Australia · Spearfishing zone

Big Lagoon Special Purpose Area, Shark Bay Marine Park (Western Australia)

Prohibited zonespearfishing closure (special purpose / recreation zone)

What this zone is

Overview

How spearfishing is treated at Big Lagoon Special Purpose Area, Shark Bay Marine Park (Western Australia).

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.

On the coast

Location

Approximate reference point for this zone. See the full picture on the interactive map.

25.7851°S, 113.4609°E

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Source

This zone is documented in the official source below.

wa.gov.au

Before you dive

License for Australia

Whether you need a license to spearfish here, and how to get one.

License requiredvia State/territory fisheries authority (e.g. NSW DPIRD Fisheries, VFA Victoria, DPIRD WA, Fisheries Queensland, PIRSA, NRE Tasmania, NT Fisheries).

Online via the relevant state fisheries authority website, or from authorised agents/tackle shops.

Get your license

Opens the official portal · dpird.nsw.gov.au

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