Australia

Atļautās zonas

• Great Barrier Reef Marine Park - General Use (Light Blue) Zones

  Limited spearfishing (spear or speargun, snorkel only, no powerhead/firearm/light/underwater breathing apparatus) is allowed.

  Snorkel only; no powerhead, firearm, light or underwater breathing apparatus; recreational bag/size limits and protected species rules apply.

  www2.gbrmpa.gov.au
• Great Barrier Reef Marine Park - Habitat Protection (Dark Blue) Zones

  Limited spearfishing allowed (snorkel only).

  Snorkel only; no powerhead, firearm, light or underwater breathing apparatus.

  www2.gbrmpa.gov.au
• Great Barrier Reef Marine Park - Conservation Park (Yellow) Zones

  Limited spearfishing permitted unless a Public Appreciation Special Management Area is in place over the zone.

  Snorkel only; prohibited where a Public Appreciation Special Management Area applies (e.g. near resorts, dive sites, pontoons).

  www2.gbrmpa.gov.au

Aizliegtās zonas

• Great Barrier Reef Marine Park - Marine National Park (Green / no-take) Zonesmarine national park / no-take green zone

  No-take zones representing the highest level of protection; no fishing, collecting or extractive activities of any kind permitted, including all spearfishing, without a permit.

  www2.gbrmpa.gov.au
• All inland / fresh waters of New South Walesfreshwater / inland waters closure

  Use of a spear gun to take fish in inland waters is prohibited (Fisheries Management (General) Regulation 2019 cl 52(1)(a)).

  faolex.fao.org
• Port Noarlunga Sanctuary Zone (formerly Port Noarlunga Aquatic Reserve), South Australiamarine sanctuary / aquatic reserve

  Spearfishing prohibited.

  pir.sa.gov.au
• Second Valley Bay, South Australiacoastal closure

  Spearfishing prohibited in the waters of Second Valley Bay.

  pir.sa.gov.au
• Adelaide metropolitan coastline (Outer Harbor to Witton Bluff), South Australiametropolitan coastal closure

  No spearfishing within 600 m of the high water mark along defined sections of the Adelaide metropolitan coast, and within 200 m of the Hindmarsh and Inman River mouths.

  pir.sa.gov.au
• Victorian Marine National Parks and Marine Sanctuariesmarine national park / marine sanctuary

  Carrying or using a speargun is prohibited in Victoria's marine national parks and marine sanctuaries; spearing equipment also banned within 30 m of jetties/piers and river/creek mouths, and in listed inland waters.

  scubadoctor.com.au
• Ningaloo Marine Park sanctuary zones, Western Australiamarine park / sanctuary zone

  Spearfishing using compressed air (SCUBA or hookah) is prohibited; certain species (e.g. wrasse, rock cods/groper) may not be speared; sanctuary (no-take) zones prohibit all fishing.

  dpird.wa.gov.au
• River Murray and all South Australian freshwater rivers/streams and West Lakes systemfreshwater / inland waters closure

  Carrying and/or using a hand fish spear or spear gun is not permitted in the River Murray and all other SA freshwater rivers and streams (including land up to 100 m from them) and all waters of the West Lakes system.

  pir.sa.gov.au
• Rottnest Island (Wadjemup) island waters, Western Australiamarine reserve / no-spearfishing area

  Spear fishing, spear guns and gidgees are prohibited within all Rottnest Island waters; five marine sanctuary (no-take) zones around the island additionally ban all fishing. Island-wide spear ban is a clear, well-delimited prohibition.

  ria.wa.gov.au
• Cabbage Tree Bay Aquatic Reserve, NSWaquatic reserve / no-take marine protected area

  No-take aquatic reserve at Manly (Sydney). All fishing including spearfishing is banned; no marine animals or plants may be removed.

  en.wikipedia.org
• Shiprock Aquatic Reserve, Port Hacking, NSWaquatic reserve / no-take marine protected area

  Small (~2 ha) no-take aquatic reserve at the western headland of Burraneer Bay, Port Hacking, southern Sydney. No fishing by any method (including spearfishing) and no harm/collection of marine organisms permitted.

  dpird.nsw.gov.au
• Gordons Bay (Bronte-Coogee Aquatic Reserve), NSWaquatic reserve no-take subzone

  Within the Bronte-Coogee Aquatic Reserve spearfishing is prohibited in Gordons Bay (collecting crustaceans is allowed there). Gordons Bay is an explicit spearfishing-prohibited area.

  en.wikipedia.org
• Towra Point Aquatic Reserve, Botany Bay, NSWaquatic reserve / marine protected area

  Largest NSW aquatic reserve, on the southern shore of Botany Bay. Spearfishing is prohibited; fishing/collection banned in the reserve's sanctuary zones (spearfishing is not permitted in Botany Bay aquatic reserves).

  dpi.nsw.gov.au
• Cook Island Aquatic Reserve (inner no-take zone), NSWaquatic reserve / no-take zone

  Aquatic reserve off Fingal Head (far north NSW). The inner zone, from the island to a boundary defined by five marker buoys, is no-take (all fishing including spearfishing prohibited); the outer zone permits line fishing only.

  en.wikipedia.org
• Fly Point - Halifax Park Aquatic Reserve / Sanctuary Zone, Port Stephens, NSWaquatic reserve / sanctuary (no-take) zone

  No-take aquatic reserve at Nelson Bay, Port Stephens, now within the Port Stephens-Great Lakes Marine Park sanctuary zone. Fishing and collection of any marine organisms (including spearfishing) is banned (line fishing allowed only at two specified jetties/beach).

  dpi.nsw.gov.au