Samoa · Spearfishing zone
Safata Marine Protected Area
Prohibited zonemarine protected area (community co-managed, no-take reserves)
What this zone is
Overview
How spearfishing is treated at Safata Marine Protected Area.
Large community co-managed MPA on the southern coast of Upolu, part of Samoa's network of locally managed marine areas with village-declared no-take fish reserves where fishing is prohibited.
On the coast
Location
Approximate reference point for this zone. See the full picture on the interactive map.
14.0167°S, 171.8333°W
View on the mapSource
This zone is documented in the official source below.
Before you dive
License for Samoa
Whether you need a license to spearfish here, and how to get one.
No license requiredvia Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries (Fisheries Division)