Australia · Spearfishing zone

Ninepin Point Marine Nature Reserve, Tasmania

Prohibited zonemarine_reserve

What this zone is

Overview

How spearfishing is treated at Ninepin Point Marine Nature Reserve, Tasmania.

No-take marine nature reserve at Ninepin Point in the D'Entrecasteaux Channel (Verona Sands), famous for its tannin-stained water and shallow-water deep-reef communities. All fishing, including spearfishing, is prohibited within the reserve; the eastern and western boundaries are marked by white paired poles.

On the coast

Location

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

43.2850°S, 147.1939°E

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Source

This zone is documented in the official source below.

fishing.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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