Cook Islands · Spearfishing zone

Ootu Beach ra'ui (Aitutaki lagoon, 2025)

Prohibited zonemarine reserve (traditional ra'ui, no-take fishing ban)

What this zone is

Overview

How spearfishing is treated at Ootu Beach ra'ui (Aitutaki lagoon, 2025).

One of the three Aitutaki ra'ui (fishing-ban reserves) established on 7 January 2025. Ootu Beach is on the Ootu Peninsula at the southern/eastern tip of the main Aitutaki island (just east of Aitutaki Airport), where lagoon day-cruises depart. All fishing including spearfishing is prohibited within the ra'ui; fines up to NZ$1000 with confiscation/impoundment apply.

On the coast

Location

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

18.8300°S, 159.7520°W

View on the map

Source

This zone is documented in the official source below.

sandee.com

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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