Australia · Spearfishing zone

Julian Rocks (Nguthungulli) Nature Reserve / Cape Byron Marine Park Sanctuary Zone, NSW

Prohibited zoneaquatic reserve

What this zone is

Overview

How spearfishing is treated at Julian Rocks (Nguthungulli) Nature Reserve / Cape Byron Marine Park Sanctuary Zone, NSW.

Islands ~2.5 km north-east of Byron Bay, a Sanctuary Zone (highest protection) within Cape Byron Marine Park with a surrounding no-take area. All forms of fishing and collection are prohibited; spearfishing is expressly banned.

On the coast

Location

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

28.6114°S, 153.6289°E

View on the map

Source

This zone is documented in the official source below.

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

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