Australia · Spearfishing zone

Western Barrow Island Sanctuary Area, Barrow Island Marine Park (Western Australia)

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What this zone is

Overview

How spearfishing is treated at Western Barrow Island Sanctuary Area, Barrow Island Marine Park (Western Australia).

No-take sanctuary zone off the west coast of Barrow Island. All fishing is prohibited in sanctuary zones under the Prohibition on Fishing (Montebello Islands and Barrow Island Marine Park) Order 2020, so spearfishing is banned.

On the coast

Location

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

20.7473°S, 115.3353°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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