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Australia · Spearfishing zone

South Tomi wreck site, off Geraldton (Western Australia)

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What this zone is

Overview

How spearfishing is treated at South Tomi wreck site, off Geraldton (Western Australia).

A small rectangular total fishing closure over the wreck of the South Tomi, the Togolese-flagged longliner seized in 2001 after a 3,900-nautical-mile chase from Heard Island and scuttled as a dive wreck off Geraldton. Clause 2 of the Prohibition on Fishing (“South Tomi” Wreck Site) Order 2005 (Order No. 22 of 2005, s.43 of the Fish Resources Management Act 1994) prohibits fishing by any means in the waters described in the Schedule, which includes spearfishing. Diving the wreck is not restricted by this order, only fishing.

On the coast

Location

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

28.7310°S, 114.5550°E

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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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