Australia · Spearfishing zone

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

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What this zone is

Overview

How spearfishing is treated at Gnarraloo Bay Sanctuary Area, Ningaloo Marine Park (Western Australia).

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.

On the coast

Location

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

23.7627°S, 113.5304°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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