Cook Islands · Spearfishing zone

Nikao ra'ui

Prohibited zonemarine reserve (traditional ra'ui)

What this zone is

Overview

How spearfishing is treated at Nikao ra'ui.

Ra'ui reserve on Rarotonga (Nikao area). Subject to fishing closure; rotational/periodic harvest has been permitted (e.g. a 2000 trochus harvest came from the Nikao ra'ui). Fishing/spearfishing prohibited while the ra'ui is in force.

On the coast

Location

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

21.2010°S, 159.8120°W

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Source

This zone is documented in the official source below.

coastfish.spc.int

Before you dive

License for Cook Islands

Whether you need a license to spearfish here, and how to get one.

License requiredvia Cook Islands Tourism / Aitutaki Island authorities; Ministry of Marine Resources for fisheries matters

Aitutaki: from the Cook Islands Tourism Office in Arutanga and the Araura Marine Research Centre near the airport. Rarotonga: no licence required for general fishing.

Get your license

Opens the official portal · cookislandspocketguide.com

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