Australia · Spearfishing zone

Cook Island Aquatic Reserve (inner no-take zone), NSW

Prohibited zoneaquatic reserve / no-take zone

What this zone is

Overview

How spearfishing is treated at Cook Island Aquatic Reserve (inner no-take zone), NSW.

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.

On the coast

Location

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

28.1974°S, 153.5782°E

View on the map

Source

This zone is documented in the official source below.

en.wikipedia.org

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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