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Moreton Island artificial reef area (Bulwer Wrecks to Tangalooma) spearfishing closure (Queensland)

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What this zone is

Overview

How spearfishing is treated at Moreton Island artificial reef area (Bulwer Wrecks to Tangalooma) spearfishing closure (Queensland).

The corridor of water along Moreton Island's western shore from about 200 m north of the Bulwer Wrecks, out to the NE1 buoy, the M7 beacon west of Cowan Cowan Point and the E1 beacon west of Tangalooma Jetty, down to Tangalooma Point — the water containing the Bulwer and Tangalooma wreck lines. Recreational fishers must not possess or use a spear or speargun in these regulated waters under section 50 of the Fisheries Declaration 2019.

On the coast

Location

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

27.1358°S, 153.3560°E

View on the map

Source

This zone is documented in the official source below.

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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