Australia · Spearfishing zone

Mersey River spear closure, Devonport, Tasmania

Prohibited zonefishery_closure

What this zone is

Overview

How spearfishing is treated at Mersey River spear closure, Devonport, Tasmania.

Tasmanian spear closure at the Mersey River mouth (Devonport). Spears may not be used in this area. Boundary: the river and its tributaries (including Horsehead Creek), upstream of a line from the seaward end of the breakwater on the western shore to the first beacon on the eastern side of the river mouth, including waters within 100 metres to seaward of that line.

On the coast

Location

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

41.2046°S, 146.3691°E

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Source

This zone is documented in the official source below.

services.thelist.tas.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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