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Shoalwater Bay Special Purpose Area (Wildlife Conservation), Shoalwater Islands Marine Park (Western Australia)

Prohibited zonespearfishing closure (special purpose / recreation zone)

What this zone is

Overview

How spearfishing is treated at Shoalwater Bay Special Purpose Area (Wildlife Conservation), Shoalwater Islands Marine Park (Western Australia).

Wildlife conservation area of Shoalwater Islands Marine Park. Schedule 6 permits abalone, crab, mussel, octopus-pot, rock lobster and line fishing here but NOT fishing by pointed instrument, which is confined to the General Use Area; spearfishing is therefore prohibited.

On the coast

Location

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

32.2855°S, 115.6948°E

View on the map

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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