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United States of America · Spearfishing zone

Point Reyes Headlands Special Closure (California)

Prohibited zonespecial closure (entry prohibited)

What this zone is

Overview

How spearfishing is treated at Point Reyes Headlands Special Closure (California).

Year-round no-entry closure along the south face of the Point Reyes Headlands (Marin County), the largest of California's special closures at 0.67 sq mi. 14 CCR 632(b)(45) designates the band from the mean high tide line out to 1,000 feet seaward of mean lower low tide between due-south lines drawn from 37° 59.650' N 123° 01.000' W and 37° 59.390' N 122° 57.800' W, and subsection (B) states that no person may enter this area at any time except listed agency staff on duty or with department permission. The prohibition is on entry, so a spearfisher in the water is caught by it: no spearfishing anywhere in the band.

On the coast

Location

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

37.9909°N, 122.9889°W

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Source

This zone is documented in the official source below.

Before you dive

License for United States of America

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

License requiredvia State fish and wildlife agencies (e.g. FWC Florida, CDFW California, Hawaii DLNR/DAR, TPWD Texas); NOAA Fisheries for federal waters/HMS permits.

Purchase from the relevant state fish and wildlife agency online portal, license vendors, or in person. Requirements differ by state and by resident/non-resident status.

Get your license

Opens the official portal · fisheries.noaa.gov

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