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Nukulaelae Conservation Area / Locally Managed Marine Area

Prohibited zonelocally managed marine area (conservation area, no-fishing zone)

What this zone is

Overview

How spearfishing is treated at Nukulaelae Conservation Area / Locally Managed Marine Area.

Marine conservation area at the eastern end of Nukulaelae lagoon, managed by the Kaupule (island council) as a locally managed marine area. Listed in WDPA/Protected Planet (WDPA ID 555547862). It is one of the conservation areas/LMMAs established on Tuvalu's outer islands. Nukulaelae also has the Control of Faapuku and Kaumu Bye-Law (1984) restricting spear/net fishing for those species June-August, with reports that spearfishing was later banned island-wide. Atoll coordinate point used; the conservation zone lies at the eastern end of the lagoon.

On the coast

Location

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

9.3810°S, 179.8230°E

View on the map

Source

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

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