French Polynesia · Spearfishing zone
Fakarava UNESCO Biosphere Reserve
Prohibited zoneUNESCO biosphere reserve / managed marine area
What this zone is
Overview
How spearfishing is treated at Fakarava UNESCO Biosphere Reserve.
Fakarava and surrounding Tuamotu atolls form a UNESCO Man and the Biosphere reserve with managed/protected zones (PGEM) limiting resource exploitation; certain areas are no-take.
On the coast
Location
Approximate reference point for this zone. See the full picture on the interactive map.
16.3000°S, 145.5500°W
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This zone is documented in the official source below.
Before you dive
License for French Polynesia
Whether you need a license to spearfish here, and how to get one.
No license requiredvia Direction des Ressources Marines (DRM)