Australia · Spearfishing zone

Fly Point - Halifax Park Aquatic Reserve / Sanctuary Zone, Port Stephens, NSW

Prohibited zoneaquatic reserve / sanctuary (no-take) zone

What this zone is

Overview

How spearfishing is treated at Fly Point - Halifax Park Aquatic Reserve / Sanctuary Zone, Port Stephens, NSW.

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).

On the coast

Location

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

32.7186°S, 152.1486°E

View on the map

Source

This zone is documented in the official source below.

dpi.nsw.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

← All spearfishing rules for Australia