Australia · Spearfishing zone

Second Rock Sanctuary Area, Shoalwater Islands Marine Park (Western Australia)

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What this zone is

Overview

How spearfishing is treated at Second Rock Sanctuary Area, Shoalwater Islands Marine Park (Western Australia).

No-take sanctuary zone of Shoalwater Islands Marine Park. All fishing is prohibited in sanctuary zones under the gazetted prohibition order made under the Fish Resources Management Act 1994 s.43, so spearfishing is banned here. Spearfishing is permitted in this marine park only in the General Use Area (Schedule 6 item 8).

On the coast

Location

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

32.3198°S, 115.6950°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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