South Africa · Spearfishing zone
uThukela Marine Protected Area (Restricted zones)
What this zone is
Overview
How spearfishing is treated at uThukela Marine Protected Area (Restricted zones).
Coastal and offshore MPA on the central KwaZulu-Natal coast around the Thukela River mouth (Mtunzini to Tinley Manor), declared under the NEM: Protected Areas Act (Government Gazette 42478/42479 of 2019). It contains two inshore Restricted Zones (Amatikulu, uSetheni) and an offshore Restricted Zone (uThukela Offshore, TORZ, including the Kob and Carpenter reefs) that are no-take areas where fishing, including the deployment of spearguns, is prohibited. (The Controlled Zones separately permit permitted linefishing/spearfishing; this prohibited pin sits in the no-take TORZ.)
On the coast
Location
Approximate reference point for this zone. See the full picture on the interactive map.
29.2167°S, 31.5154°E
View on the mapSource
This zone is documented in the official source below.
Before you dive
License for South Africa
Whether you need a license to spearfish here, and how to get one.
Apply and pay online via https://www.fishing.dffe.gov.za, or at an office/outlet authorised by the Minister. Available to anyone 12 years or older. Permit must be available for inspection while fishing.
Get your licenseOpens the official portal · fishing.dffe.gov.za
