Australia · Spearfishing zone

Hamelin Pool Marine Nature Reserve (Western Australia)

Prohibited zonemarine_reserve

What this zone is

Overview

How spearfishing is treated at Hamelin Pool Marine Nature Reserve (Western Australia).

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.

On the coast

Location

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

26.0761°S, 114.0706°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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