New Zealand · Spearfishing zone
Tapuae Marine Reserve
Prohibited zonemarine reserve
What this zone is
Overview
How spearfishing is treated at Tapuae Marine Reserve.
No-take marine reserve off the Taranaki coast adjoining the Sugar Loaf Islands Marine Protected Area, near New Plymouth (established 2008, 1,404 ha). Spearfishing prohibited under the Marine Reserves Act 1971.
On the coast
Location
Approximate reference point for this zone. See the full picture on the interactive map.
39.0583°S, 174.0078°E
View on the mapSource
This zone is documented in the official source below.
Before you dive
License for New Zealand
Whether you need a license to spearfish here, and how to get one.
No license requiredvia Fisheries New Zealand (Ministry for Primary Industries)