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Shark Reef Marine Reserve (Beqa Passage)

Prohibited zoneno-take marine protected area / national marine park

What this zone is

Overview

How spearfishing is treated at Shark Reef Marine Reserve (Beqa Passage).

A ~1.5 km patch reef in Beqa Passage off Pacific Harbour, southern Viti Levu, established as a full no-take Marine Protected Area in April 2004 by Beqa Adventure Divers with the Fiji Department of Fisheries and the traditional owners of Galoa and Wainiyabia villages, who gave up their right to fish the area. Designated Fiji's first National Marine Park in 2014. All fishing including spearfishing is prohibited.

On the coast

Location

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

18.2900°S, 178.0700°E

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Source

This zone is documented in the official source below.

Before you dive

License for Fiji

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

No license requiredvia Ministry of Fisheries (Fiji)

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