Tuvalu · Spearfishing zone
Nukufetau Conservation Area / Locally Managed Marine Area
Prohibited zonelocally managed marine area (conservation area, encompasses most of lagoon)
What this zone is
Overview
How spearfishing is treated at Nukufetau Conservation Area / Locally Managed Marine Area.
Locally managed marine area / conservation area on Nukufetau atoll, encompassing most of the lagoon; managed by the Kaupule. Listed in WDPA/Protected Planet (WDPA ID 555547861). FAO/FishCode Review No. 19 reports that on Nukufetau 'spear fishing has supposedly been forbidden,' though observance of the law is poor. Coordinate is the atoll centroid (lagoon).
On the coast
Location
Approximate reference point for this zone. See the full picture on the interactive map.
8.0000°S, 178.3670°E
View on the mapSource
This zone is documented in the official source below.
Before you dive
License for Tuvalu
Whether you need a license to spearfish here, and how to get one.
No license requiredvia Kaupule (island council) / Tuvalu Fisheries Authority