia)sanctuary

  No-take sanctuary area of Ningaloo Marine Park. Clause 3 of the Prohibition on Recreational Fishing (Ningaloo Marine Park) Order 2005 (Fish Resources Management Act 1994 s.43) bans all recreational fishing in sanctuary-area waters, so spearfishing is prohibited here.

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• Cloates Sanctuary Area, Ningaloo Marine Park (Western Australia)sanctuary

  No-take sanctuary area of Ningaloo Marine Park. Clause 3 of the Prohibition on Recreational Fishing (Ningaloo Marine Park) Order 2005 (Fish Resources Management Act 1994 s.43) bans all recreational fishing in sanctuary-area waters, so spearfishing is prohibited here.

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• Gnarraloo Bay Sanctuary Area, Ningaloo Marine Park (Western Australia)sanctuary

  No-take sanctuary area of Ningaloo Marine Park. Clause 3 of the Prohibition on Recreational Fishing (Ningaloo Marine Park) Order 2005 (Fish Resources Management Act 1994 s.43) bans all recreational fishing in sanctuary-area waters, so spearfishing is prohibited here.

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• Cape Farquhar Sanctuary Area, Ningaloo Marine Park (Western Australia)sanctuary

  No-take sanctuary area of Ningaloo Marine Park. Clause 3 of the Prohibition on Recreational Fishing (Ningaloo Marine Park) Order 2005 (Fish Resources Management Act 1994 s.43) bans all recreational fishing in sanctuary-area waters, so spearfishing is prohibited here.

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• Three Mile Sanctuary Area, Ningaloo Marine Park (Western Australia)sanctuary

  No-take sanctuary area of Ningaloo Marine Park. Clause 3 of the Prohibition on Recreational Fishing (Ningaloo Marine Park) Order 2005 (Fish Resources Management Act 1994 s.43) bans all recreational fishing in sanctuary-area waters, so spearfishing is prohibited here.

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• Mandu Special Purpose Benthic Protection Area, Ningaloo Marine Park (Western Australia)spearfishing closure (special purpose / recreation zone)

  Benthic protection zone of Ningaloo Marine Park where all recreational fishing is prohibited except trolling; spearfishing (a 'pointed instrument' under the order) is therefore banned.

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• Turtles Sanctuary Area, Ningaloo Marine Park (Western Australia)sanctuary

  No-take sanctuary area of Ningaloo Marine Park. Clause 3 of the Prohibition on Recreational Fishing (Ningaloo Marine Park) Order 2005 (Fish Resources Management Act 1994 s.43) bans all recreational fishing in sanctuary-area waters, so spearfishing is prohibited here.

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• Murat Sanctuary Area, Ningaloo Marine Park (Western Australia)sanctuary

  No-take sanctuary area of Ningaloo Marine Park. Clause 3 of the Prohibition on Recreational Fishing (Ningaloo Marine Park) Order 2005 (Fish Resources Management Act 1994 s.43) bans all recreational fishing in sanctuary-area waters, so spearfishing is prohibited here.

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• Mangrove Sanctuary Area, Ningaloo Marine Park (Western Australia)sanctuary

  No-take sanctuary area of Ningaloo Marine Park. Clause 3 of the Prohibition on Recreational Fishing (Ningaloo Marine Park) Order 2005 (Fish Resources Management Act 1994 s.43) bans all recreational fishing in sanctuary-area waters, so spearfishing is prohibited here.

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• Maud Sanctuary Area, Ningaloo Marine Park (Western Australia)sanctuary

  No-take sanctuary area of Ningaloo Marine Park. Clause 3 of the Prohibition on Recreational Fishing (Ningaloo Marine Park) Order 2005 (Fish Resources Management Act 1994 s.43) bans all recreational fishing in sanctuary-area waters, so spearfishing is prohibited here.

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• Winderabandi Sanctuary Area, Ningaloo Marine Park (Western Australia)sanctuary

  No-take sanctuary area of Ningaloo Marine Park. Clause 3 of the Prohibition on Recreational Fishing (Ningaloo Marine Park) Order 2005 (Fish Resources Management Act 1994 s.43) bans all recreational fishing in sanctuary-area waters, so spearfishing is prohibited here.

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• The Lumps Sanctuary Area, Marmion Marine Park (Western Australia)sanctuary

  No-take sanctuary zone of Marmion Marine Park. All fishing is prohibited in sanctuary zones under the gazetted prohibition order made under the Fish Resources Management Act 1994 s.43, so spearfishing is banned here. Note that in Marmion Marine Park spearfishing is permitted only in the General Use Areas at least 1800 m from the mainland high water mark and without compressed air; sanctuary areas are excluded entirely.

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• Little Island Sanctuary Area, Marmion Marine Park (Western Australia)sanctuary

  No-take sanctuary zone of Marmion Marine Park. All fishing is prohibited in sanctuary zones under the gazetted prohibition order made under the Fish Resources Management Act 1994 s.43, so spearfishing is banned here. Note that in Marmion Marine Park spearfishing is permitted only in the General Use Areas at least 1800 m from the mainland high water mark and without compressed air; sanctuary areas are excluded entirely.

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• Boyinaboat Sanctuary Area, Marmion Marine Park (Western Australia)sanctuary

  No-take sanctuary zone of Marmion Marine Park. All fishing is prohibited in sanctuary zones under the gazetted prohibition order made under the Fish Resources Management Act 1994 s.43, so spearfishing is banned here. Note that in Marmion Marine Park spearfishing is permitted only in the General Use Areas at least 1800 m from the mainland high water mark and without compressed air; sanctuary areas are excluded entirely.

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• Booker Rocks Sanctuary Area, Jurien Bay Marine Park (Western Australia)sanctuary

  No-take sanctuary zone of Jurien Bay Marine Park. All fishing is prohibited in sanctuary zones under the gazetted prohibition order made under the Fish Resources Management Act 1994 s.43, so spearfishing is banned here.

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• North Head Sanctuary Area, Jurien Bay Marine Park (Western Australia)sanctuary

  No-take sanctuary zone of Jurien Bay Marine Park. All fishing is prohibited in sanctuary zones under the gazetted prohibition order made under the Fish Resources Management Act 1994 s.43, so spearfishing is banned here.

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• Fisherman Islands Sanctuary Area, Jurien Bay Marine Park (Western Australia)sanctuary

  No-take sanctuary zone of Jurien Bay Marine Park. All fishing is prohibited in sanctuary zones under the gazetted prohibition order made under the Fish Resources Management Act 1994 s.43, so spearfishing is banned here.

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• Pumpkin Hollow Sanctuary Area, Jurien Bay Marine Park (Western Australia)sanctuary

  No-take sanctuary zone of Jurien Bay Marine Park. All fishing is prohibited in sanctuary zones under the gazetted prohibition order made under the Fish Resources Management Act 1994 s.43, so spearfishing is banned here.

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• Boullanger Island Sanctuary Area, Jurien Bay Marine Park (Western Australia)sanctuary

  No-take sanctuary zone of Jurien Bay Marine Park. All fishing is prohibited in sanctuary zones under the gazetted prohibition order made under the Fish Resources Management Act 1994 s.43, so spearfishing is banned here.

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• Nambung Bay Sanctuary Area, Jurien Bay Marine Park (Western Australia)sanctuary

  No-take sanctuary zone of Jurien Bay Marine Park. All fishing is prohibited in sanctuary zones under the gazetted prohibition order made under the Fish Resources Management Act 1994 s.43, so spearfishing is banned here.

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• Grey Sanctuary Area, Jurien Bay Marine Park (Western Australia)sanctuary

  No-take sanctuary zone of Jurien Bay Marine Park. All fishing is prohibited in sanctuary zones under the gazetted prohibition order made under the Fish Resources Management Act 1994 s.43, so spearfishing is banned here.

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• Cavanagh Reef Sanctuary Area, Jurien Bay Marine Park (Western Australia)sanctuary

  No-take sanctuary zone of Jurien Bay Marine Park. All fishing is prohibited in sanctuary zones under the gazetted prohibition order made under the Fish Resources Management Act 1994 s.43, so spearfishing is banned here.

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• Target Rock Sanctuary Area, Jurien Bay Marine Park (Western Australia)sanctuary

  No-take sanctuary zone of Jurien Bay Marine Park. All fishing is prohibited in sanctuary zones under the gazetted prohibition order made under the Fish Resources Management Act 1994 s.43, so spearfishing is banned here.

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• Wedge Island Sanctuary Area, Jurien Bay Marine Park (Western Australia)sanctuary

  No-take sanctuary zone of Jurien Bay Marine Park. All fishing is prohibited in sanctuary zones under the gazetted prohibition order made under the Fish Resources Management Act 1994 s.43, so spearfishing is banned here.

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• Seal Island Sanctuary Area, Shoalwater Islands Marine Park (Western Australia)sanctuary

  No-take sanctuary zone of Shoalwater Islands Marine Park. All fishing is prohibited in sanctuary zones under the gazetted prohibition order made under the Fish Resources Management Act 1994 s.43, so spearfishing is banned here. Spearfishing is permitted in this marine park only in the General Use Area (Schedule 6 item 8).

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• Second Rock Sanctuary Area, Shoalwater Islands Marine Park (Western Australia)sanctuary

  No-take sanctuary zone of Shoalwater Islands Marine Park. All fishing is prohibited in sanctuary zones under the gazetted prohibition order made under the Fish Resources Management Act 1994 s.43, so spearfishing is banned here. Spearfishing is permitted in this marine park only in the General Use Area (Schedule 6 item 8).

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• Becher Point Sanctuary Area, Shoalwater Islands Marine Park (Western Australia)sanctuary

  No-take sanctuary zone of Shoalwater Islands Marine Park. All fishing is prohibited in sanctuary zones under the gazetted prohibition order made under the Fish Resources Management Act 1994 s.43, so spearfishing is banned here. Spearfishing is permitted in this marine park only in the General Use Area (Schedule 6 item 8).

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• Saxon Ranger Wreck Site Area, Shoalwater Islands Marine Park (Western Australia)other

  Wreck-site closure inside Shoalwater Islands Marine Park. No recreational fishing activity is permitted here: Schedule 6 lists permitted activities only for the General Use Area and the Shoalwater Bay and Murray Reef special purpose areas, so all fishing including spearfishing is prohibited at the wreck.

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• Murray Reef Special Purpose Area (Scientific Reference), Shoalwater Islands Marine Park (Western Australia)spearfishing closure (special purpose / recreation zone)

  Scientific reference area of Shoalwater Islands Marine Park. Schedule 6 permits only rock-lobster fishing here; spearfishing with a pointed instrument is permitted only in the General Use Area, so it is prohibited in this zone.

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• Shoalwater Bay Special Purpose Area (Wildlife Conservation), Shoalwater Islands Marine Park (Western Australia)spearfishing closure (special purpose / recreation zone)

  Wildlife conservation area of Shoalwater Islands Marine Park. Schedule 6 permits abalone, crab, mussel, octopus-pot, rock lobster and line fishing here but NOT fishing by pointed instrument, which is confined to the General Use Area; spearfishing is therefore prohibited.

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• Cape Naturaliste Sanctuary Zone, Ngari Capes Marine Park (Western Australia)sanctuary

  No-take sanctuary zone of Ngari Capes Marine Park. All fishing is prohibited in sanctuary zones under the gazetted prohibition order made under the Fish Resources Management Act 1994 s.43, so spearfishing is banned here.

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• Eagle Bay Sanctuary Zone, Ngari Capes Marine Park (Western Australia)sanctuary

  No-take sanctuary zone of Ngari Capes Marine Park. All fishing is prohibited in sanctuary zones under the gazetted prohibition order made under the Fish Resources Management Act 1994 s.43, so spearfishing is banned here.

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• East Geographe Sanctuary Zone, Ngari Capes Marine Park (Western Australia)sanctuary

  No-take sanctuary zone of Ngari Capes Marine Park. All fishing is prohibited in sanctuary zones under the gazetted prohibition order made under the Fish Resources Management Act 1994 s.43, so spearfishing is banned here.

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• Central Geographe Bay Sanctuary Zone, Ngari Capes Marine Park (Western Australia)sanctuary

  No-take sanctuary zone of Ngari Capes Marine Park. All fishing is prohibited in sanctuary zones under the gazetted prohibition order made under the Fish Resources Management Act 1994 s.43, so spearfishing is banned here.

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• Busselton Jetty Sanctuary Zone, Ngari Capes Marine Park (Western Australia)sanctuary

  No-take sanctuary zone of Ngari Capes Marine Park. All fishing is prohibited in sanctuary zones under the gazetted prohibition order made under the Fish Resources Management Act 1994 s.43, so spearfishing is banned here.

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• Yallingup Sanctuary Zone, Ngari Capes Marine Park (Western Australia)sanctuary

  No-take sanctuary zone of Ngari Capes Marine Park. All fishing is prohibited in sanctuary zones under the gazetted prohibition order made under the Fish Resources Management Act 1994 s.43, so spearfishing is banned here.

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• Wyadup Sanctuary Zone, Ngari Capes Marine Park (Western Australia)sanctuary

  No-take sanctuary zone of Ngari Capes Marine Park. All fishing is prohibited in sanctuary zones under the gazetted prohibition order made under the Fish Resources Management Act 1994 s.43, so spearfishing is banned here.

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• Injidup Sanctuary Zone, Ngari Capes Marine Park (Western Australia)sanctuary

  No-take sanctuary zone of Ngari Capes Marine Park. All fishing is prohibited in sanctuary zones under the gazetted prohibition order made under the Fish Resources Management Act 1994 s.43, so spearfishing is banned here.

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• Kilcarnup Sanctuary Zone, Ngari Capes Marine Park (Western Australia)sanctuary

  No-take sanctuary zone of Ngari Capes Marine Park. All fishing is prohibited in sanctuary zones under the gazetted prohibition order made under the Fish Resources Management Act 1994 s.43, so spearfishing is banned here.

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• Cape Freycinet Sanctuary Zone, Ngari Capes Marine Park (Western Australia)sanctuary

  No-take sanctuary zone of Ngari Capes Marine Park. All fishing is prohibited in sanctuary zones under the gazetted prohibition order made under the Fish Resources Management Act 1994 s.43, so spearfishing is banned here.

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• Cape Leeuwin Sanctuary Zone, Ngari Capes Marine Park (Western Australia)sanctuary

  No-take sanctuary zone of Ngari Capes Marine Park. All fishing is prohibited in sanctuary zones under the gazetted prohibition order made under the Fish Resources Management Act 1994 s.43, so spearfishing is banned here.

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• Hamelin Island Sanctuary Zone, Ngari Capes Marine Park (Western Australia)sanctuary

  No-take sanctuary zone of Ngari Capes Marine Park. All fishing is prohibited in sanctuary zones under the gazetted prohibition order made under the Fish Resources Management Act 1994 s.43, so spearfishing is banned here.

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• East Flinders Bay Sanctuary Zone, Ngari Capes Marine Park (Western Australia)sanctuary

  No-take sanctuary zone of Ngari Capes Marine Park. All fishing is prohibited in sanctuary zones under the gazetted prohibition order made under the Fish Resources Management Act 1994 s.43, so spearfishing is banned here.

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• Flinders Island Sanctuary Zone, Ngari Capes Marine Park (Western Australia)sanctuary

  No-take sanctuary zone of Ngari Capes Marine Park. All fishing is prohibited in sanctuary zones under the gazetted prohibition order made under the Fish Resources Management Act 1994 s.43, so spearfishing is banned here.

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• Cosy Corner Sanctuary Zone, Ngari Capes Marine Park (Western Australia)sanctuary

  No-take sanctuary zone of Ngari Capes Marine Park. All fishing is prohibited in sanctuary zones under the gazetted prohibition order made under the Fish Resources Management Act 1994 s.43, so spearfishing is banned here.

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• Eagle Bay Special Purpose Zone (Shore-based Activities), Ngari Capes Marine Park (Western Australia)spearfishing closure (special purpose / recreation zone)

  Shore-based activities zone of Ngari Capes Marine Park. Recreational line fishing is allowed, but clause 3(6)(b) of the Prohibition on Fishing (Ngari Capes Marine Park) Order 2018 expressly bans recreational fishing by means of a pointed instrument (speargun, harpoon, gidgie, Hawaiian sling) in these zones.

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• Cosy Corner Special Purpose Zone (Shore-based Activities), Ngari Capes Marine Park (Western Australia)spearfishing closure (special purpose / recreation zone)

  Shore-based activities zone of Ngari Capes Marine Park. Recreational line fishing is allowed, but clause 3(6)(b) of the Prohibition on Fishing (Ngari Capes Marine Park) Order 2018 expressly bans recreational fishing by means of a pointed instrument (speargun, harpoon, gidgie, Hawaiian sling) in these zones.

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• Disappointment Reach Sanctuary Area, Shark Bay Marine Park (Western Australia)sanctuary

  No-take sanctuary zone of Shark Bay Marine Park. All fishing is prohibited in sanctuary zones under the gazetted prohibition order made under the Fish Resources Management Act 1994 s.43, so spearfishing is banned here.

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• Lharidon Bight Sanctuary Area, Shark Bay Marine Park (Western Australia)sanctuary

  No-take sanctuary zone of Shark Bay Marine Park. All fishing is prohibited in sanctuary zones under the gazetted prohibition order made under the Fish Resources Management Act 1994 s.43, so spearfishing is banned here.

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• Gudrun Wreck Sanctuary Area, Shark Bay Marine Park (Western Australia)sanctuary

  No-take sanctuary zone of Shark Bay Marine Park. All fishing is prohibited in sanctuary zones under the gazetted prohibition order made under the Fish Resources Management Act 1994 s.43, so spearfishing is banned here.

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• Big Lagoon Sanctuary Area, Shark Bay Marine Park (Western Australia)sanctuary

  No-take sanctuary zone of Shark Bay Marine Park. All fishing is prohibited in sanctuary zones under the gazetted prohibition order made under the Fish Resources Management Act 1994 s.43, so spearfishing is banned here.

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• Eighteen Mile Sanctuary Area, Shark Bay Marine Park (Western Australia)sanctuary

  No-take sanctuary zone of Shark Bay Marine Park. All fishing is prohibited in sanctuary zones under the gazetted prohibition order made under the Fish Resources Management Act 1994 s.43, so spearfishing is banned here.

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• Mary Anne Island Sanctuary Area, Shark Bay Marine Park (Western Australia)sanctuary

  No-take sanctuary zone of Shark Bay Marine Park. All fishing is prohibited in sanctuary zones under the gazetted prohibition order made under the Fish Resources Management Act 1994 s.43, so spearfishing is banned here.

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• Sandy Point Sanctuary Area, Shark Bay Marine Park (Western Australia)sanctuary

  No-take sanctuary zone of Shark Bay Marine Park. All fishing is prohibited in sanctuary zones under the gazetted prohibition order made under the Fish Resources Management Act 1994 s.43, so spearfishing is banned here.

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• Surf Point Sanctuary Area, Shark Bay Marine Park (Western Australia)sanctuary

  No-take sanctuary zone of Shark Bay Marine Park. All fishing is prohibited in sanctuary zones under the gazetted prohibition order made under the Fish Resources Management Act 1994 s.43, so spearfishing is banned here.

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• Monkey Mia Recreation Area, Shark Bay Marine Park (Western Australia)spearfishing closure (special purpose / recreation zone)

  Spearfishing is specifically prohibited in this zone of Shark Bay Marine Park: clause 7 of the Prohibition on Recreational Fishing (Shark Bay Marine Park) Order 2004 bans recreational fishing by means of a pointed instrument in the Recreation Areas and in the Cape Peron, Big Lagoon and Boorabuggatta special purpose areas. Line fishing may still be permitted.

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• Little Lagoon Recreation Area, Shark Bay Marine Park (Western Australia)spearfishing closure (special purpose / recreation zone)

  Spearfishing is specifically prohibited in this zone of Shark Bay Marine Park: clause 7 of the Prohibition on Recreational Fishing (Shark Bay Marine Park) Order 2004 bans recreational fishing by means of a pointed instrument in the Recreation Areas and in the Cape Peron, Big Lagoon and Boorabuggatta special purpose areas. Line fishing may still be permitted.

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• Dubaut Inlet Recreation Area, Shark Bay Marine Park (Western Australia)spearfishing closure (special purpose / recreation zone)

  Spearfishing is specifically prohibited in this zone of Shark Bay Marine Park: clause 7 of the Prohibition on Recreational Fishing (Shark Bay Marine Park) Order 2004 bans recreational fishing by means of a pointed instrument in the Recreation Areas and in the Cape Peron, Big Lagoon and Boorabuggatta special purpose areas. Line fishing may still be permitted.

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• Cape Peron Special Purpose Area, Shark Bay Marine Park (Western Australia)spearfishing closure (special purpose / recreation zone)

  Spearfishing is specifically prohibited in this zone of Shark Bay Marine Park: clause 7 of the Prohibition on Recreational Fishing (Shark Bay Marine Park) Order 2004 bans recreational fishing by means of a pointed instrument in the Recreation Areas and in the Cape Peron, Big Lagoon and Boorabuggatta special purpose areas. Line fishing may still be permitted.

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• Big Lagoon Special Purpose Area, Shark Bay Marine Park (Western Australia)spearfishing closure (special purpose / recreation zone)

  Spearfishing is specifically prohibited in this zone of Shark Bay Marine Park: clause 7 of the Prohibition on Recreational Fishing (Shark Bay Marine Park) Order 2004 bans recreational fishing by means of a pointed instrument in the Recreation Areas and in the Cape Peron, Big Lagoon and Boorabuggatta special purpose areas. Line fishing may still be permitted.

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• Boorabuggatta Special Purpose Area, Shark Bay Marine Park (Western Australia)spearfishing closure (special purpose / recreation zone)

  Spearfishing is specifically prohibited in this zone of Shark Bay Marine Park: clause 7 of the Prohibition on Recreational Fishing (Shark Bay Marine Park) Order 2004 bans recreational fishing by means of a pointed instrument in the Recreation Areas and in the Cape Peron, Big Lagoon and Boorabuggatta special purpose areas. Line fishing may still be permitted.

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• Anna Plain Sanctuary Zone, Eighty Mile Beach Marine Park (Western Australia)sanctuary

  No-take sanctuary zone of Eighty Mile Beach Marine Park. All fishing is prohibited in sanctuary zones under the gazetted prohibition order made under the Fish Resources Management Act 1994 s.43, so spearfishing is banned here.

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• Kurtamparanya Sanctuary Zone, Eighty Mile Beach Marine Park (Western Australia)sanctuary

  No-take sanctuary zone of Eighty Mile Beach Marine Park. All fishing is prohibited in sanctuary zones under the gazetted prohibition order made under the Fish Resources Management Act 1994 s.43, so spearfishing is banned here.

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• Pananykarra Sanctuary Zone, Eighty Mile Beach Marine Park (Western Australia)sanctuary

  No-take sanctuary zone of Eighty Mile Beach Marine Park. All fishing is prohibited in sanctuary zones under the gazetted prohibition order made under the Fish Resources Management Act 1994 s.43, so spearfishing is banned here.

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• Hamelin Pool Marine Nature Reserve (Western Australia)marine_reserve

  Class A marine nature reserve in southern Shark Bay protecting the world's largest living stromatolite colony. The Prohibition on Fishing (Hamelin Pool Marine Nature Reserve) Order 2004 bans all fishing in the reserve's waters, so spearfishing is prohibited.

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• Champagny Sanctuary Zone, Lalang-garram / Camden Sound Marine Park (Western Australia)sanctuary

  No-take sanctuary zone of Lalang-garram / Camden Sound Marine Park. All fishing is prohibited in sanctuary zones under the gazetted prohibition order made under the Fish Resources Management Act 1994 s.43, so spearfishing is banned here.

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• Montgomery Reef Sanctuary Zone, Lalang-garram / Camden Sound Marine Park (Western Australia)sanctuary

  No-take sanctuary zone of Lalang-garram / Camden Sound Marine Park. All fishing is prohibited in sanctuary zones under the gazetted prohibition order made under the Fish Resources Management Act 1994 s.43, so spearfishing is banned here.

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• Ganjaal Sanctuary Zone, Lalang-garram / Horizontal Falls Marine Park (Western Australia)sanctuary

  No-take sanctuary zone of Lalang-garram / Horizontal Falls Marine Park (Kimberley). All fishing by any means is prohibited, so spearfishing is banned here.

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• Ganbadba Sanctuary Zone, Lalang-garram / Horizontal Falls Marine Park (Western Australia)sanctuary

  No-take sanctuary zone of Lalang-garram / Horizontal Falls Marine Park (Kimberley). All fishing by any means is prohibited, so spearfishing is banned here.

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• Dirindja Sanctuary Zone, Lalang-garram / Horizontal Falls Marine Park (Western Australia)sanctuary

  No-take sanctuary zone of Lalang-garram / Horizontal Falls Marine Park (Kimberley). All fishing by any means is prohibited, so spearfishing is banned here.

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• Ngumbree Sanctuary Zone, Lalang-garram / Horizontal Falls Marine Park (Western Australia)sanctuary

  No-take sanctuary zone of Lalang-garram / Horizontal Falls Marine Park (Kimberley). All fishing by any means is prohibited, so spearfishing is banned here.

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• Deewai Sanctuary Zone, Lalang-garram / Horizontal Falls Marine Park (Western Australia)sanctuary

  No-take sanctuary zone of Lalang-garram / Horizontal Falls Marine Park (Kimberley). All fishing by any means is prohibited, so spearfishing is banned here.

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• Iledda Sanctuary Zone, Lalang-garram / Horizontal Falls Marine Park (Western Australia)sanctuary

  No-take sanctuary zone of Lalang-garram / Horizontal Falls Marine Park (Kimberley). All fishing by any means is prohibited, so spearfishing is banned here.

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• Mooloogoob Sanctuary Zone, Lalang-garram / Horizontal Falls Marine Park (Western Australia)sanctuary

  No-take sanctuary zone of Lalang-garram / Horizontal Falls Marine Park (Kimberley). All fishing by any means is prohibited, so spearfishing is banned here.

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• Garaanngaddim Sanctuary Zone, Lalang-garram / Horizontal Falls Marine Park (Western Australia)sanctuary

  No-take sanctuary zone of Lalang-garram / Horizontal Falls Marine Park (Kimberley). All fishing by any means is prohibited, so spearfishing is banned here.

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• Ollongon Sanctuary Zone, Bardi Jawi Gaarra Marine Park (Western Australia)sanctuary

  No-take sanctuary zone of Bardi Jawi Gaarra Marine Park. All fishing is prohibited in sanctuary zones under the gazetted prohibition order made under the Fish Resources Management Act 1994 s.43, so spearfishing is banned here.

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• Joowanan and Moorroodooloon Sanctuary Zone, Bardi Jawi Gaarra Marine Park (Western Australia)sanctuary

  No-take sanctuary zone of Bardi Jawi Gaarra Marine Park. All fishing is prohibited in sanctuary zones under the gazetted prohibition order made under the Fish Resources Management Act 1994 s.43, so spearfishing is banned here.

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• Baniol Gaarra Sanctuary Zone, Bardi Jawi Gaarra Marine Park (Western Australia)sanctuary

  No-take sanctuary zone of Bardi Jawi Gaarra Marine Park. All fishing is prohibited in sanctuary zones under the gazetted prohibition order made under the Fish Resources Management Act 1994 s.43, so spearfishing is banned here.

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• Imperieuse Sanctuary Area, Rowley Shoals Marine Park (Western Australia)sanctuary

  No-take sanctuary zone of Rowley Shoals Marine Park. All fishing is prohibited in sanctuary zones under the gazetted prohibition order made under the Fish Resources Management Act 1994 s.43, so spearfishing is banned here.

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• Clerke Sanctuary Area, Rowley Shoals Marine Park (Western Australia)sanctuary

  No-take sanctuary zone of Rowley Shoals Marine Park. All fishing is prohibited in sanctuary zones under the gazetted prohibition order made under the Fish Resources Management Act 1994 s.43, so spearfishing is banned here.

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• Clerke Lagoon Recreation Area (Clerke Reef lagoon), Rowley Shoals Marine Park (Western Australia)spearfishing closure (special purpose / recreation zone)

  The lagoon of Clerke Reef at the Rowley Shoals. Spearfishing is prohibited outright here: clause 3(3)(b) bans pointed-instrument fishing on compressed air in any Recreation Area, and clause 3(4) additionally bans freedive pointed-instrument fishing in the Clerke Lagoon Recreation Area. Line fishing remains permitted.

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• Walpole and Nornalup Inlets estuary and tributaries (Western Australia)other

  The Walpole/Nornalup estuary system on WA's south coast. Recreational fishing is prohibited except for crabs, prawns and marron and fishing by hand line or rod, reel and line, so spearfishing is banned throughout the estuary and its tributaries.

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• Northern Montebellos Sanctuary Area, Montebello Islands Marine Park (Western Australia)sanctuary

  No-take sanctuary zone in the northern Montebello Islands. All fishing is prohibited in sanctuary zones under the Prohibition on Fishing (Montebello Islands and Barrow Island Marine Park) Order 2020, so spearfishing is banned.

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• Southern Montebellos Sanctuary Area, Montebello Islands Marine Park (Western Australia)sanctuary

  No-take sanctuary zone in the southern Montebello Islands. All fishing is prohibited in sanctuary zones under the Prohibition on Fishing (Montebello Islands and Barrow Island Marine Park) Order 2020, so spearfishing is banned.

  wa.gov.au
• Western Barrow Island Sanctuary Area, Barrow Island Marine Park (Western Australia)sanctuary

  No-take sanctuary zone off the west coast of Barrow Island. All fishing is prohibited in sanctuary zones under the Prohibition on Fishing (Montebello Islands and Barrow Island Marine Park) Order 2020, so spearfishing is banned.

  wa.gov.au
• HMAS Swan wreck site, Geographe Bay (Western Australia)other

  Scuttled destroyer escort off Dunsborough and one of WA's best-known dive wrecks. All fishing, including spearfishing, is prohibited within 200 m of the wreck.

  wa.gov.au
• Lena wreck site, Bunbury (Western Australia)other

  Scuttled dive wreck off Bunbury. All fishing, including spearfishing, is prohibited within 400 m of the wreck.

  wa.gov.au
• HMAS Perth wreck site, King George Sound, Albany (Western Australia)other

  Scuttled guided-missile destroyer in King George Sound, a major Albany dive site. All fishing, including spearfishing, is prohibited within 250 m of the wreck.

  wa.gov.au
• Sanko Harvest wreck site, Recherche Archipelago, Esperance (Western Australia)other

  Wreck of the bulk carrier Sanko Harvest near Esperance, one of the largest divable wrecks in the southern hemisphere. Taking fish by any means, including spearfishing, is prohibited within 500 m.

  wa.gov.au
• Omeo wreck site, Coogee Beach (Western Australia)other

  The Omeo wreck at Coogee Beach, the centrepiece of the Coogee Maritime Trail snorkel trail south of Fremantle. All fishing by any means, including spearfishing, is prohibited in the gazetted wreck-site waters.

  wa.gov.au
• Greens Pool, William Bay, Denmark (Western Australia)other

  Greens Pool, the sheltered granite-boulder lagoon in William Bay National Park near Denmark. All fishing, including spearfishing, is prohibited in the gazetted waters.

  wa.gov.au
• Littabella Marine National Park (green) Zone MNP01, Great Sandy Marine Park (Queensland)no_take_zone

  No-take marine national park ('green') zone of Great Sandy Marine Park, declared as MNP01 in the Marine Parks (Great Sandy) Zoning Plan 2024 under the Marine Parks Act 2004. In a marine national park zone a person may only carry out a low impact activity NOT involving fishing or collecting, so all spearfishing is prohibited.

  legislation.qld.gov.au
• Breaksea Spit Marine National Park (green) Zone MNP02, Great Sandy Marine Park (Queensland)no_take_zone

  No-take marine national park ('green') zone of Great Sandy Marine Park, declared as MNP02 in the Marine Parks (Great Sandy) Zoning Plan 2024 under the Marine Parks Act 2004. In a marine national park zone a person may only carry out a low impact activity NOT involving fishing or collecting, so all spearfishing is prohibited.

  legislation.qld.gov.au
• Rooney Point Marine National Park (green) Zone MNP03, Great Sandy Marine Park (Queensland)no_take_zone

  No-take marine national park ('green') zone of Great Sandy Marine Park, declared as MNP03 in the Marine Parks (Great Sandy) Zoning Plan 2024 under the Marine Parks Act 2004. In a marine national park zone a person may only carry out a low impact activity NOT involving fishing or collecting, so all spearfishing is prohibited.

  legislation.qld.gov.au
• Central Hervey Bay Marine National Park (green) Zone MNP04, Great Sandy Marine Park (Queensland)no_take_zone

  No-take marine national park ('green') zone of Great Sandy Marine Park, declared as MNP04 in the Marine Parks (Great Sandy) Zoning Plan 2024 under the Marine Parks Act 2004. In a marine national park zone a person may only carry out a low impact activity NOT involving fishing or collecting, so all spearfishing is prohibited.

  legislation.qld.gov.au
• Burkitts Reef Marine National Park (green) Zone MNP05, Great Sandy Marine Park (Queensland)no_take_zone

  No-take marine national park ('green') zone of Great Sandy Marine Park, declared as MNP05 in the Marine Parks (Great Sandy) Zoning Plan 2024 under the Marine Parks Act 2004. In a marine national park zone a person may only carry out a low impact activity NOT involving fishing or collecting, so all spearfishing is prohibited.

  legislation.qld.gov.au
• Hoffmans Rocks Marine National Park (green) Zone MNP06, Great Sandy Marine Park (Queensland)no_take_zone

  No-take marine national park ('green') zone of Great Sandy Marine Park, declared as MNP06 in the Marine Parks (Great Sandy) Zoning Plan 2024 under the Marine Parks Act 2004. In a marine national park zone a person may only carry out a low impact activity NOT involving fishing or collecting, so all spearfishing is prohibited.

  legislation.qld.gov.au
• Barolin Rock Marine National Park (green) Zone MNP07, Great Sandy Marine Park (Queensland)no_take_zone

  No-take marine national park ('green') zone of Great Sandy Marine Park, declared as MNP07 in the Marine Parks (Great Sandy) Zoning Plan 2024 under the Marine Parks Act 2004. In a marine national park zone a person may only carry out a low impact activity NOT involving fishing or collecting, so all spearfishing is prohibited.

  legislation.qld.gov.au
• Champagne Pools Marine National Park (green) Zone MNP08, Great Sandy Marine Park (Queensland)no_take_zone

  No-take marine national park ('green') zone of Great Sandy Marine Park, declared as MNP08 in the Marine Parks (Great Sandy) Zoning Plan 2024 under the Marine Parks Act 2004. In a marine national park zone a person may only carry out a low impact activity NOT involving fishing or collecting, so all spearfishing is prohibited.

  legislation.qld.gov.au
• Southern Hervey Bay Marine National Park (green) Zone MNP09, Great Sandy Marine Park (Queensland)no_take_zone

  No-take marine national park ('green') zone of Great Sandy Marine Park, declared as MNP09 in the Marine Parks (Great Sandy) Zoning Plan 2024 under the Marine Parks Act 2004. In a marine national park zone a person may only carry out a low impact activity NOT involving fishing or collecting, so all spearfishing is prohibited.

  legislation.qld.gov.au
• Four Mile Reef Marine National Park (green) Zone MNP10, Great Sandy Marine Park (Queensland)no_take_zone

  No-take marine national park ('green') zone of Great Sandy Marine Park, declared as MNP10 in the Marine Parks (Great Sandy) Zoning Plan 2024 under the Marine Parks Act 2004. In a marine national park zone a person may only carry out a low impact activity NOT involving fishing or collecting, so all spearfishing is prohibited.

  legislation.qld.gov.au
• Offshore Woodgate Marine National Park (green) Zone MNP11, Great Sandy Marine Park (Queensland)no_take_zone

  No-take marine national park ('green') zone of Great Sandy Marine Park, declared as MNP11 in the Marine Parks (Great Sandy) Zoning Plan 2024 under the Marine Parks Act 2004. In a marine national park zone a person may only carry out a low impact activity NOT involving fishing or collecting, so all spearfishing is prohibited.

  legislation.qld.gov.au
• Offshore Dundubara Marine National Park (green) Zone MNP12, Great Sandy Marine Park (Queensland)no_take_zone

  No-take marine national park ('green') zone of Great Sandy Marine Park, declared as MNP12 in the Marine Parks (Great Sandy) Zoning Plan 2024 under the Marine Parks Act 2004. In a marine national park zone a person may only carry out a low impact activity NOT involving fishing or collecting, so all spearfishing is prohibited.

  legislation.qld.gov.au
• Fork Bank Marine National Park (green) Zone MNP13, Great Sandy Marine Park (Queensland)no_take_zone

  No-take marine national park ('green') zone of Great Sandy Marine Park, declared as MNP13 in the Marine Parks (Great Sandy) Zoning Plan 2024 under the Marine Parks Act 2004. In a marine national park zone a person may only carry out a low impact activity NOT involving fishing or collecting, so all spearfishing is prohibited.

  legislation.qld.gov.au
• Marsh Creek Marine National Park (green) Zone MNP14, Great Sandy Marine Park (Queensland)no_take_zone

  No-take marine national park ('green') zone of Great Sandy Marine Park, declared as MNP14 in the Marine Parks (Great Sandy) Zoning Plan 2024 under the Marine Parks Act 2004. In a marine national park zone a person may only carry out a low impact activity NOT involving fishing or collecting, so all spearfishing is prohibited.

  legislation.qld.gov.au
• Isis River Marine National Park (green) Zone MNP15, Great Sandy Marine Park (Queensland)no_take_zone

  No-take marine national park ('green') zone of Great Sandy Marine Park, declared as MNP15 in the Marine Parks (Great Sandy) Zoning Plan 2024 under the Marine Parks Act 2004. In a marine national park zone a person may only carry out a low impact activity NOT involving fishing or collecting, so all spearfishing is prohibited.

  legislation.qld.gov.au
• Big Woody Island Marine National Park (green) Zone MNP16, Great Sandy Marine Park (Queensland)no_take_zone

  No-take marine national park ('green') zone of Great Sandy Marine Park, declared as MNP16 in the Marine Parks (Great Sandy) Zoning Plan 2024 under the Marine Parks Act 2004. In a marine national park zone a person may only carry out a low impact activity NOT involving fishing or collecting, so all spearfishing is prohibited.

  legislation.qld.gov.au
• Pialba Reef Marine National Park (green) Zone MNP17, Great Sandy Marine Park (Queensland)no_take_zone

  No-take marine national park ('green') zone of Great Sandy Marine Park, declared as MNP17 in the Marine Parks (Great Sandy) Zoning Plan 2024 under the Marine Parks Act 2004. In a marine national park zone a person may only carry out a low impact activity NOT involving fishing or collecting, so all spearfishing is prohibited.

  legislation.qld.gov.au
• Little Woody Island Marine National Park (green) Zone MNP18, Great Sandy Marine Park (Queensland)no_take_zone

  No-take marine national park ('green') zone of Great Sandy Marine Park, declared as MNP18 in the Marine Parks (Great Sandy) Zoning Plan 2024 under the Marine Parks Act 2004. In a marine national park zone a person may only carry out a low impact activity NOT involving fishing or collecting, so all spearfishing is prohibited.

  legislation.qld.gov.au
• Duck Island Marine National Park (green) Zone MNP19, Great Sandy Marine Park (Queensland)no_take_zone

  No-take marine national park ('green') zone of Great Sandy Marine Park, declared as MNP19 in the Marine Parks (Great Sandy) Zoning Plan 2024 under the Marine Parks Act 2004. In a marine national park zone a person may only carry out a low impact activity NOT involving fishing or collecting, so all spearfishing is prohibited.

  legislation.qld.gov.au
• Mangrove Point Marine National Park (green) Zone MNP20, Great Sandy Marine Park (Queensland)no_take_zone

  No-take marine national park ('green') zone of Great Sandy Marine Park, declared as MNP20 in the Marine Parks (Great Sandy) Zoning Plan 2024 under the Marine Parks Act 2004. In a marine national park zone a person may only carry out a low impact activity NOT involving fishing or collecting, so all spearfishing is prohibited.

  legislation.qld.gov.au
• Susan River Marine National Park (green) Zone MNP21, Great Sandy Marine Park (Queensland)no_take_zone

  No-take marine national park ('green') zone of Great Sandy Marine Park, declared as MNP21 in the Marine Parks (Great Sandy) Zoning Plan 2024 under the Marine Parks Act 2004. In a marine national park zone a person may only carry out a low impact activity NOT involving fishing or collecting, so all spearfishing is prohibited.

  legislation.qld.gov.au
• Turkey, Bookar, Walsh Islands Marine National Park (green) Zone MNP22, Great Sandy Marine Park (Queensland)no_take_zone

  No-take marine national park ('green') zone of Great Sandy Marine Park, declared as MNP22 in the Marine Parks (Great Sandy) Zoning Plan 2024 under the Marine Parks Act 2004. In a marine national park zone a person may only carry out a low impact activity NOT involving fishing or collecting, so all spearfishing is prohibited.

  legislation.qld.gov.au
• Garrys Anchorage Marine National Park (green) Zone MNP23, Great Sandy Marine Park (Queensland)no_take_zone

  No-take marine national park ('green') zone of Great Sandy Marine Park, declared as MNP23 in the Marine Parks (Great Sandy) Zoning Plan 2024 under the Marine Parks Act 2004. In a marine national park zone a person may only carry out a low impact activity NOT involving fishing or collecting, so all spearfishing is prohibited.

  legislation.qld.gov.au
• Cowra Point Marine National Park (green) Zone MNP24, Great Sandy Marine Park (Queensland)no_take_zone

  No-take marine national park ('green') zone of Great Sandy Marine Park, declared as MNP24 in the Marine Parks (Great Sandy) Zoning Plan 2024 under the Marine Parks Act 2004. In a marine national park zone a person may only carry out a low impact activity NOT involving fishing or collecting, so all spearfishing is prohibited.

  legislation.qld.gov.au
• Kauri Creek Marine National Park (green) Zone MNP25, Great Sandy Marine Park (Queensland)no_take_zone

  No-take marine national park ('green') zone of Great Sandy Marine Park, declared as MNP25 in the Marine Parks (Great Sandy) Zoning Plan 2024 under the Marine Parks Act 2004. In a marine national park zone a person may only carry out a low impact activity NOT involving fishing or collecting, so all spearfishing is prohibited.

  legislation.qld.gov.au
• Myers Creek Marine National Park (green) Zone MNP26, Great Sandy Marine Park (Queensland)no_take_zone

  No-take marine national park ('green') zone of Great Sandy Marine Park, declared as MNP26 in the Marine Parks (Great Sandy) Zoning Plan 2024 under the Marine Parks Act 2004. In a marine national park zone a person may only carry out a low impact activity NOT involving fishing or collecting, so all spearfishing is prohibited.

  legislation.qld.gov.au
• Wolf Rock Marine National Park (green) Zone MNP27, Great Sandy Marine Park (Queensland)no_take_zone

  No-take marine national park ('green') zone of Great Sandy Marine Park, declared as MNP27 in the Marine Parks (Great Sandy) Zoning Plan 2024 under the Marine Parks Act 2004. In a marine national park zone a person may only carry out a low impact activity NOT involving fishing or collecting, so all spearfishing is prohibited.

  legislation.qld.gov.au
• Griffen Creek Marine National Park (green) Zone MNP28, Great Sandy Marine Park (Queensland)no_take_zone

  No-take marine national park ('green') zone of Great Sandy Marine Park, declared as MNP28 in the Marine Parks (Great Sandy) Zoning Plan 2024 under the Marine Parks Act 2004. In a marine national park zone a person may only carry out a low impact activity NOT involving fishing or collecting, so all spearfishing is prohibited.

  legislation.qld.gov.au
• Searys Creek Marine National Park (green) Zone MNP29, Great Sandy Marine Park (Queensland)no_take_zone

  No-take marine national park ('green') zone of Great Sandy Marine Park, declared as MNP29 in the Marine Parks (Great Sandy) Zoning Plan 2024 under the Marine Parks Act 2004. In a marine national park zone a person may only carry out a low impact activity NOT involving fishing or collecting, so all spearfishing is prohibited.

  legislation.qld.gov.au
• Cooloola Creek Marine National Park (green) Zone MNP30, Great Sandy Marine Park (Queensland)no_take_zone

  No-take marine national park ('green') zone of Great Sandy Marine Park, declared as MNP30 in the Marine Parks (Great Sandy) Zoning Plan 2024 under the Marine Parks Act 2004. In a marine national park zone a person may only carry out a low impact activity NOT involving fishing or collecting, so all spearfishing is prohibited.

  legislation.qld.gov.au
• Carland Creek Marine National Park (green) Zone MNP31, Great Sandy Marine Park (Queensland)no_take_zone

  No-take marine national park ('green') zone of Great Sandy Marine Park, declared as MNP31 in the Marine Parks (Great Sandy) Zoning Plan 2024 under the Marine Parks Act 2004. In a marine national park zone a person may only carry out a low impact activity NOT involving fishing or collecting, so all spearfishing is prohibited.

  legislation.qld.gov.au
• Ex-HMAS Tobruk area, Great Sandy Marine Park (Queensland)other

  The scuttled ex-HMAS Tobruk off Hervey Bay/Bundaberg. The wreck lies inside the MNP04 Central Hervey Bay marine national park (green) zone — a no-take zone — and section 31 of the Marine Parks (Great Sandy) Zoning Plan 2024 additionally makes entry to the designated Ex-HMAS Tobruk area permission-only. Spearfishing is prohibited.

  legislation.qld.gov.au
• Westaways Creek Marine National Park (green) Zone MNP01, Moreton Bay Marine Park (Queensland)no_take_zone

  No-take marine national park ('green') zone of Moreton Bay Marine Park, declared as MNP01 in the Marine Parks (Moreton Bay) Zoning Plan 2019 under the Marine Parks Act 2004. In a marine national park zone a person may only carry out a low impact activity NOT involving fishing or collecting, so all spearfishing is prohibited.

  legislation.qld.gov.au
• Tripcony Bight-Long Island Marine National Park (green) Zone MNP02, Moreton Bay Marine Park (Queensland)no_take_zone

  No-take marine national park ('green') zone of Moreton Bay Marine Park, declared as MNP02 in the Marine Parks (Moreton Bay) Zoning Plan 2019 under the Marine Parks Act 2004. In a marine national park zone a person may only carry out a low impact activity NOT involving fishing or collecting, so all spearfishing is prohibited.

  legislation.qld.gov.au
• Northern Wedge Marine National Park (green) Zone MNP03, Moreton Bay Marine Park (Queensland)no_take_zone

  No-take marine national park ('green') zone of Moreton Bay Marine Park, declared as MNP03 in the Marine Parks (Moreton Bay) Zoning Plan 2019 under the Marine Parks Act 2004. In a marine national park zone a person may only carry out a low impact activity NOT involving fishing or collecting, so all spearfishing is prohibited.

  legislation.qld.gov.au
• Flinders Reef Marine National Park (green) Zone MNP04, Moreton Bay Marine Park (Queensland)no_take_zone

  No-take marine national park ('green') zone of Moreton Bay Marine Park, declared as MNP04 in the Marine Parks (Moreton Bay) Zoning Plan 2019 under the Marine Parks Act 2004. In a marine national park zone a person may only carry out a low impact activity NOT involving fishing or collecting, so all spearfishing is prohibited.

  legislation.qld.gov.au
• Cape Moreton Marine National Park (green) Zone MNP05, Moreton Bay Marine Park (Queensland)no_take_zone

  No-take marine national park ('green') zone of Moreton Bay Marine Park, declared as MNP05 in the Marine Parks (Moreton Bay) Zoning Plan 2019 under the Marine Parks Act 2004. In a marine national park zone a person may only carry out a low impact activity NOT involving fishing or collecting, so all spearfishing is prohibited.

  legislation.qld.gov.au
• Heath Island Lagoon Marine National Park (green) Zone MNP06, Moreton Bay Marine Park (Queensland)no_take_zone

  No-take marine national park ('green') zone of Moreton Bay Marine Park, declared as MNP06 in the Marine Parks (Moreton Bay) Zoning Plan 2019 under the Marine Parks Act 2004. In a marine national park zone a person may only carry out a low impact activity NOT involving fishing or collecting, so all spearfishing is prohibited.

  legislation.qld.gov.au
• Braydon Beach Marine National Park (green) Zone MNP07, Moreton Bay Marine Park (Queensland)no_take_zone

  No-take marine national park ('green') zone of Moreton Bay Marine Park, declared as MNP07 in the Marine Parks (Moreton Bay) Zoning Plan 2019 under the Marine Parks Act 2004. In a marine national park zone a person may only carry out a low impact activity NOT involving fishing or collecting, so all spearfishing is prohibited.

  legislation.qld.gov.au
• Deep Offshore Moreton Island Marine National Park (green) Zone MNP08, Moreton Bay Marine Park (Queensland)no_take_zone

  No-take marine national park ('green') zone of Moreton Bay Marine Park, declared as MNP08 in the Marine Parks (Moreton Bay) Zoning Plan 2019 under the Marine Parks Act 2004. In a marine national park zone a person may only carry out a low impact activity NOT involving fishing or collecting, so all spearfishing is prohibited.

  legislation.qld.gov.au
• Deception Bay Marine National Park (green) Zone MNP09, Moreton Bay Marine Park (Queensland)no_take_zone

  No-take marine national park ('green') zone of Moreton Bay Marine Park, declared as MNP09 in the Marine Parks (Moreton Bay) Zoning Plan 2019 under the Marine Parks Act 2004. In a marine national park zone a person may only carry out a low impact activity NOT involving fishing or collecting, so all spearfishing is prohibited.

  legislation.qld.gov.au
• Cherub's Cave-Henderson Rock Marine National Park (green) Zone MNP10, Moreton Bay Marine Park (Queensland)no_take_zone

  No-take marine national park ('green') zone of Moreton Bay Marine Park, declared as MNP10 in the Marine Parks (Moreton Bay) Zoning Plan 2019 under the Marine Parks Act 2004. In a marine national park zone a person may only carry out a low impact activity NOT involving fishing or collecting, so all spearfishing is prohibited.

  legislation.qld.gov.au
• Hays Inlet Marine National Park (green) Zone MNP11, Moreton Bay Marine Park (Queensland)no_take_zone

  No-take marine national park ('green') zone of Moreton Bay Marine Park, declared as MNP11 in the Marine Parks (Moreton Bay) Zoning Plan 2019 under the Marine Parks Act 2004. In a marine national park zone a person may only carry out a low impact activity NOT involving fishing or collecting, so all spearfishing is prohibited.

  legislation.qld.gov.au
• Scotts Point Marine National Park (green) Zone MNP12, Moreton Bay Marine Park (Queensland)no_take_zone

  No-take marine national park ('green') zone of Moreton Bay Marine Park, declared as MNP12 in the Marine Parks (Moreton Bay) Zoning Plan 2019 under the Marine Parks Act 2004. In a marine national park zone a person may only carry out a low impact activity NOT involving fishing or collecting, so all spearfishing is prohibited.

  legislation.qld.gov.au
• Bramble Bay Marine National Park (green) Zone MNP13, Moreton Bay Marine Park (Queensland)no_take_zone

  No-take marine national park ('green') zone of Moreton Bay Marine Park, declared as MNP13 in the Marine Parks (Moreton Bay) Zoning Plan 2019 under the Marine Parks Act 2004. In a marine national park zone a person may only carry out a low impact activity NOT involving fishing or collecting, so all spearfishing is prohibited.

  legislation.qld.gov.au
• Middle Moreton Bay Marine National Park (green) Zone MNP14, Moreton Bay Marine Park (Queensland)no_take_zone

  No-take marine national park ('green') zone of Moreton Bay Marine Park, declared as MNP14 in the Marine Parks (Moreton Bay) Zoning Plan 2019 under the Marine Parks Act 2004. In a marine national park zone a person may only carry out a low impact activity NOT involving fishing or collecting, so all spearfishing is prohibited.

  legislation.qld.gov.au
• Crab Island Marine National Park (green) Zone MNP15, Moreton Bay Marine Park (Queensland)no_take_zone

  No-take marine national park ('green') zone of Moreton Bay Marine Park, declared as MNP15 in the Marine Parks (Moreton Bay) Zoning Plan 2019 under the Marine Parks Act 2004. In a marine national park zone a person may only carry out a low impact activity NOT involving fishing or collecting, so all spearfishing is prohibited.

  legislation.qld.gov.au
• Mirapool Islands-Offshore Area Marine National Park (green) Zone MNP16, Moreton Bay Marine Park (Queensland)no_take_zone

  No-take marine national park ('green') zone of Moreton Bay Marine Park, declared as MNP16 in the Marine Parks (Moreton Bay) Zoning Plan 2019 under the Marine Parks Act 2004. In a marine national park zone a person may only carry out a low impact activity NOT involving fishing or collecting, so all spearfishing is prohibited.

  legislation.qld.gov.au
• St Helena Island Marine National Park (green) Zone MNP17, Moreton Bay Marine Park (Queensland)no_take_zone

  No-take marine national park ('green') zone of Moreton Bay Marine Park, declared as MNP17 in the Marine Parks (Moreton Bay) Zoning Plan 2019 under the Marine Parks Act 2004. In a marine national park zone a person may only carry out a low impact activity NOT involving fishing or collecting, so all spearfishing is prohibited.

  legislation.qld.gov.au
• Amity Banks (east) Marine National Park (green) Zone MNP18, Moreton Bay Marine Park (Queensland)no_take_zone

  No-take marine national park ('green') zone of Moreton Bay Marine Park, declared as MNP18 in the Marine Parks (Moreton Bay) Zoning Plan 2019 under the Marine Parks Act 2004. In a marine national park zone a person may only carry out a low impact activity NOT involving fishing or collecting, so all spearfishing is prohibited.

  legislation.qld.gov.au
• Flat Rock Marine National Park (green) Zone MNP19, Moreton Bay Marine Park (Queensland)no_take_zone

  No-take marine national park ('green') zone of Moreton Bay Marine Park, declared as MNP19 in the Marine Parks (Moreton Bay) Zoning Plan 2019 under the Marine Parks Act 2004. In a marine national park zone a person may only carry out a low impact activity NOT involving fishing or collecting, so all spearfishing is prohibited.

  legislation.qld.gov.au
• Wanga Wallen Bank Marine National Park (green) Zone MNP20, Moreton Bay Marine Park (Queensland)no_take_zone

  No-take marine national park ('green') zone of Moreton Bay Marine Park, declared as MNP20 in the Marine Parks (Moreton Bay) Zoning Plan 2019 under the Marine Parks Act 2004. In a marine national park zone a person may only carry out a low impact activity NOT involving fishing or collecting, so all spearfishing is prohibited.

  legislation.qld.gov.au
• Amity Banks (west) Marine National Park (green) Zone MNP21, Moreton Bay Marine Park (Queensland)no_take_zone

  No-take marine national park ('green') zone of Moreton Bay Marine Park, declared as MNP21 in the Marine Parks (Moreton Bay) Zoning Plan 2019 under the Marine Parks Act 2004. In a marine national park zone a person may only carry out a low impact activity NOT involving fishing or collecting, so all spearfishing is prohibited.

  legislation.qld.gov.au
• Myora Reef Marine National Park (green) Zone MNP22, Moreton Bay Marine Park (Queensland)no_take_zone

  No-take marine national park ('green') zone of Moreton Bay Marine Park, declared as MNP22 in the Marine Parks (Moreton Bay) Zoning Plan 2019 under the Marine Parks Act 2004. In a marine national park zone a person may only carry out a low impact activity NOT involving fishing or collecting, so all spearfishing is prohibited.

  legislation.qld.gov.au
• Peel Island Marine National Park (green) Zone MNP23, Moreton Bay Marine Park (Queensland)no_take_zone

  No-take marine national park ('green') zone of Moreton Bay Marine Park, declared as MNP23 in the Marine Parks (Moreton Bay) Zoning Plan 2019 under the Marine Parks Act 2004. In a marine national park zone a person may only carry out a low impact activity NOT involving fishing or collecting, so all spearfishing is prohibited.

  legislation.qld.gov.au
• Cox Bank Marine National Park (green) Zone MNP24, Moreton Bay Marine Park (Queensland)no_take_zone

  No-take marine national park ('green') zone of Moreton Bay Marine Park, declared as MNP24 in the Marine Parks (Moreton Bay) Zoning Plan 2019 under the Marine Parks Act 2004. In a marine national park zone a person may only carry out a low impact activity NOT involving fishing or collecting, so all spearfishing is prohibited.

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• Offshore North Stradbroke Island Marine National Park (green) Zone MNP25, Moreton Bay Marine Park (Queensland)no_take_zone

  No-take marine national park ('green') zone of Moreton Bay Marine Park, declared as MNP25 in the Marine Parks (Moreton Bay) Zoning Plan 2019 under the Marine Parks Act 2004. In a marine national park zone a person may only carry out a low impact activity NOT involving fishing or collecting, so all spearfishing is prohibited.

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• Price Anchorage Marine National Park (green) Zone MNP26, Moreton Bay Marine Park (Queensland)no_take_zone

  No-take marine national park ('green') zone of Moreton Bay Marine Park, declared as MNP26 in the Marine Parks (Moreton Bay) Zoning Plan 2019 under the Marine Parks Act 2004. In a marine national park zone a person may only carry out a low impact activity NOT involving fishing or collecting, so all spearfishing is prohibited.

  legislation.qld.gov.au
• Lamb Island Marine National Park (green) Zone MNP27, Moreton Bay Marine Park (Queensland)no_take_zone

  No-take marine national park ('green') zone of Moreton Bay Marine Park, declared as MNP27 in the Marine Parks (Moreton Bay) Zoning Plan 2019 under the Marine Parks Act 2004. In a marine national park zone a person may only carry out a low impact activity NOT involving fishing or collecting, so all spearfishing is prohibited.

  legislation.qld.gov.au
• Pannikin Island Marine National Park (green) Zone MNP28, Moreton Bay Marine Park (Queensland)no_take_zone

  No-take marine national park ('green') zone of Moreton Bay Marine Park, declared as MNP28 in the Marine Parks (Moreton Bay) Zoning Plan 2019 under the Marine Parks Act 2004. In a marine national park zone a person may only carry out a low impact activity NOT involving fishing or collecting, so all spearfishing is prohibited.

  legislation.qld.gov.au
• Willes Island Marine National Park (green) Zone MNP29, Moreton Bay Marine Park (Queensland)no_take_zone

  No-take marine national park ('green') zone of Moreton Bay Marine Park, declared as MNP29 in the Marine Parks (Moreton Bay) Zoning Plan 2019 under the Marine Parks Act 2004. In a marine national park zone a person may only carry out a low impact activity NOT involving fishing or collecting, so all spearfishing is prohibited.

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• Cobby Cobby Island Marine National Park (green) Zone MNP30, Moreton Bay Marine Park (Queensland)no_take_zone

  No-take marine national park ('green') zone of Moreton Bay Marine Park, declared as MNP30 in the Marine Parks (Moreton Bay) Zoning Plan 2019 under the Marine Parks Act 2004. In a marine national park zone a person may only carry out a low impact activity NOT involving fishing or collecting, so all spearfishing is prohibited.

  legislation.qld.gov.au
• Swan Bay-Never Never Creek Marine National Park (green) Zone MNP31, Moreton Bay Marine Park (Queensland)no_take_zone

  No-take marine national park ('green') zone of Moreton Bay Marine Park, declared as MNP31 in the Marine Parks (Moreton Bay) Zoning Plan 2019 under the Marine Parks Act 2004. In a marine national park zone a person may only carry out a low impact activity NOT involving fishing or collecting, so all spearfishing is prohibited.

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• Offshore South Stradbroke Island Marine National Park (green) Zone MNP32, Moreton Bay Marine Park (Queensland)no_take_zone

  No-take marine national park ('green') zone of Moreton Bay Marine Park, declared as MNP32 in the Marine Parks (Moreton Bay) Zoning Plan 2019 under the Marine Parks Act 2004. In a marine national park zone a person may only carry out a low impact activity NOT involving fishing or collecting, so all spearfishing is prohibited.

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• McCoys Creek Marine National Park (green) Zone MNP33, Moreton Bay Marine Park (Queensland)no_take_zone

  No-take marine national park ('green') zone of Moreton Bay Marine Park, declared as MNP33 in the Marine Parks (Moreton Bay) Zoning Plan 2019 under the Marine Parks Act 2004. In a marine national park zone a person may only carry out a low impact activity NOT involving fishing or collecting, so all spearfishing is prohibited.

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• Coombabah Lake Marine National Park (green) Zone MNP34, Moreton Bay Marine Park (Queensland)no_take_zone

  No-take marine national park ('green') zone of Moreton Bay Marine Park, declared as MNP34 in the Marine Parks (Moreton Bay) Zoning Plan 2019 under the Marine Parks Act 2004. In a marine national park zone a person may only carry out a low impact activity NOT involving fishing or collecting, so all spearfishing is prohibited.

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• Great Keppel Island western foreshore spearfishing closure (Queensland)other

  Great Keppel Island's western foreshore waters and waters within 400 m out to sea, between Little Peninsula and Monkey Point. Recreational fishers must not possess or use a spear or speargun in these regulated waters under section 50 of the Fisheries Declaration 2019 — line fishing is unaffected.

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• North Keppel Island western and southern foreshore spearfishing closure (Queensland)other

  North Keppel Island's western and southern foreshore waters and waters within 400 m out to sea between the marker signs at the island's northern and south-eastern tips. Possessing or using a spear or speargun is prohibited under section 50 of the Fisheries Declaration 2019.

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• Hook Island eastern and southern foreshore spearfishing closure, Whitsundays (Queensland)other

  Hook Island's eastern and southern foreshore waters in the Whitsundays. Recreational fishers must not possess or use a spear or speargun in these regulated waters under section 50 of the Fisheries Declaration 2019.

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• Hayman Island southern and western foreshore spearfishing closure, Whitsundays (Queensland)other

  Hayman Island's southern and western foreshore waters in the Whitsundays. Possessing or using a spear or speargun is prohibited under section 50 of the Fisheries Declaration 2019.

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• Lindeman Island southern and western foreshore spearfishing closure, Whitsundays (Queensland)other

  Lindeman Island's southern and western foreshore waters and waters within 400 m out to sea between Dalwood Point and Boat Point (Thumb Point). Possessing or using a spear or speargun is prohibited under section 50 of the Fisheries Declaration 2019.

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• Long Island western foreshore spearfishing closure, Whitsundays (Queensland)other

  Long Island's western foreshore waters and waters within 400 m out to sea between Fire Point and Base Point. Possessing or using a spear or speargun is prohibited under section 50 of the Fisheries Declaration 2019.

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• West Molle (Daydream) Island foreshore spearfishing closure, Whitsundays (Queensland)other

  The foreshore waters of West Molle Island (Daydream Island) and waters within 400 m out to sea from the island's shore at low water. Possessing or using a spear or speargun is prohibited under section 50 of the Fisheries Declaration 2019.

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• Seaforth Island foreshore spearfishing closure (Queensland)other

  Seaforth Island's foreshore waters and waters within 400 m out to sea from the island's shore at low water. Possessing or using a spear or speargun is prohibited under section 50 of the Fisheries Declaration 2019.

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• Dunk Island spearfishing closure (Queensland)other

  Dunk Island, off Mission Beach. Dunk Island is listed in section 50 of the Fisheries Declaration 2019 as regulated waters in which a recreational fisher must not possess or use a spear or speargun.

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• Brampton Island – Pelican Island – Carlisle Island spearfishing closure (Queensland)other

  The channel and surrounding waters enclosed by Sword Fish Point (Brampton Island), the north-western tip of Carlisle Island, Carlisle's western and southern shores and Turtle Bay on Brampton Island. Recreational fishers must not possess or use a spear or speargun in these regulated waters under section 50 of the Fisheries Declaration 2019.

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• Moreton Island artificial reef area (Bulwer Wrecks to Tangalooma) spearfishing closure (Queensland)other

  The corridor of water along Moreton Island's western shore from about 200 m north of the Bulwer Wrecks, out to the NE1 buoy, the M7 beacon west of Cowan Cowan Point and the E1 beacon west of Tangalooma Jetty, down to Tangalooma Point — the water containing the Bulwer and Tangalooma wreck lines. Recreational fishers must not possess or use a spear or speargun in these regulated waters under section 50 of the Fisheries Declaration 2019.

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• Waterman Recreation Area, Marmion Marine Park (Western Australia)spearfishing closure (special purpose / recreation zone)

  Inshore recreation area of Marmion Marine Park off Perth's northern beaches. Clause 3 of the Prohibition on Recreational Fishing (Marmion Marine Park) Order 1999 bans recreational fishing park-wide and Schedule 4 re-permits only line fishing from the shore in this Schedule 2 area; spearfishing is permitted nowhere in the park except in the General Use Areas at least 1800 m from the mainland high water mark, so it is prohibited here.

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• All rivers, streams, brooks and dams of Western Australiafreshwater / inland waters closure

  Spearfishing is prohibited in fresh waters throughout Western Australia. The Prohibition on the Use of Pointed Instruments Notice 1991 (Notice No. 469, made by the Minister for Fisheries under ss 9, 10 and 11 of the Fisheries Act 1905 and published in Government Gazette No. 19 of 1 February 1991) prohibits all persons 'from taking any fish whatsoever by means of spearguns, harpoons, Hawaiian slings, and all other pointed instruments' in the waters of the First Schedule: 'All rivers, streams, brooks, together with their tributaries and effluents and dams within Western Australia.' The single exception is the Second Schedule species, Estuarine Cobbler (Cnidoglanis macrocephalus), which may be taken by handspear. DPIRD still publishes the notice in its consolidated notices and orders and carries it as a section-43 gear-restriction closure (Fisheries Guide GIS layer 185).

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• Murat—North Special Purpose Shore Based Activities Area, Ningaloo Marine Park (Western Australia)spearfishing closure (special purpose / recreation zone)

  A 100 m-wide strip of water measured seaward from the high water mark along north-eastern shore of North West Cape immediately north of the Commonwealth Communication Pier, Exmouth Gulf side, running from 21º48.79’S (northern boundary of the Commonwealth Communication Pier Excision) to 21º48.55’S. Clause 6(1) of the Prohibition on Recreational Fishing (Ningaloo Marine Park) Order 2005 (made by the Minister under s.43 of the Fish Resources Management Act 1994) prohibits all recreational fishing here; clause 6(2) restores only shore-based line fishing, a throw net for bait fish, and — in the Schedule 7 item 2 area alone — net fishing, in each case by a person not using or connected with a boat. Spearfishing is not among the restored methods, so a speargun, harpoon, gidgie or Hawaiian sling may not be used anywhere in this strip. Fines under the Act apply.

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• Murat—South Special Purpose Shore Based Activities Area, Ningaloo Marine Park (Western Australia)spearfishing closure (special purpose / recreation zone)

  A 100 m-wide strip of water measured seaward from the high water mark along Exmouth Gulf shore south of the Commonwealth Communication Pier, off Bill's Way, running from 21º49.55’S to the southern boundary of the Commonwealth Communication Pier Excision (about 21º49.15’S). Clause 6(1) of the Prohibition on Recreational Fishing (Ningaloo Marine Park) Order 2005 (made by the Minister under s.43 of the Fish Resources Management Act 1994) prohibits all recreational fishing here; clause 6(2) restores only shore-based line fishing, a throw net for bait fish, and — in the Schedule 7 item 2 area alone — net fishing, in each case by a person not using or connected with a boat. Spearfishing is not among the restored methods, so a speargun, harpoon, gidgie or Hawaiian sling may not be used anywhere in this strip. Fines under the Act apply.

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• Lighthouse Bay Special Purpose Shore Based Activities Area, Ningaloo Marine Park (Western Australia)spearfishing closure (special purpose / recreation zone)

  A 100 m-wide strip of water measured seaward from the high water mark along the tip of North West Cape at Vlamingh Head/Lighthouse Bay, off the Mildura wreck, running from 114º07.9667’E to 114º10.35’E. Clause 6(1) of the Prohibition on Recreational Fishing (Ningaloo Marine Park) Order 2005 (made by the Minister under s.43 of the Fish Resources Management Act 1994) prohibits all recreational fishing here; clause 6(2) restores only shore-based line fishing, a throw net for bait fish, and — in the Schedule 7 item 2 area alone — net fishing, in each case by a person not using or connected with a boat. Spearfishing is not among the restored methods, so a speargun, harpoon, gidgie or Hawaiian sling may not be used anywhere in this strip. Fines under the Act apply.

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• Jurabi Special Purpose Shore Based Activities Area, Ningaloo Marine Park (Western Australia)spearfishing closure (special purpose / recreation zone)

  A 100 m-wide strip of water measured seaward from the high water mark along the Jurabi Coastal Park shore on the western side of North West Cape, north of Tantabiddi, running from 113º59.8’E to 114º1.8’E. Clause 6(1) of the Prohibition on Recreational Fishing (Ningaloo Marine Park) Order 2005 (made by the Minister under s.43 of the Fish Resources Management Act 1994) prohibits all recreational fishing here; clause 6(2) restores only shore-based line fishing, a throw net for bait fish, and — in the Schedule 7 item 2 area alone — net fishing, in each case by a person not using or connected with a boat. Spearfishing is not among the restored methods, so a speargun, harpoon, gidgie or Hawaiian sling may not be used anywhere in this strip. Fines under the Act apply.

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• Osprey—North Special Purpose Shore Based Activities Area, Ningaloo Marine Park (Western Australia)spearfishing closure (special purpose / recreation zone)

  A 100 m-wide strip of water measured seaward from the high water mark along the Osprey Bay/Cape Range National Park shore north of Osprey Bay campground, running from 22º14.9226’S to 22º13.3’S. Clause 6(1) of the Prohibition on Recreational Fishing (Ningaloo Marine Park) Order 2005 (made by the Minister under s.43 of the Fish Resources Management Act 1994) prohibits all recreational fishing here; clause 6(2) restores only shore-based line fishing, a throw net for bait fish, and — in the Schedule 7 item 2 area alone — net fishing, in each case by a person not using or connected with a boat. Spearfishing is not among the restored methods, so a speargun, harpoon, gidgie or Hawaiian sling may not be used anywhere in this strip. Fines under the Act apply.

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• Osprey—South Special Purpose Shore Based Activities Area, Ningaloo Marine Park (Western Australia)spearfishing closure (special purpose / recreation zone)

  A 100 m-wide strip of water measured seaward from the high water mark along the Cape Range National Park shore south of Osprey Bay, off Yardie Creek Road, running from 22º19.5’S to 22º18.4284’S. Clause 6(1) of the Prohibition on Recreational Fishing (Ningaloo Marine Park) Order 2005 (made by the Minister under s.43 of the Fish Resources Management Act 1994) prohibits all recreational fishing here; clause 6(2) restores only shore-based line fishing, a throw net for bait fish, and — in the Schedule 7 item 2 area alone — net fishing, in each case by a person not using or connected with a boat. Spearfishing is not among the restored methods, so a speargun, harpoon, gidgie or Hawaiian sling may not be used anywhere in this strip. Fines under the Act apply.

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• Winderabandi Special Purpose Shore Based Activities Area, Ningaloo Marine Park (Western Australia)spearfishing closure (special purpose / recreation zone)

  A 100 m-wide strip of water measured seaward from the high water mark along the Ningaloo/Winderabandi Point coast, the longest of the eleven strips at about 13 km, running from 22º29.75’S to 22º22.8’S. Clause 6(1) of the Prohibition on Recreational Fishing (Ningaloo Marine Park) Order 2005 (made by the Minister under s.43 of the Fish Resources Management Act 1994) prohibits all recreational fishing here; clause 6(2) restores only shore-based line fishing, a throw net for bait fish, and — in the Schedule 7 item 2 area alone — net fishing, in each case by a person not using or connected with a boat. Spearfishing is not among the restored methods, so a speargun, harpoon, gidgie or Hawaiian sling may not be used anywhere in this strip. Fines under the Act apply.

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• Cloates Special Purpose Shore Based Activities Area, Ningaloo Marine Park (Western Australia)spearfishing closure (special purpose / recreation zone)

  A 100 m-wide strip of water measured seaward from the high water mark along the Point Cloates coast at Ningaloo Station, the strip wrapping the point itself, running from 22º46.5504’S to 22º39.3942’S. Clause 6(1) of the Prohibition on Recreational Fishing (Ningaloo Marine Park) Order 2005 (made by the Minister under s.43 of the Fish Resources Management Act 1994) prohibits all recreational fishing here; clause 6(2) restores only shore-based line fishing, a throw net for bait fish, and — in the Schedule 7 item 2 area alone — net fishing, in each case by a person not using or connected with a boat. Spearfishing is not among the restored methods, so a speargun, harpoon, gidgie or Hawaiian sling may not be used anywhere in this strip. Fines under the Act apply.

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• Maud Special Purpose Shore Based Activities Area, Ningaloo Marine Park (Western Australia)spearfishing closure (special purpose / recreation zone)

  A 100 m-wide strip of water measured seaward from the high water mark along the Coral Bay/Point Maud shore, including the Monck Head Drive boat-launching frontage, running from 23º10.3968’S to 23º08.7498’S, with an offset geodesic across Monck Head. Clause 6(1) of the Prohibition on Recreational Fishing (Ningaloo Marine Park) Order 2005 (made by the Minister under s.43 of the Fish Resources Management Act 1994) prohibits all recreational fishing here; clause 6(2) restores only shore-based line fishing, a throw net for bait fish, and — in the Schedule 7 item 2 area alone — net fishing, in each case by a person not using or connected with a boat. Spearfishing is not among the restored methods, so a speargun, harpoon, gidgie or Hawaiian sling may not be used anywhere in this strip. Fines under the Act apply.

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• Pelican—North Special Purpose Shore Based Activities Area, Ningaloo Marine Park (Western Australia)spearfishing closure (special purpose / recreation zone)

  A 100 m-wide strip of water measured seaward from the high water mark along the 14 Mile Beach (Warroora Station) coast north of Pelican Point, running from 23º20.7006’S to 23º17.65’S. Clause 6(1) of the Prohibition on Recreational Fishing (Ningaloo Marine Park) Order 2005 (made by the Minister under s.43 of the Fish Resources Management Act 1994) prohibits all recreational fishing here; clause 6(2) restores only shore-based line fishing, a throw net for bait fish, and — in the Schedule 7 item 2 area alone — net fishing, in each case by a person not using or connected with a boat. Spearfishing is not among the restored methods, so a speargun, harpoon, gidgie or Hawaiian sling may not be used anywhere in this strip. Fines under the Act apply.

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• Pelican—South Special Purpose Shore Based Activities Area, Ningaloo Marine Park (Western Australia)spearfishing closure (special purpose / recreation zone)

  A 100 m-wide strip of water measured seaward from the high water mark along the Warroora Station coast south of Pelican Point, running from 23º26.25’S to 23º24.6’S. Clause 6(1) of the Prohibition on Recreational Fishing (Ningaloo Marine Park) Order 2005 (made by the Minister under s.43 of the Fish Resources Management Act 1994) prohibits all recreational fishing here; clause 6(2) restores only shore-based line fishing, a throw net for bait fish, and — in the Schedule 7 item 2 area alone — net fishing, in each case by a person not using or connected with a boat. Spearfishing is not among the restored methods, so a speargun, harpoon, gidgie or Hawaiian sling may not be used anywhere in this strip. Fines under the Act apply.

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• Tantabiddi to Winderabandi Point spearfishing closure, Ningaloo Marine Park (Western Australia)spearfishing closure (special purpose / recreation zone)

  The central section of Ningaloo Marine Park state waters, between 21°56.300’S (Tantabiddi Well, north of Tantabiddi boat ramp) and 22°29.750’S (Winderabandi Point), is closed to spearfishing outright. Clauses 4(1) and 5(1) of the Prohibition on Recreational Fishing (Ningaloo Marine Park) Order 2005 prohibit recreational fishing by means of a pointed instrument — defined in the order as a speargun, harpoon, gidgie, Hawaiian sling or any other similar pointed device — in the General Use Areas and the Recreation Areas that fall in this latitude band, which together make up all the multiple-use water there. The closure covers the whole reef and lagoon fronting Cape Range National Park, i.e. the most-visited part of Ningaloo. Outside the band spearfishing is allowed in general-use water, but never in a sanctuary area, never for wrasse or rockcod/groper (cl. 9), never for Queensland groper, manta ray or molluscs (cl. 8), and never using compressed air (cl. 10). Read literally, clauses 4(1) and 5(1) close waters "north of 22° 29.7500’ south latitude; or south of 21° 56.300’ south latitude", a disjunction that would cover the entire park; the statement that general-use water outside the band remains open follows the administrator’s own construction — DPIRD’s clause polygon in its DPIRD-061 layer is bounded at exactly those two parallels, and the joint DPIRD/DBCA leaflet "Spearfishing in Ningaloo Marine Park" says "you cannot spearfish … between Tantabiddi Well and Winderabandi Point" — not the literal words of the clause.

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• North Head Area 1 Special Purpose Shore Based Activities Area, Jurien Bay Marine Park (Western Australia)spearfishing closure (special purpose / recreation zone)

  A special-purpose management area of Jurien Bay Marine Park covering the northern of the two North Head strips, immediately south of Jurien townsite between 30°12.455’S and 30°12.806’S. Clause 4(1) of the Prohibition on Recreational Fishing (Jurien Bay Marine Park) Order 2005 (Order No. 18 of 2005, made under s.43 of the Fish Resources Management Act 1994) prohibits all recreational fishing here. Clauses 4(2) and 4(3) restore only shore-based, boat-free fishing: abalone or rock lobster taken without diving, a fishing line, or a fishing net. Spearfishing is in none of those categories, so no speargun, harpoon, gidgie or Hawaiian sling may be used in this area. Enforcement is by DPIRD fisheries officers; a narrow strip of water off the North Head shore, reaching only about 115 m out from the high water mark.

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• North Head Area 2 Special Purpose Shore Based Activities Area, Jurien Bay Marine Park (Western Australia)spearfishing closure (special purpose / recreation zone)

  A special-purpose management area of Jurien Bay Marine Park covering the southern North Head strip, between 30°13.722’S and 30°14.008’S and out to 115°00.849’E. Clause 4(1) of the Prohibition on Recreational Fishing (Jurien Bay Marine Park) Order 2005 (Order No. 18 of 2005, made under s.43 of the Fish Resources Management Act 1994) prohibits all recreational fishing here. Clauses 4(2) and 4(3) restore only shore-based, boat-free fishing: abalone or rock lobster taken without diving, a fishing line, or a fishing net. Spearfishing is in none of those categories, so no speargun, harpoon, gidgie or Hawaiian sling may be used in this area. Enforcement is by DPIRD fisheries officers; a narrow strip of water off the southern North Head shore.

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• Boullanger Island Special Purpose Shore Based Activities Area, Jurien Bay Marine Park (Western Australia)spearfishing closure (special purpose / recreation zone)

  A special-purpose management area of Jurien Bay Marine Park covering the mainland shore opposite Boullanger Island, between 30°18.658’S and 30°20.413’S. Clause 4(1) of the Prohibition on Recreational Fishing (Jurien Bay Marine Park) Order 2005 (Order No. 18 of 2005, made under s.43 of the Fish Resources Management Act 1994) prohibits all recreational fishing here. Clauses 4(2) and 4(3) restore only shore-based, boat-free fishing: abalone or rock lobster taken without diving, a fishing line, or a fishing net. Spearfishing is in none of those categories, so no speargun, harpoon, gidgie or Hawaiian sling may be used in this area. Enforcement is by DPIRD fisheries officers; the mainland-side strip facing Boullanger Island, adjoining but separate from the Boullanger Island Sanctuary Area.

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• Nambung Bay Special Purpose Shore Based Activities Area, Jurien Bay Marine Park (Western Australia)spearfishing closure (special purpose / recreation zone)

  A special-purpose management area of Jurien Bay Marine Park covering the Nambung Bay shore between 30°31.719’S and 30°33.823’S. Clause 4(1) of the Prohibition on Recreational Fishing (Jurien Bay Marine Park) Order 2005 (Order No. 18 of 2005, made under s.43 of the Fish Resources Management Act 1994) prohibits all recreational fishing here. Clauses 4(2) and 4(3) restore only shore-based, boat-free fishing: abalone or rock lobster taken without diving, a fishing line, or a fishing net. Spearfishing is in none of those categories, so no speargun, harpoon, gidgie or Hawaiian sling may be used in this area. Enforcement is by DPIRD fisheries officers; the inshore strip of Nambung Bay, adjoining but separate from the Nambung Bay Sanctuary Zone further offshore.

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• Special Purpose Puerulus Monitoring Area (Boullanger Island, Tern Island, Whitlock Island and Osprey Island), Jurien Bay Marine Park (Western Australia)spearfishing closure (special purpose / recreation zone)

  A special-purpose management area of Jurien Bay Marine Park covering the water enclosed by Boullanger, Tern, Whitlock and Osprey Islands, between 30°18.550’S and 30°19.393’S. Clause 5(1) of the Prohibition on Recreational Fishing (Jurien Bay Marine Park) Order 2005 prohibits all recreational fishing here and clause 5(2) restores one method only — a fishing line. This is the strictest of the park's special-purpose rules: unlike the shore-based and scientific-reference areas it does not even allow shore-based abalone or rock lobster take. Spearfishing is prohibited. Enforcement is by DPIRD fisheries officers; a western rock lobster puerulus (post-larval settlement) monitoring site in the island group west of Jurien.

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• Fisherman Islands Special Purpose Scientific Reference Area, Jurien Bay Marine Park (Western Australia)spearfishing closure (special purpose / recreation zone)

  A special-purpose management area of Jurien Bay Marine Park covering the Fisherman Islands waters between 30°08.260’S and 30°10.447’S, west to 114°56.721’E. Clause 6(1) of the Prohibition on Recreational Fishing (Jurien Bay Marine Park) Order 2005 prohibits all recreational fishing here. Clause 6(2) restores fishing for rock lobster and clause 6(3) restores shore-based, boat-free abalone, line and net fishing. Spearfishing for finfish is in none of those categories and is therefore prohibited. Enforcement is by DPIRD fisheries officers; the northernmost of the park's three scientific reference areas.

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• Hill River Special Purpose Scientific Reference Area, Jurien Bay Marine Park (Western Australia)spearfishing closure (special purpose / recreation zone)

  A special-purpose management area of Jurien Bay Marine Park covering the waters off the Hill River mouth between 30°24.191’S and 30°27.467’S, excluding the sanctuary areas inside it. Clause 6(1) of the Prohibition on Recreational Fishing (Jurien Bay Marine Park) Order 2005 prohibits all recreational fishing here. Clause 6(2) restores fishing for rock lobster and clause 6(3) restores shore-based, boat-free abalone, line and net fishing. Spearfishing for finfish is in none of those categories and is therefore prohibited. Enforcement is by DPIRD fisheries officers; the middle scientific reference area, off the Hill River mouth south of Jurien.

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• Green Islands Special Purpose Scientific Reference Area, Jurien Bay Marine Park (Western Australia)spearfishing closure (special purpose / recreation zone)

  A special-purpose management area of Jurien Bay Marine Park covering the Green Islands waters between 30°39.993’S and 30°47.277’S, excluding the sanctuary areas inside it. Clause 6(1) of the Prohibition on Recreational Fishing (Jurien Bay Marine Park) Order 2005 prohibits all recreational fishing here. Clause 6(2) restores fishing for rock lobster and clause 6(3) restores shore-based, boat-free abalone, line and net fishing. Spearfishing for finfish is in none of those categories and is therefore prohibited. Enforcement is by DPIRD fisheries officers; the southernmost and largest scientific reference area, taking in the Green Islands and Grey.

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• Woolardgoon Special Purpose Zone (cultural protection), Bardi Jawi Gaarra Marine Park (Western Australia)no_take_zone

  A cultural-protection zone of Bardi Jawi Gaarra Marine Park covering the western Dampier Peninsula waters off Packer Island, on the King Sound side south of Cape Leveque. Clause 4(2) of the Prohibition on Fishing (Bardi Jawi Gaarra Marine Park) Order 2025 — made under s.43 of the Fish Resources Management Act 1994 and published in Government Gazette No. 111 on 19 September 2025 — provides that a person must not fish by any means in a Special Purpose area (cultural protection). Spearfishing is therefore prohibited. Clause 5(2) lists the only exceptions: customary fishing by Bardi Jawi people, commercial trochus take, recreational fishing from a charter boat, and shore-based recreational fishing run as part of a tourism operation under a commercial operations licence. A visiting spearfisher on a private boat or on foot is not within any of those exceptions. Measured from the gazetted polygon, the zone spans about 18.4 km north-south by 19.9 km east-west and encloses roughly 57 km2 of water in 4 separate pieces.

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• Bool Special Purpose Zone (cultural protection), Bardi Jawi Gaarra Marine Park (Western Australia)no_take_zone

  A cultural-protection zone of Bardi Jawi Gaarra Marine Park covering the waters south of Cape Leveque on the western side of the peninsula. Clause 4(2) of the Prohibition on Fishing (Bardi Jawi Gaarra Marine Park) Order 2025 — made under s.43 of the Fish Resources Management Act 1994 and published in Government Gazette No. 111 on 19 September 2025 — provides that a person must not fish by any means in a Special Purpose area (cultural protection). Spearfishing is therefore prohibited. Clause 5(2) lists the only exceptions: customary fishing by Bardi Jawi people, commercial trochus take, recreational fishing from a charter boat, and shore-based recreational fishing run as part of a tourism operation under a commercial operations licence. A visiting spearfisher on a private boat or on foot is not within any of those exceptions. Measured from the gazetted polygon, the zone spans about 11.1 km north-south by 5.5 km east-west and encloses roughly 19 km2 of water in a single piece.

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• Jilany Special Purpose Zone (cultural protection), Bardi Jawi Gaarra Marine Park (Western Australia)no_take_zone

  A cultural-protection zone of Bardi Jawi Gaarra Marine Park covering an unnamed intertidal creek and its inlet near Gnamagun Well. Clause 4(2) of the Prohibition on Fishing (Bardi Jawi Gaarra Marine Park) Order 2025 — made under s.43 of the Fish Resources Management Act 1994 and published in Government Gazette No. 111 on 19 September 2025 — provides that a person must not fish by any means in a Special Purpose area (cultural protection). Spearfishing is therefore prohibited. Clause 5(2) lists the only exceptions: customary fishing by Bardi Jawi people, commercial trochus take, recreational fishing from a charter boat, and shore-based recreational fishing run as part of a tourism operation under a commercial operations licence. A visiting spearfisher on a private boat or on foot is not within any of those exceptions. Measured from the gazetted polygon, the zone spans about 1.6 km north-south by 1.9 km east-west and encloses roughly 2 km2 of water in a single piece. This zone is by definition an intertidal creek: the schedule delimits it by the high water mark on either side of the inlet to an unnamed intertidal creek, so all of its water lies between high and low water.

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• Arnbarnani Special Purpose Zone (cultural protection), Bardi Jawi Gaarra Marine Park (Western Australia)no_take_zone

  A cultural-protection zone of Bardi Jawi Gaarra Marine Park covering the waters north-west of Leveque Island at the tip of the Dampier Peninsula. Clause 4(2) of the Prohibition on Fishing (Bardi Jawi Gaarra Marine Park) Order 2025 — made under s.43 of the Fish Resources Management Act 1994 and published in Government Gazette No. 111 on 19 September 2025 — provides that a person must not fish by any means in a Special Purpose area (cultural protection). Spearfishing is therefore prohibited. Clause 5(2) lists the only exceptions: customary fishing by Bardi Jawi people, commercial trochus take, recreational fishing from a charter boat, and shore-based recreational fishing run as part of a tourism operation under a commercial operations licence. A visiting spearfisher on a private boat or on foot is not within any of those exceptions. Measured from the gazetted polygon, the zone spans about 0.5 km north-south by 0.7 km east-west and encloses roughly 0 km2 of water in 2 separate pieces.

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• Birimbir Special Purpose Zone (cultural protection), Bardi Jawi Gaarra Marine Park (Western Australia)no_take_zone

  A cultural-protection zone of Bardi Jawi Gaarra Marine Park covering the waters around Hunter Creek on the northern side of the peninsula. Clause 4(2) of the Prohibition on Fishing (Bardi Jawi Gaarra Marine Park) Order 2025 — made under s.43 of the Fish Resources Management Act 1994 and published in Government Gazette No. 111 on 19 September 2025 — provides that a person must not fish by any means in a Special Purpose area (cultural protection). Spearfishing is therefore prohibited. Clause 5(2) lists the only exceptions: customary fishing by Bardi Jawi people, commercial trochus take, recreational fishing from a charter boat, and shore-based recreational fishing run as part of a tourism operation under a commercial operations licence. A visiting spearfisher on a private boat or on foot is not within any of those exceptions. Measured from the gazetted polygon, the zone spans about 7.0 km north-south by 8.4 km east-west and encloses roughly 17 km2 of water in a single piece.

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• Oorroondoorroon Special Purpose Zone (cultural protection), Bardi Jawi Gaarra Marine Park (Western Australia)no_take_zone

  A cultural-protection zone of Bardi Jawi Gaarra Marine Park covering an offshore block north of the peninsula between 16°15.401’S and 16°20.401’S. Clause 4(2) of the Prohibition on Fishing (Bardi Jawi Gaarra Marine Park) Order 2025 — made under s.43 of the Fish Resources Management Act 1994 and published in Government Gazette No. 111 on 19 September 2025 — provides that a person must not fish by any means in a Special Purpose area (cultural protection). Spearfishing is therefore prohibited. Clause 5(2) lists the only exceptions: customary fishing by Bardi Jawi people, commercial trochus take, recreational fishing from a charter boat, and shore-based recreational fishing run as part of a tourism operation under a commercial operations licence. A visiting spearfisher on a private boat or on foot is not within any of those exceptions. Measured from the gazetted polygon, the zone spans about 9.3 km north-south by 14.6 km east-west and encloses roughly 84 km2 of water in a single piece.

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• Iinalang Special Purpose Zone (cultural protection), Bardi Jawi Gaarra Marine Park (Western Australia)no_take_zone

  A cultural-protection zone of Bardi Jawi Gaarra Marine Park covering the largest of the twelve areas, running from north-west of Swan Island past Tyra Island into Karrakatta Bay and Curlew Bay. Clause 4(2) of the Prohibition on Fishing (Bardi Jawi Gaarra Marine Park) Order 2025 — made under s.43 of the Fish Resources Management Act 1994 and published in Government Gazette No. 111 on 19 September 2025 — provides that a person must not fish by any means in a Special Purpose area (cultural protection). Spearfishing is therefore prohibited. Clause 5(2) lists the only exceptions: customary fishing by Bardi Jawi people, commercial trochus take, recreational fishing from a charter boat, and shore-based recreational fishing run as part of a tourism operation under a commercial operations licence. A visiting spearfisher on a private boat or on foot is not within any of those exceptions. Measured from the gazetted polygon, the zone spans about 14.1 km north-south by 24.5 km east-west and encloses roughly 234 km2 of water in 261 separate pieces.

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• Noobooloon Special Purpose Zone (cultural protection), Bardi Jawi Gaarra Marine Park (Western Australia)no_take_zone

  A cultural-protection zone of Bardi Jawi Gaarra Marine Park covering the north-eastern peninsula shore between 16°27.601’S and 16°28.601’S. Clause 4(2) of the Prohibition on Fishing (Bardi Jawi Gaarra Marine Park) Order 2025 — made under s.43 of the Fish Resources Management Act 1994 and published in Government Gazette No. 111 on 19 September 2025 — provides that a person must not fish by any means in a Special Purpose area (cultural protection). Spearfishing is therefore prohibited. Clause 5(2) lists the only exceptions: customary fishing by Bardi Jawi people, commercial trochus take, recreational fishing from a charter boat, and shore-based recreational fishing run as part of a tourism operation under a commercial operations licence. A visiting spearfisher on a private boat or on foot is not within any of those exceptions. Measured from the gazetted polygon, the zone spans about 4.1 km north-south by 4.2 km east-west and encloses roughly 6 km2 of water in 4 separate pieces.

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• Garrambany Special Purpose Zone (cultural protection), Bardi Jawi Gaarra Marine Park (Western Australia)no_take_zone

  A cultural-protection zone of Bardi Jawi Gaarra Marine Park covering the shore south-west of Bird Rocks, between 16°29.301’S and 16°31.101’S. Clause 4(2) of the Prohibition on Fishing (Bardi Jawi Gaarra Marine Park) Order 2025 — made under s.43 of the Fish Resources Management Act 1994 and published in Government Gazette No. 111 on 19 September 2025 — provides that a person must not fish by any means in a Special Purpose area (cultural protection). Spearfishing is therefore prohibited. Clause 5(2) lists the only exceptions: customary fishing by Bardi Jawi people, commercial trochus take, recreational fishing from a charter boat, and shore-based recreational fishing run as part of a tourism operation under a commercial operations licence. A visiting spearfisher on a private boat or on foot is not within any of those exceptions. Measured from the gazetted polygon, the zone spans about 4.1 km north-south by 3.9 km east-west and encloses roughly 6 km2 of water in 5 separate pieces.

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• Maljin Special Purpose Zone (cultural protection), Bardi Jawi Gaarra Marine Park (Western Australia)no_take_zone

  A cultural-protection zone of Bardi Jawi Gaarra Marine Park covering the eastern peninsula waters near MacDonald Rock. Clause 4(2) of the Prohibition on Fishing (Bardi Jawi Gaarra Marine Park) Order 2025 — made under s.43 of the Fish Resources Management Act 1994 and published in Government Gazette No. 111 on 19 September 2025 — provides that a person must not fish by any means in a Special Purpose area (cultural protection). Spearfishing is therefore prohibited. Clause 5(2) lists the only exceptions: customary fishing by Bardi Jawi people, commercial trochus take, recreational fishing from a charter boat, and shore-based recreational fishing run as part of a tourism operation under a commercial operations licence. A visiting spearfisher on a private boat or on foot is not within any of those exceptions. Measured from the gazetted polygon, the zone spans about 18.7 km north-south by 14.8 km east-west and encloses roughly 90 km2 of water in 19 separate pieces.

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• Garramal Special Purpose Zone (cultural protection), Bardi Jawi Gaarra Marine Park (Western Australia)no_take_zone

  A cultural-protection zone of Bardi Jawi Gaarra Marine Park covering the southern part of the park's eastern side, from 16°42.001’S northward. Clause 4(2) of the Prohibition on Fishing (Bardi Jawi Gaarra Marine Park) Order 2025 — made under s.43 of the Fish Resources Management Act 1994 and published in Government Gazette No. 111 on 19 September 2025 — provides that a person must not fish by any means in a Special Purpose area (cultural protection). Spearfishing is therefore prohibited. Clause 5(2) lists the only exceptions: customary fishing by Bardi Jawi people, commercial trochus take, recreational fishing from a charter boat, and shore-based recreational fishing run as part of a tourism operation under a commercial operations licence. A visiting spearfisher on a private boat or on foot is not within any of those exceptions. Measured from the gazetted polygon, the zone spans about 5.1 km north-south by 8.5 km east-west and encloses roughly 20 km2 of water in 4 separate pieces.

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• Gararr and Oolala Special Purpose Zone (cultural protection), Bardi Jawi Gaarra Marine Park (Western Australia)no_take_zone

  A cultural-protection zone of Bardi Jawi Gaarra Marine Park covering an offshore block on the eastern edge of the park around 123°17’–123°18’E. Clause 4(2) of the Prohibition on Fishing (Bardi Jawi Gaarra Marine Park) Order 2025 — made under s.43 of the Fish Resources Management Act 1994 and published in Government Gazette No. 111 on 19 September 2025 — provides that a person must not fish by any means in a Special Purpose area (cultural protection). Spearfishing is therefore prohibited. Clause 5(2) lists the only exceptions: customary fishing by Bardi Jawi people, commercial trochus take, recreational fishing from a charter boat, and shore-based recreational fishing run as part of a tourism operation under a commercial operations licence. A visiting spearfisher on a private boat or on foot is not within any of those exceptions. Measured from the gazetted polygon, the zone spans about 5.1 km north-south by 1.2 km east-west and encloses roughly 3 km2 of water in a single piece.

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• North Muiron Conservation Area, Muiron Islands Marine Management Area (Western Australia)no_take_zone

  A no-fishing conservation area of the Muiron Islands Marine Management Area, about 15 km north-east of North West Cape, covering the waters around North Muiron Island, the northern of the two main Muiron Islands. Clause 3 of the Prohibition on Recreational Fishing (Muiron Islands Marine Management Area) Order 2008 (Order No. 10 of 2008, s.43 of the Fish Resources Management Act 1994) provides that a person must not engage in recreational fishing by any means in the waters of a Conservation Area, so spearfishing is prohibited. DPIRD's own spearfishing guidance for the area states the position plainly: “No spearfishing in conservation areas. Spearfishing for wrasse and cods/groper and spearfishing using compressed air are permitted outside conservation areas.” The Muiron Islands are not part of Ningaloo Marine Park, and the Ningaloo species and compressed-air restrictions do not apply here.

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• South Muiron Conservation Area, Muiron Islands Marine Management Area (Western Australia)no_take_zone

  A no-fishing conservation area of the Muiron Islands Marine Management Area, about 15 km north-east of North West Cape, covering the waters around South Muiron Island, the western of the group. Clause 3 of the Prohibition on Recreational Fishing (Muiron Islands Marine Management Area) Order 2008 (Order No. 10 of 2008, s.43 of the Fish Resources Management Act 1994) provides that a person must not engage in recreational fishing by any means in the waters of a Conservation Area, so spearfishing is prohibited. DPIRD's own spearfishing guidance for the area states the position plainly: “No spearfishing in conservation areas. Spearfishing for wrasse and cods/groper and spearfishing using compressed air are permitted outside conservation areas.” The Muiron Islands are not part of Ningaloo Marine Park, and the Ningaloo species and compressed-air restrictions do not apply here.

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• Sunday Island Conservation Area, Muiron Islands Marine Management Area (Western Australia)no_take_zone

  A no-fishing conservation area of the Muiron Islands Marine Management Area, about 15 km north-east of North West Cape, covering the waters around Sunday Island, the small eastern island of the group. Clause 3 of the Prohibition on Recreational Fishing (Muiron Islands Marine Management Area) Order 2008 (Order No. 10 of 2008, s.43 of the Fish Resources Management Act 1994) provides that a person must not engage in recreational fishing by any means in the waters of a Conservation Area, so spearfishing is prohibited. DPIRD's own spearfishing guidance for the area states the position plainly: “No spearfishing in conservation areas. Spearfishing for wrasse and cods/groper and spearfishing using compressed air are permitted outside conservation areas.” The Muiron Islands are not part of Ningaloo Marine Park, and the Ningaloo species and compressed-air restrictions do not apply here.

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• Kunmunya and Samson II wreck site, off Point Samson (Western Australia)other

  A 500 m-radius total fishing closure around the wrecks of the Kunmunya and the Samson II in Pilbara waters off Point Samson. Clause 2 of the Prohibition on Fishing (“Kunmunya” and “Samson II” Wrecks Site) Order 2000 (Order No. 5 of 2000, s.43 of the Fish Resources Management Act 1994, as amended by Order No. 24 of 2003) prohibits fishing by any means, which includes spearfishing. The two vessels are popular dive wrecks; diving on them is not restricted by this order, only fishing.

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• South Tomi wreck site, off Geraldton (Western Australia)other

  A small rectangular total fishing closure over the wreck of the South Tomi, the Togolese-flagged longliner seized in 2001 after a 3,900-nautical-mile chase from Heard Island and scuttled as a dive wreck off Geraldton. Clause 2 of the Prohibition on Fishing (“South Tomi” Wreck Site) Order 2005 (Order No. 22 of 2005, s.43 of the Fish Resources Management Act 1994) prohibits fishing by any means in the waters described in the Schedule, which includes spearfishing. Diving the wreck is not restricted by this order, only fishing.

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• Esperance Tanker Jetty closure (Western Australia)other

  A small total fishing closure at the seaward end of the Esperance Tanker Jetty, on the south coast. Clause 2 of the Prohibition on Fishing (Esperance Jetty) Order 1997 (Order No. 2 of 1997, s.43 of the Fish Resources Management Act 1994, as amended by Order No. 7 of 1998) prohibits fishing at any time in the closure and expressly overrides three commercial management plans, so it binds recreational and commercial fishers alike. Spearfishing is included. The closed area is defined by reference to the jetty structure: it starts 20 m from the seaward end of the Tanker Jetty, extends 50 m either side of the jetty's centre line produced through the “island” extension, and runs 50 m seaward of the navigational beacon on the “island”. The heritage Tanker Jetty this order measures from was demolished in 2020 and replaced by a shorter jetty opened in March 2021; DPIRD still publishes the closure as in force at the original location, so treat the mapped polygon rather than the present structure as the boundary.

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• Marmion Marine Park inshore waters within 1800 m of the mainland (Western Australia)spearfishing closure (special purpose / recreation zone)

  Marmion Marine Park runs along about 15 km of Perth's northern beaches from Trigg to Burns Beach. Clause 3 of the Prohibition on Recreational Fishing (Marmion Marine Park) Order 1999 closes the entire park to recreational fishing, and clause 4 restores only the activities listed in Schedule 4. Spearfishing appears in Schedule 4 item 3 but only “not less than 1800 metres from the high water mark on the mainland” and only without compressed air, so the whole inshore belt of the park — the reef platforms and lagoons that most shore-entry divers use, including the popular Mettams Pool and Marmion Angling Club stretch — is closed to the speargun. Inside the belt only line fishing (and licensed rock lobster, Roe's abalone, crabs and octopus-pot fishing) is permitted, plus shore-based line fishing in the Waterman Recreation Area. Sea urchin is excluded from the line and pointed-instrument permissions altogether (Schedule 4 item 9). The three sanctuary areas inside the park are separately closed to all fishing.

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• West End Demersal Protected Area, Rottnest Island (Wadjemup) (Western Australia)no_take_zone

  A statutory no-fishing area at Rottnest Island (Wadjemup) covering the waters off the West End of Rottnest Island, the island's most exposed and most heavily dived ground. Clause 3(1) of the Prohibition on Fishing (Rottnest Island) Order 2007 (Order No. 4 of 2007, made under s.43 of the Fish Resources Management Act 1994) provides that a person must not fish by any means in a protected area, and the five protected areas are those in Schedules 1 to 5 of the order. Schedule 1 restores two things only: rod-and-line or hand-held line fishing from the shore or reef top on a short named stretch, and trolling from a boat for pelagic species. Neither reaches a speargun. Spearfishing is therefore prohibited throughout this area. This is a stricter rule than the island-wide one: the order separately bans the use of a pointed instrument in the inshore band described in Schedule 8, but here all fishing is banned.

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• Green Island Protected Area, Rottnest Island (Wadjemup) (Western Australia)no_take_zone

  A statutory no-fishing area at Rottnest Island (Wadjemup) covering the waters around Green Island on the south side of Rottnest Island. Clause 3(1) of the Prohibition on Fishing (Rottnest Island) Order 2007 (Order No. 4 of 2007, made under s.43 of the Fish Resources Management Act 1994) provides that a person must not fish by any means in a protected area, and the five protected areas are those in Schedules 1 to 5 of the order. Schedule 2 restores one thing only: rod-and-line or hand-held line fishing from the Green Island jetty. Spearfishing is therefore prohibited throughout this area. This is a stricter rule than the island-wide one: the order separately bans the use of a pointed instrument in the inshore band described in Schedule 8, but here all fishing is banned.

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• Armstrong Protected Area, Rottnest Island (Wadjemup) (Western Australia)no_take_zone

  A statutory no-fishing area at Rottnest Island (Wadjemup) covering Armstrong Bay on the north coast of Rottnest Island. Clause 3(1) of the Prohibition on Fishing (Rottnest Island) Order 2007 (Order No. 4 of 2007, made under s.43 of the Fish Resources Management Act 1994) provides that a person must not fish by any means in a protected area, and the five protected areas are those in Schedules 1 to 5 of the order. Schedule 3 restores only rod-and-line or hand-held line fishing from the shore or reef top on two short named stretches. Spearfishing is therefore prohibited throughout this area. This is a stricter rule than the island-wide one: the order separately bans the use of a pointed instrument in the inshore band described in Schedule 8, but here all fishing is banned.

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• Parker Point Protected Area, Rottnest Island (Wadjemup) (Western Australia)no_take_zone

  A statutory no-fishing area at Rottnest Island (Wadjemup) covering the reef and bays around Parker Point on the south-east side of Rottnest Island, a marked snorkel trail area. Clause 3(1) of the Prohibition on Fishing (Rottnest Island) Order 2007 (Order No. 4 of 2007, made under s.43 of the Fish Resources Management Act 1994) provides that a person must not fish by any means in a protected area, and the five protected areas are those in Schedules 1 to 5 of the order. Schedule 4 carries no permitted area or means at all, so the closure to all fishing is absolute. Spearfishing is therefore prohibited throughout this area. This is a stricter rule than the island-wide one: the order separately bans the use of a pointed instrument in the inshore band described in Schedule 8, but here all fishing is banned.

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• Kingston Reef Protected Area, Rottnest Island (Wadjemup) (Western Australia)no_take_zone

  A statutory no-fishing area at Rottnest Island (Wadjemup) covering Kingston Reef in Thomson Bay, off the island's main settlement. Clause 3(1) of the Prohibition on Fishing (Rottnest Island) Order 2007 (Order No. 4 of 2007, made under s.43 of the Fish Resources Management Act 1994) provides that a person must not fish by any means in a protected area, and the five protected areas are those in Schedules 1 to 5 of the order. Schedule 5 carries no permitted area or means at all, so the closure to all fishing is absolute. Spearfishing is therefore prohibited throughout this area. This is a stricter rule than the island-wide one: the order separately bans the use of a pointed instrument in the inshore band described in Schedule 8, but here all fishing is banned.

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• Cottesloe Reef Fish Habitat Protection Area (Western Australia)no_take_zone

  The 800 m-wide reef strip off Cottesloe and North Fremantle, one of the most-used snorkelling and shore-diving areas in the Perth metropolitan area, set aside as a fish habitat protection area by the Cottesloe Reef Fish Habitat Protection Area Order 2001 (s.115 of the Fish Resources Management Act 1994). The prohibition itself is in regulation 113A of the Fish Resources Management Regulations 1995: recreational fishing in the Cottesloe Reef waters is prohibited except for abalone, rock lobster, and finfish taken “using a single rod and line”. Spearfishing is not within any exception, so it is prohibited, with a penalty of $2,000 plus the section 222 penalty. Commercial fishing, depositing blood or offal, jet skis and anchoring are also banned.

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• Lancelin Island Lagoon Fish Habitat Protection Area (Western Australia)no_take_zone

  The sheltered lagoon on the western side of Lancelin Island, about 125 km north of Perth, set aside by the Lancelin Island Lagoon Fish Habitat Protection Area Order 2001 (s.115 of the Fish Resources Management Act 1994). Regulation 113B(1) of the Fish Resources Management Regulations 1995 states flatly that a person must not fish in the Lancelin Island Lagoon, with no exceptions of any kind, so spearfishing is prohibited. Jet skis and anchoring are also banned. The lagoon is a well-known snorkelling and windsurfing site.

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• Kalbarri Blue Holes Fish Habitat Protection Area (Western Australia)no_take_zone

  The Blue Holes, a small set of sheltered limestone pools and channels immediately south of Kalbarri township on the Mid West coast, set aside by the Kalbarri Blue Holes Fish Habitat Protection Area Order 2007 (s.115 of the Fish Resources Management Act 1994). Regulation 113C(1) of the Fish Resources Management Regulations 1995 provides that a person must not fish in the Kalbarri Blue Holes waters, with no exceptions, so spearfishing is prohibited. Motor boats are also banned. The site is signposted and popular for snorkelling.

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• Point Quobba restricted area, Point Quobba Fish Habitat Protection Area (Western Australia)no_take_zone

  The northern, restricted part of the Point Quobba Fish Habitat Protection Area, on the coast north of Carnarvon near the Quobba blowholes. The area was set aside by the Point Quobba Fish Habitat Protection Area Order 2004 (s.115 of the Fish Resources Management Act 1994), but the fishing prohibition applies only to the smaller “Point Quobba restricted area” defined in regulation 113D of the Fish Resources Management Regulations 1995 — from the high water mark at 24°29.075’S south to 24°29.619’S and out to 113°24.975’E. Regulation 113E(1) prohibits fishing in that restricted area, exempting only oysters taken by hand for non-commercial purposes and squid taken on an unbaited squid jig. Spearfishing is therefore prohibited inside the restricted area. The rest of the fish habitat protection area, south of 24°29.619’S, is not closed by regulation 113E.

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• North Island Reef Observation Area, Houtman Abrolhos (Western Australia)no_take_zone

  A no-take reef observation area of the Houtman Abrolhos, about 60 km off Geraldton, covering the waters around North Island, the isolated northernmost island of the Houtman Abrolhos and the smallest of the four reef observation areas at roughly 5 km2 in one continuous piece, about 3.2 km north-south by 2.4 km east-west. Clause 3 of the Houtman Abrolhos Reef Observation Areas Notice 1994 (Notice No. 637, made under sections 9 and 10 of the Fisheries Act 1905 and continued in force as an order under s.43 of the Fish Resources Management Act 1994) provides that a person shall not take, or attempt to take, any fish by any means from the waters described in Schedule 1. The clause 4 exemptions are narrow and none of them covers spearfishing: rock lobster by pot (commercial and recreational, and by diving for recreational pot-licence holders), and attended hand-line fishing by four named licensees resident on Beacon Island or Leo Island between 15 March and 30 June. Spearfishing is therefore prohibited. Outside the reef observation areas the Abrolhos Islands Fish Habitat Protection Area carries its own reduced demersal bag limits and a requirement that boat masters notify the department of their stay. No Defined Fishing Area was declared inside this one, so the clause 4 hand-line exemptions have no application here at all and the only lawful take is rock lobster by pot.

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• Wallabi Group Reef Observation Area, Houtman Abrolhos (Western Australia)no_take_zone

  A no-take reef observation area of the Houtman Abrolhos, about 60 km off Geraldton, covering the reef observation waters of the Wallabi Group, the northern of the three main island groups, about 7.1 km north-south by 5.9 km east-west and roughly 26 km2 across 15 separate pieces threaded between the islands. Clause 3 of the Houtman Abrolhos Reef Observation Areas Notice 1994 (Notice No. 637, made under sections 9 and 10 of the Fisheries Act 1905 and continued in force as an order under s.43 of the Fish Resources Management Act 1994) provides that a person shall not take, or attempt to take, any fish by any means from the waters described in Schedule 1. The clause 4 exemptions are narrow and none of them covers spearfishing: rock lobster by pot (commercial and recreational, and by diving for recreational pot-licence holders), and attended hand-line fishing by four named licensees resident on Beacon Island or Leo Island between 15 March and 30 June. Spearfishing is therefore prohibited. Outside the reef observation areas the Abrolhos Islands Fish Habitat Protection Area carries its own reduced demersal bag limits and a requirement that boat masters notify the department of their stay. This is the group that contains the Beacon Island Defined Fishing Area of Schedule 2 item 1, where three named limited-fishing licensees (numbers 1141, 1375 and 1680) may take fish for their own consumption by attended hand line from a boat between 15 March and 30 June while resident on the island. Beacon Island is where the Batavia survivors were marooned in 1629.

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• Easter Group Reef Observation Area, Houtman Abrolhos (Western Australia)no_take_zone

  A no-take reef observation area of the Houtman Abrolhos, about 60 km off Geraldton, covering the reef observation waters of the Easter Group, the central island group, about 6.7 km north-south by 4.6 km east-west and roughly 20 km2 across 26 separate pieces — the most fragmented of the four areas. Clause 3 of the Houtman Abrolhos Reef Observation Areas Notice 1994 (Notice No. 637, made under sections 9 and 10 of the Fisheries Act 1905 and continued in force as an order under s.43 of the Fish Resources Management Act 1994) provides that a person shall not take, or attempt to take, any fish by any means from the waters described in Schedule 1. The clause 4 exemptions are narrow and none of them covers spearfishing: rock lobster by pot (commercial and recreational, and by diving for recreational pot-licence holders), and attended hand-line fishing by four named licensees resident on Beacon Island or Leo Island between 15 March and 30 June. Spearfishing is therefore prohibited. Outside the reef observation areas the Abrolhos Islands Fish Habitat Protection Area carries its own reduced demersal bag limits and a requirement that boat masters notify the department of their stay. This is the group that contains the Leo Island Defined Fishing Area of Schedule 2 item 2, where one named licensee (limited entry fishery licence number 1143) may take fish by attended hand line while resident on Leo Island between 15 March and 30 June.

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• Southern Group Reef Observation Area, Houtman Abrolhos (Western Australia)no_take_zone

  A no-take reef observation area of the Houtman Abrolhos, about 60 km off Geraldton, covering the reef observation waters of the Pelsaert or Southern Group, the southernmost island group, about 5.1 km north-south by 4.3 km east-west and roughly 13 km2 across 10 separate pieces. Clause 3 of the Houtman Abrolhos Reef Observation Areas Notice 1994 (Notice No. 637, made under sections 9 and 10 of the Fisheries Act 1905 and continued in force as an order under s.43 of the Fish Resources Management Act 1994) provides that a person shall not take, or attempt to take, any fish by any means from the waters described in Schedule 1. The clause 4 exemptions are narrow and none of them covers spearfishing: rock lobster by pot (commercial and recreational, and by diving for recreational pot-licence holders), and attended hand-line fishing by four named licensees resident on Beacon Island or Leo Island between 15 March and 30 June. Spearfishing is therefore prohibited. Outside the reef observation areas the Abrolhos Islands Fish Habitat Protection Area carries its own reduced demersal bag limits and a requirement that boat masters notify the department of their stay. Like North Island, this group has no Defined Fishing Area, so no hand-line exemption operates inside it.

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• Barker Inlet—St Kilda Aquatic Reserve, South Australiamarine_reserve

  Aquatic reserve constituted under section 4 of the Fisheries Management Act 2007 (SA), covering the waters of Barker Inlet east of the Grand Trunkway road bridge and downstream to the St Kilda channel. Section 76 of the Act makes it an offence to engage in any fishing activity in an aquatic reserve except as authorised by the regulations, and regulation 4(b)(i) of the Fisheries Management (Aquatic Reserves) Regulations 2016 authorises only two things here: taking fish with a rod and line or hand line, and taking bloodworms for bait with a hand net. Spearfishing is a fishing activity within the Act's definition and is not in that exhaustive list, so it is prohibited throughout the reserve. Entry, boating, swimming and diving remain lawful under regulation 4(a)(i) — it is the taking of fish by spear that is unavailable. The reserve is a mangrove and tidal-creek nursery inside the Adelaide Dolphin Sanctuary; the mapped point sits in the open water of the outer inlet.

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• St Kilda—Chapman Creek Aquatic Reserve, South Australiamarine_reserve

  Aquatic reserve on the upper Gulf St Vincent samphire and mangrove coast between St Kilda and Chapman Creek, constituted under section 4 of the Fisheries Management Act 2007 (SA). Section 76 of the Act prohibits engaging in a fishing activity in an aquatic reserve except as authorised by the regulations, and regulation 4(b)(iii) of the Fisheries Management (Aquatic Reserves) Regulations 2016 authorises only the taking of Blue Swimmer Crab by hand, crab net or crab rake, plus hand line or rod-and-line fishing from the northern side of the breakwater. Spearfishing appears nowhere in that list, so it is prohibited across the whole reserve — including from the breakwater, where the only permitted gear is a line. Entry and non-fishing use stay lawful under regulation 4(a)(iii).

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• Troubridge Hill Aquatic Reserve, South Australiamarine_reserve

  Aquatic reserve in Investigator Strait off the south-east tip of Yorke Peninsula, running from Suicide Point south-east along the shore below Troubridge Hill lighthouse and out to a seaward boundary about 1.8 km offshore. It was constituted under section 4 of the Fisheries Management Act 2007 (SA), whose section 76 makes any fishing activity in an aquatic reserve an offence unless the regulations authorise it. Regulation 4(b)(iv) of the Fisheries Management (Aquatic Reserves) Regulations 2016 authorises exactly one activity here — taking fish by using a hand line or rod and line. Spearfishing is therefore prohibited over the whole reserve, which protects a shallow rocky reef and seagrass nursery. The 482-hectare reserve is entered lawfully for diving or swimming under regulation 4(a)(iv); only the spear is unavailable.

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• Coobowie Aquatic Reserve, South Australiamarine_reserve

  Aquatic reserve over the waters of Salt Creek Bay at Coobowie, southern Yorke Peninsula. Its boundaries were re-drawn by the Fisheries Management (Aquatic Reserves) Proclamation 2016 and now enclose about 190 hectares. Section 76 of the Fisheries Management Act 2007 (SA) makes any fishing activity in an aquatic reserve an offence unless the regulations authorise it. Regulation 4(b)(ii) of the Fisheries Management (Aquatic Reserves) Regulations 2016 authorises fishing only inside the Coobowie Fishing Zone — the reserve minus the waters of or near Salt Creek Swamp west of the main road causeway — and there only by hand line or rod and line, plus taking bait fish from the shore by any means. Spearfishing is not authorised anywhere in the reserve, and in the swamp waters west of the causeway no fishing at all is authorised. The bay is a recognised nursery for King George whiting and blue swimmer crab.

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• Restricted Access Zone 1 (RAZ-1), West Coast Bays Marine Park (South Australia)restricted_access_zone

  Restricted access zone of the West Coast Bays Marine Park, enclosing the island and surrounding waters at Nicolas Baudin Island Conservation Park off Cape Blanche on the west coast of Eyre Peninsula. Under regulation 9(3)(c) of the Marine Parks (Zoning) Regulations 2012 a person must not enter or remain in, or engage in any activity in, a restricted access zone (expiation fee $750), so spearfishing here is an offence — as is simply being in the water. The Department for Environment and Water's own table of activities and uses lists spear fishing as not allowed in a restricted access zone. The closure runs all year. No Special Purpose Area touches this zone, so nothing reinstates fishing inside it. Note that the zone has a land component (the island itself) and a marine component; the mapped point is in the sea about 220 m off the island's north-west shore.

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• Restricted Access Zone 1 (RAZ-1), Upper Gulf St Vincent Marine Park (South Australia)military

  The largest restricted access zone in the South Australian marine park network — about 88 square kilometres of upper Gulf St Vincent, offshore between Port Wakefield and Port Parham. It is the pre-existing Commonwealth Defence prohibited area carried into the marine park as a restricted access zone, and is shown on the park's zoning map as 'Restricted Access Zone (Existing)'. Regulation 9(3)(c) of the Marine Parks (Zoning) Regulations 2012 makes it an offence to enter or remain in, or engage in any activity in, a restricted access zone (expiation fee $750), and the Department for Environment and Water's table of activities and uses lists spear fishing as not allowed in a restricted access zone. Defence live-firing from the Port Wakefield proof range is the reason the water is closed, so the practical risk here is physical as well as legal. The zone is overlaid by Special Purpose Area 3, but that area is the Defence Prohibited Area itself and permits Defence activity — regulation 4(4)(b) saves only an activity "permitted in that area", so it does not reinstate recreational fishing, unlike the park's Special Purpose Areas 4, 5 and 6.

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• Zanoni historic shipwreck protected zone, Gulf St Vincent (South Australia)archaeological

  A 550-metre-radius protected zone around the wreck of the composite barque Zanoni, which capsized in a squall in the upper Gulf St Vincent on 11 February 1867 and now lies in about 18 metres of water some 50 km south-east of Ardrossan. The Zanoni was declared an historic shipwreck on 12 May 1983 and the protected zone was declared at the same time by notice in the South Australian Government Gazette under section 7(1) of the Historic Shipwrecks Act 1981 (SA). Regulation 5(1)(d) of the Historic Shipwrecks Regulations 2017 (SA) makes it an offence, without a permit granted by the Minister under section 15 of the Act, to "trawl, dive or engage in any other underwater activity within a protected zone" (maximum penalty $10 000, expiation fee $750); regulation 5(1)(a)-(c) separately bans bringing or using diving equipment there, or letting a vessel carrying it enter or remain. Spearfishing inside the circle is therefore an offence unless you hold a permit, and so is simply diving on the wreck. Because the site is well known to divers, the state sank the No. 5 dumb hopper barge one nautical mile due south of the Zanoni in 1984 as a legal alternative dive and fishing site — that barge is outside the protected zone. This is a state, not a Commonwealth, restriction: the Commonwealth Underwater Cultural Heritage Act 2018 replaced the Historic Shipwrecks Act 1976 (Cth) on 1 July 2019 but, as the Department for Environment and Water states, "the changes do not apply to underwater cultural heritage in South Australian waters, which continues to be administered under the South Australian Historic Shipwrecks Act 1981", and the Zanoni does not appear in the Commonwealth (Protected Zones) Declaration Instrument 2019.

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• South Australian historic shipwreck protected zone, Rosetta Harbour (South Australia)archaeological

  A 30-metre-radius protected zone over the wreck of the barque South Australian, one of the sixteen vessels that carried free settlers out to found the colony in 1836. She parted her cables in a south-easterly gale on 8 December 1837 while anchored at Rosetta Harbour, crossed Black Reef and struck the inshore reef near where the Yilki Store now stands, close to Victor Harbor. The wreck was relocated in April 2018 and the Minister then declared a protected zone over it under section 7(1) of the Historic Shipwrecks Act 1981 (SA). Regulation 5(1)(d) of the Historic Shipwrecks Regulations 2017 (SA) makes it an offence to "trawl, dive or engage in any other underwater activity within a protected zone" without a ministerial permit (maximum penalty $10 000, expiation fee $750), and regulation 5(1)(e) bans mooring or using a vessel there. Unlike the Zanoni zone, the Department for Environment and Water states that entry to this one is "strictly prohibited" rather than permit-available, so spearfishing inside the 30-metre circle is an offence outright. The zone is small but it sits directly on a shallow inshore reef that shore divers at Yilki would otherwise swim over.

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• National Park Zone (II), Beagle Marine Park (Commonwealth waters, eastern Bass Strait)national_park

  The 479 km² no-take core of Beagle Marine Park, the Commonwealth marine park in eastern Bass Strait that surrounds Tasmania’s Kent Group and the Hogan and Curtis island groups. The zone sits over relict coastal-dune mesophotic reefs rising 2–5 m off the seabed in 46–77 m of water — a rare hard-bottom habitat in Bass Strait carrying sponge gardens and dense fish assemblages of butterfly perch, barber perch, jackass morwong and rosy wrasse, with winter aggregations of hundreds of Port Jackson sharks recorded in 2018 and 2024. Prescription 4.3.6.3 of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (South-east Marine Parks Network Management Plan) Instrument 2025 (F2025L00100, in force 13 February 2025) reads: “Recreational fishing may be carried out in all zones except the Special Purpose Zone (VI), National Park Zone (II) and Sanctuary Zone (Ia).” The plan’s glossary defines recreational fishing as “Taking marine species, including shells, not for commercial purposes and that is not commercial fishing”, which plainly covers spearfishing, and the plan’s Table 4.8 (“Summary of prescriptions for recreational use (including fishing) activities in the South-east Network”) marks “Recreational fishing” with a cross in the National Park Zone (II) column (“Activity is not allowed”). Because section 354(1)(a) of the EPBC Act forbids taking a member of a native species in a Commonwealth reserve except in accordance with a management plan, and section 354A(8) makes accordance with the plan the only exception to the section 354A(1) offence, spearfishing in this zone is a criminal offence punishable by up to 2 years’ imprisonment or 1,000 penalty units. Fishing gear must be kept stowed and secured while transiting the zone (prescription 4.3.6.5). The remaining 2,448 km² of the park is a Multiple Use Zone (VI) in which recreational fishing, and so spearfishing, is allowed. The park expressly excludes the coastal waters of Tasmania and Victoria, so the separate Tasmanian rules for the Kent Group Marine Nature Reserve apply inside that ring and not this plan.

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• National Park Zone (II), Franklin Marine Park (Commonwealth waters off north-west Tasmania)national_park

  The 123 km² no-take National Park Zone of Franklin Marine Park, the small Commonwealth marine park lying west of the north-western corner of Tasmania in water of 49–116 m and exposed to the full westerly swell. The park’s north-east corner holds a complex volcanic mesophotic reef whose shallowest crest at about 35 m carries Ecklonia radiata kelp forest — a habitat found in only two parks of the whole South-east Network — while its southern end is low-profile limestone pavement in 80–90 m. It is a core foraging area for the endangered Tasmanian shy albatross breeding on nearby Albatross Island. Prescription 4.3.6.3 of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (South-east Marine Parks Network Management Plan) Instrument 2025 (F2025L00100, in force 13 February 2025) reads: “Recreational fishing may be carried out in all zones except the Special Purpose Zone (VI), National Park Zone (II) and Sanctuary Zone (Ia).” The plan’s glossary defines recreational fishing as “Taking marine species, including shells, not for commercial purposes and that is not commercial fishing”, which plainly covers spearfishing, and the plan’s Table 4.8 (“Summary of prescriptions for recreational use (including fishing) activities in the South-east Network”) marks “Recreational fishing” with a cross in the National Park Zone (II) column (“Activity is not allowed”). Because section 354(1)(a) of the EPBC Act forbids taking a member of a native species in a Commonwealth reserve except in accordance with a management plan, and section 354A(8) makes accordance with the plan the only exception to the section 354A(1) offence, spearfishing in this zone is a criminal offence punishable by up to 2 years’ imprisonment or 1,000 penalty units. Fishing gear must be kept stowed and secured while transiting the zone (prescription 4.3.6.5). The other 548 km² of the park is a Multiple Use Zone (VI) where recreational fishing is allowed.

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• National Park Zone (II), Huon Marine Park (Commonwealth waters off south-east Tasmania)national_park

  The 1,433 km² no-take National Park Zone of Huon Marine Park, which lies south-east of Tasmania and runs from the outer limit of state coastal waters down to abyssal depths beyond 4,000 m. The zone incorporates the former Tasmanian Seamounts Marine Reserve — Australia’s largest known seamount cluster — together with mesophotic and rariphotic reefs and slope sediments, and holds the deep-sea coral communities the plan uses as its cover image. Prescription 4.3.6.3 of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (South-east Marine Parks Network Management Plan) Instrument 2025 (F2025L00100, in force 13 February 2025) reads: “Recreational fishing may be carried out in all zones except the Special Purpose Zone (VI), National Park Zone (II) and Sanctuary Zone (Ia).” The plan’s glossary defines recreational fishing as “Taking marine species, including shells, not for commercial purposes and that is not commercial fishing”, which plainly covers spearfishing, and the plan’s Table 4.8 (“Summary of prescriptions for recreational use (including fishing) activities in the South-east Network”) marks “Recreational fishing” with a cross in the National Park Zone (II) column (“Activity is not allowed”). Because section 354(1)(a) of the EPBC Act forbids taking a member of a native species in a Commonwealth reserve except in accordance with a management plan, and section 354A(8) makes accordance with the plan the only exception to the section 354A(1) offence, spearfishing in this zone is a criminal offence punishable by up to 2 years’ imprisonment or 1,000 penalty units. Fishing gear must be kept stowed and secured while transiting the zone (prescription 4.3.6.5). The surrounding 8,558 km² of the park is a Multiple Use Zone (VI) in which recreational fishing is allowed. In practice the no-take zone is far offshore and mostly kilometres deep, so the pin is a legal marker rather than a dive site — do not ‘correct’ it shorewards.

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• National Park Zone (II), Freycinet Marine Park (Commonwealth waters off eastern Tasmania)national_park

  Freycinet Marine Park begins 6–12 km off the Freycinet Peninsula on Tasmania’s east coast and runs east to the outer limit of the exclusive economic zone. Its no-take National Park Zone totals 56,825 km² in two separate areas: a small 32.5 km² inshore block on the shelf (zone code sefrenpz03, where this pin sits, in about 80 m of water on the granite-reef ground that includes features such as Joe’s Reef at 59–83 m) and a 56,793 km² offshore block reaching the EEZ (sefrenpz02). Prescription 4.3.6.3 of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (South-east Marine Parks Network Management Plan) Instrument 2025 (F2025L00100, in force 13 February 2025) reads: “Recreational fishing may be carried out in all zones except the Special Purpose Zone (VI), National Park Zone (II) and Sanctuary Zone (Ia).” The plan’s glossary defines recreational fishing as “Taking marine species, including shells, not for commercial purposes and that is not commercial fishing”, which plainly covers spearfishing, and the plan’s Table 4.8 (“Summary of prescriptions for recreational use (including fishing) activities in the South-east Network”) marks “Recreational fishing” with a cross in the National Park Zone (II) column (“Activity is not allowed”). Because section 354(1)(a) of the EPBC Act forbids taking a member of a native species in a Commonwealth reserve except in accordance with a management plan, and section 354A(8) makes accordance with the plan the only exception to the section 354A(1) offence, spearfishing in this zone is a criminal offence punishable by up to 2 years’ imprisonment or 1,000 penalty units. Fishing gear must be kept stowed and secured while transiting the zone (prescription 4.3.6.5). Freycinet is also the one park in this group with a Recreational Use Zone (IV) — 323 km² in which recreational fishing is expressly allowed — plus 68 km² of Habitat Protection Zone (IV) and 725 km² of Multiple Use Zone (VI), all open to spearfishing, so check which zone you are in before you get in the water.

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• National Park Zone (II), Tasman Fracture Marine Park (Commonwealth waters off south-west Tasmania)national_park

  Tasman Fracture Marine Park runs from the outer limit of Tasmanian coastal waters off the south-west coast south to the edge of the exclusive economic zone, over depths from 60 m to 5,559 m. Its no-take National Park Zone totals 22,536 km² in two separate areas: a 1,223 km² shelf and upper-slope block immediately outside state waters (zone code setasnpz01, where this pin sits in about 163 m of water, the only part a boat-based spearfisher could plausibly reach) and a 21,313 km² block running south to the EEZ over the fracture zone itself (setasnpz02). Prescription 4.3.6.3 of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (South-east Marine Parks Network Management Plan) Instrument 2025 (F2025L00100, in force 13 February 2025) reads: “Recreational fishing may be carried out in all zones except the Special Purpose Zone (VI), National Park Zone (II) and Sanctuary Zone (Ia).” The plan’s glossary defines recreational fishing as “Taking marine species, including shells, not for commercial purposes and that is not commercial fishing”, which plainly covers spearfishing, and the plan’s Table 4.8 (“Summary of prescriptions for recreational use (including fishing) activities in the South-east Network”) marks “Recreational fishing” with a cross in the National Park Zone (II) column (“Activity is not allowed”). Because section 354(1)(a) of the EPBC Act forbids taking a member of a native species in a Commonwealth reserve except in accordance with a management plan, and section 354A(8) makes accordance with the plan the only exception to the section 354A(1) offence, spearfishing in this zone is a criminal offence punishable by up to 2 years’ imprisonment or 1,000 penalty units. Fishing gear must be kept stowed and secured while transiting the zone (prescription 4.3.6.5). The remaining 19,965 km² of the park is a Multiple Use Zone (VI) where recreational fishing is allowed.

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• National Park Zone (II), Flinders Marine Park (Commonwealth waters off north-east Tasmania)national_park

  Flinders Marine Park lies off the north-east tip of Tasmania near Flinders Island and extends from the mid-shelf east to the outer limit of the exclusive economic zone. Its no-take National Park Zone totals 15,024 km² in three separate areas: a 101.7 km² inshore shelf block (zone code seflinpz05, where this pin sits in about 129 m of water, roughly 30 km south-east of Flinders Island), a 2,202 km² block further south (seflinpz03) and a 12,721 km² offshore block reaching the EEZ (seflinpz01). The park’s outer-shelf mesophotic reefs at 60–70 m form kilometre-long undercut ledges holding southern rock lobster, jackass morwong, velvet leatherjacket and reef ocean perch. Prescription 4.3.6.3 of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (South-east Marine Parks Network Management Plan) Instrument 2025 (F2025L00100, in force 13 February 2025) reads: “Recreational fishing may be carried out in all zones except the Special Purpose Zone (VI), National Park Zone (II) and Sanctuary Zone (Ia).” The plan’s glossary defines recreational fishing as “Taking marine species, including shells, not for commercial purposes and that is not commercial fishing”, which plainly covers spearfishing, and the plan’s Table 4.8 (“Summary of prescriptions for recreational use (including fishing) activities in the South-east Network”) marks “Recreational fishing” with a cross in the National Park Zone (II) column (“Activity is not allowed”). Because section 354(1)(a) of the EPBC Act forbids taking a member of a native species in a Commonwealth reserve except in accordance with a management plan, and section 354A(8) makes accordance with the plan the only exception to the section 354A(1) offence, spearfishing in this zone is a criminal offence punishable by up to 2 years’ imprisonment or 1,000 penalty units. Fishing gear must be kept stowed and secured while transiting the zone (prescription 4.3.6.5). Flinders also contains 10,892 km² of Habitat Protection Zone (IV) and 1,129 km² of Multiple Use Zone (VI), in both of which recreational fishing — and so spearfishing — is allowed, so the zone boundary is what matters here.

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• Germein Island Sanctuary Zone (SZ-9), West Coast Bays Marine Park (South Australia)marine_reserve

  The ninth and last sanctuary zone of the West Coast Bays Marine Park, and the only one our record was missing. It is not a conventional offshore no-take box: the Department for Environment and Water's own boundary document states that “Sanctuary Zone 9 is Venus Bay Conservation Park – Germein Island” and publishes no coordinate table for it (the columns read “NA”), so the zone is the footprint of the island conservation park inside Venus Bay on the west coast of Eyre Peninsula. Sanctuary rule (l) of regulation 8(3) of the Marine Parks (Zoning) Regulations 2012 forbids removing from the zone the whole or any part of a plant or animal, harming a plant or animal in it, using berley, or any act preparatory to those things, with the Note recording the consequence: “a person must not engage in a fishing activity in the zone”. The 1 October 2014 grandfathering exception has long expired. The Department's “Activities and Uses in Marine Park Zones” table lists “Spear fishing” as not allowed in a sanctuary zone, so the water around Germein Island is closed to the speargun even though the whole surrounding bay is a habitat protection zone in which spearfishing is permitted. In practice the closure bites on anyone wading, snorkelling or shore-diving off the island.

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• West Island Encounter Bay Aquatic Reserve, South Australiamarine_reserve

  Aquatic reserve of 0.59 km² over the waters around West Island off Encounter Bay, near Victor Harbor. Section 76 of the Fisheries Management Act 2007 (SA) makes it an offence to enter or remain in, or engage in a fishing activity in, an aquatic reserve except as authorised by the regulations, and the Fisheries Management (Aquatic Reserves) Regulations 2016 authorise very little here: regulation 4(a)(v) permits entry to the reserve only "other than the West Island Encounter Bay Exclusion Zone", and regulation 4(b)(v) authorises fishing only in the West Island Encounter Bay Fishing Zone and there only by "taking fish by using a hand line or rod and line". Spearfishing appears nowhere in that exhaustive list, so no fish may be taken by spear anywhere in the reserve. This matters because the reserve is far larger than the marine-park closure that sits inside it: the Encounter Marine Park’s West Island Restricted Access Zone (RAZ-4) is only about 8% of the reserve, and the remaining 92% lies inside Encounter Habitat Protection Zone 7, where the marine-park zoning rules alone would permit spearfishing. The aquatic-reserve prohibition applies across the whole of it.

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