Canada · Spearfishing zone
Eastport Marine Protected Area – Duck Islands
What this zone is
Overview
How spearfishing is treated at Eastport Marine Protected Area – Duck Islands.
No-take Oceans Act MPA around the Duck Islands in Bonavista Bay, Newfoundland. Federal regulations (SOR/2005-294 s.4(1)) prohibit disturbing, damaging, destroying or removing any living marine organism or its habitat, which prohibits spearfishing. Only Aboriginal fishing and public-safety/defence operations are excepted.
On the coast
Location
Approximate reference point for this zone. See the full picture on the interactive map.
48.7417°N, 53.6850°W
View on the mapSource
This zone is documented in the official source below.
Before you dive
License for Canada
Whether you need a license to spearfish here, and how to get one.
Tidal licences via DFO National Recreational Licensing System or authorized access providers; freshwater licences via the relevant provincial agency.
Get your licenseOpens the official portal · pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca