SpearfishingMap

New Zealand

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Recreational spearfishing is legal in New Zealand saltwater for most finfish and rock lobster while free-diving, and no licence is required to fish in the sea. It is governed primarily by the Fisheries Act 1996 and the Fisheries (Amateur Fishing) Regulations 2013, which apply the same daily bag limits, minimum size limits and area rules to spearfishing as to other recreational methods. Key restrictions: rock lobster (crayfish) must NOT be taken by spear (reg 29); paua must NOT be taken using underwater breathing apparatus / scuba (reg 48); spearfishing is prohibited in all marine reserves (Marine Reserves Act 1971) and other no-take protected areas. Freshwater sports fish (trout, salmon, perch) cannot be speared - they may only be taken by angling under Fish & Game sports-fishing regulations made under the Conservation Act 1987. Note that recreational use of scuba/UBA to take most finfish by spear is not banned nationally, but the UBA ban does apply to paua and many regional bylaws apply.

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Khung pháp lý điều chỉnh

  • §Fisheries Act 1996
  • §Fisheries (Amateur Fishing) Regulations 2013 (SR 2013/482)
  • §Marine Reserves Act 1971
  • §Conservation Act 1987 (freshwater sports fish / Fish & Game sports fishing regulations)
Yêu cầu giấy phép
Không bắt buộc
Súng lao
Được phép
Người nước ngoài
Được chào đón

Luật, nguyên văn

Văn bản pháp lý

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01Regulation 9 (Interpretation)New Zealand · national

Definition of "spear"

Fisheries (Amateur Fishing) Regulations 2013 (SR 2013/482)

ENBản gốc

spear— (a) means any device or implement capable of puncturing the flesh or exoskeleton of a fish; but (b) does not include any gaff or similar device used solely for the landing of finfish

02Regulation 9 (Interpretation)New Zealand · national

Definition of "underwater breathing apparatus"

Fisheries (Amateur Fishing) Regulations 2013 (SR 2013/482)

ENBản gốc

underwater breathing apparatus— (a) means an apparatus capable of being used for providing breathable gases underwater; and (b) includes any part of the apparatus; but (c) does not include a snorkel.

03Regulation 29 (Prohibition on taking rock lobsters, or possessing rock lobsters taken, by prohibited method)New Zealand · national

Prohibition on taking rock lobsters by spear

Fisheries (Amateur Fishing) Regulations 2013 (SR 2013/482)

ENBản gốc

(1) A person must not— (a) set or use a baited net to take rock lobsters; or (b) possess any rock lobsters taken with a baited net. (2) A person must not use a spear to take rock lobsters or possess any rock lobsters that have been speared. (3) A person who contravenes subclause (1) or (2) commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $10,000.

04Regulation 48 (Prohibition on using underwater breathing apparatus for taking paua)New Zealand · national

Prohibition on using underwater breathing apparatus (scuba) for taking paua

Fisheries (Amateur Fishing) Regulations 2013 (SR 2013/482)

ENBản gốc

(1) A person must not— (a) use any underwater breathing apparatus while taking paua: (b) possess any paua while in possession of any underwater breathing apparatus: (c) possess any paua in or on any conveyance in or on which there is any underwater breathing apparatus: (d) possess any paua that the person knows to have been taken when the person taking the paua was using underwater breathing apparatus. (2) A person who contravenes subclause (1) commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $10,000.

05Regulation 55 (Combined daily limit for fish (including individual species limits) in Auckland and Kermadec FMA)Auckland and Kermadec Fisheries Management Area · regional

Combined daily limit for fish in Auckland and Kermadec FMA (example area limit applying to spearfishing)

Fisheries (Amateur Fishing) Regulations 2013 (SR 2013/482)

ENBản gốc

(1) A person must not, on any day,— (a) take more than a total quantity of 20 fish of those species specified in Schedule 6 (the combined daily limit for fish) from the Auckland and Kermadec FMA; or (b) possess more than the combined daily limit for fish in the Auckland and Kermadec FMA; or (c) possess more than the combined daily limit for fish taken from within the Auckland and Kermadec FMA.

06Regulation 13 (Daily limit for rock lobsters)New Zealand · national

Daily limit for rock lobsters

Fisheries (Amateur Fishing) Regulations 2013 (SR 2013/482)

ENBản gốc

(1) A person must not, on any day, take or possess more than 6 rock lobsters (the daily limit for rock lobsters).

07Regulation 69 (Restrictions on taking fish from Mimiwhangata Peninsula area)Mimiwhangata Peninsula area, Northland · regional

Restrictions on taking fish from Mimiwhangata Peninsula area (spear permitted as one allowed method)

Fisheries (Amateur Fishing) Regulations 2013 (SR 2013/482)

ENBản gốc

(1) A person must not take a species of fish specified in subclause (2) from the Mimiwhangata Peninsula area unless 1 of the following fishing methods is used: (a) a line, but only if the line does not have more than 1 hook attached to it and the line is not weighted in any way: (b) trolling: (c) a spear: (d) hand-gathering: (e) potting, but only if 1 pot per person or vessel is used in the area.

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Mùa vụ & hạn chế thời gian

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  • CấmScallops (where regional closed season applies)Th2 15 – Th7 14

    Under reg 28 of the Fisheries (Amateur Fishing) Regulations 2013, a closed season for scallops runs from 15 February to the close of 14 July in certain areas. Spearfishing does not typically target scallops, but season closures illustrate the regional/seasonal closure regime; many area-specific closures (e.g. recent scallop and paua closures) apply. Most finfish have no seasonal closure for recreational/spearfishing take.

    legislation.govt.nz

Quyền được đánh bắt

Giấy phép

Những gì bạn cần để được phép xuống nước, chi phí, và cách lấy giấy phép.

Không yêu cầu giấy phépqua Fisheries New Zealand (Ministry for Primary Industries)
Không yêu cầu giấy phép
Loại
No licence required for recreational sea fishing (including saltwater spearfishing). A Fish & Game sports-fishing licence is required for freshwater sports fish, but those fish cannot be speared.
Chi phí
Free for saltwater recreational fishing/spearfishing.
Thời hạn hiệu lực
n/a
Cách lấy
No application needed for saltwater spearfishing. Anglers must comply with current rules; the NZ Fishing Rules app and signage at fishing spots provide area rules.
Cơ quan cấp
Fisheries New Zealand (Ministry for Primary Industries)
Cổng cấp phép chính thức · mpi.govt.nz

Trang thiết bị & kỹ thuật

Quy định về trang thiết bị

Loại trang thiết bị được phép, cách sử dụng, và các điều kiện đi kèm.

Súng laoĐược phép

Hạn chế

  • A spear must not be used to take rock lobster (crayfish) - reg 29 Fisheries (Amateur Fishing) Regulations 2013.
  • Underwater breathing apparatus (scuba) must not be used to take paua, and you must not possess paua while in possession of, or in/on any conveyance carrying, UBA - reg 48.
  • Freshwater sports fish (trout, salmon, perch) must not be speared; they may only be taken by permitted angling methods under Fish & Game sports-fishing regulations (Conservation Act 1987).
  • Spearfishing is prohibited in all marine reserves (Marine Reserves Act 1971) and other no-take protected areas.
  • "Spear" is defined broadly as any device or implement capable of puncturing the flesh or exoskeleton of a fish, excluding a gaff used solely for landing finfish.

Spearguns and hand spears are legal gear for taking most finfish while free-diving. National regulations do not impose a general ban on using scuba to spear finfish, but the UBA prohibition applies specifically to paua, and many regional bylaws and reserve rules further restrict scuba and spear use - always check local rules. Standard minimum size limits, daily bag limits and protected-species rules apply to speared catch the same as to any other method.

Những gì bạn được bắt

Giới hạn đánh bắt & loài được bảo vệ

Hạn ngạch hằng ngày, kích thước tối thiểu, và các loài không bao giờ được phép bắt.

Giới hạn hằng ngày

Area-specific combined daily limits apply. Example: in the Auckland & Kermadec Fishery Management Area a person must not take more than a total of 20 finfish (of species listed in Schedule 6) per day (reg 55). Rock lobster: maximum 6 per person per day nationally (reg 13). Limits differ by Fisheries Management Area and species - check the rules for your area.

Kích thước tối thiểu

  • Rock lobster (red, packhorse) - minimum legal size varies; measured by tail width / carapace per regulationstối thiểu 0 cm

Loài được bảo vệ — không được bắt

  • Được bảo vệMarine mammals (all)
  • Được bảo vệMarine reptiles / sea turtles
  • Được bảo vệBlack coral, red/pink coral and protected corals
  • Được bảo vệSpotted black grouper
  • Được bảo vệGiant grouper / Queensland groper
  • Được bảo vệWhite pointer (great white) shark
  • Được bảo vệBasking shark, whale shark, oceanic whitetip, deepwater nurse shark and other protected sharks
  • Được bảo vệManta and spinetail devil rays
  • Được bảo vệSeahorses and pipefish (some protected)

Minimum legal sizes and combined/individual daily limits are set per species and per Fisheries Management Area in the Fisheries (Amateur Fishing) Regulations 2013 schedules; exact minimum sizes were not all transcribed here. Protected species list is indicative - protected marine species are listed under the Wildlife Act 1953 and Marine Mammals Protection Act 1978 and may not be taken by any method. It is illegal to buy, sell or swap recreationally caught seafood (fines up to $250,000).

Ai được phép đánh bắt

Khách du lịch & cư dân

Quy định khác nhau như thế nào đối với khách nước ngoài và cư dân địa phương.

Khách nước ngoài

Được phép

Yêu cầu

  • No saltwater fishing licence required for visitors; same recreational rules apply to residents and non-residents.
  • Comply with all bag/size limits, method restrictions and area closures.

Hạn chế

  • Same restrictions as residents: no spearing of rock lobster, no scuba for paua, no spearfishing in marine reserves, no taking protected species.

Tourists and foreign nationals may spearfish in the sea on the same basis as New Zealand residents without any special permit. Customary (Māori) fishing rights and area-specific customary management areas are separate and do not generally affect ordinary recreational/visitor spearfishing in open waters.

Cư dân

No licence for saltwater spearfishing; Fish & Game sports-fishing licence required for freshwater angling (but freshwater sports fish cannot be speared).

Yêu cầu

  • Comply with the Fisheries (Amateur Fishing) Regulations 2013 and any regional bylaws.

Quyền lợi

  • Recreational saltwater fishing and free-diving spearfishing available to the public without a permit or fee.

Recreational rules apply equally to residents and visitors. Māori customary (non-commercial) take is managed separately under customary fishing regulations.

Ở đâu trên bờ biển

Khu vực được phép & bị cấm

Các khu vực có tên mở cho hoặc đóng đối với săn cá bằng súng lao. Xem bức tranh đầy đủ trên bản đồ tương tác.

Khu vực được phép

  • Open coastal waters of New Zealand (general)

    Free-diving spearfishing for finfish and rock lobster is generally permitted in open coastal sea waters outside marine reserves and other no-take protected areas, subject to the same daily bag limits, minimum size limits, protected-species rules and method restrictions as other recreational fishing. No saltwater fishing licence is required.

    Rock lobster may not be speared (reg 29); paua may not be taken with scuba/UBA (reg 48); marine reserves and many regional closures/bylaws apply; size and bag limits apply per Fisheries Management Area.

    mpi.govt.nz

Khu vực bị cấm

  • Cape Rodney-Okakari Point Marine Reserve (Goat Island)marine reserve

    New Zealand's first marine reserve (established 1975), north of Auckland near Leigh. All fishing, including line fishing and spearfishing, and the removal or disturbing of any marine life is forbidden under the Marine Reserves Act 1971.

    doc.govt.nz
  • Poor Knights Islands Marine Reservemarine reserve

    Marine reserve off the east coast of Northland (~22 km offshore), fully no-take since 1998. No fishing of any kind from boat or shore; no taking or disturbing any marine life including shellfish and seaweeds. Spearfishing is prohibited under the Marine Reserves Act 1971.

    doc.govt.nz
  • All New Zealand marine reserves (no-take)marine reserve

    Spearfishing and all other fishing/taking of marine life is prohibited in every marine reserve managed by the Department of Conservation under the Marine Reserves Act 1971. Named reserves include (among ~30+): Akaroa, Cape Rodney-Okakari Point, the ten Fiordland reserves, Kaikoura, Kapiti, Long Bay-Okura, Mōtū Manawa-Pollen Island, Parininihi, Poor Knights, Rangitāhua/Kermadec Islands, Taputeranga, Tāwharanui, Tonga Island, Tūhua (Mayor Island), Whanganui Inlet (Westhaven) and Whangārei Harbour.

    doc.govt.nz
  • Areas protected under the Conservation Act 1987 and other no-take / rahui / mataitai / taiapure restrictionsprotected area / customary closure

    Spearfishing is prohibited or restricted in various marine protected areas, marine parks, cable-protection zones, rahui tapu (customary closures) and area-specific no-take zones declared under the Fisheries Act 1996 or other instruments. Local rules vary and must be checked before fishing.

    mpi.govt.nz
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Điều kiện biển & thời tiết trực tiếp gần Cape Rodney-Okakari Point Marine Reserve (Goat Island).

Điều kiện

Hỏi ai

Cơ quan chức năng

Các cơ quan chính thức chịu trách nhiệm về thủy sản và cấp phép.

  • Fisheries New Zealand (Ministry for Primary Industries / Manatū Ahu Matua)

    fisheries authority

    mpi.govt.nz0800 008 333 (poaching/illegal fishing hotline); general MPI 0800 00 83 33

  • Department of Conservation (Te Papa Atawhai)

    environment / marine reserves authority

    doc.govt.nz0800 362 468 (DOC HOTline 0800 DOC HOT for marine reserve breaches)

  • Fish & Game New Zealand

    freshwater sports fishing authority

    fishandgame.org.nzRegional Fish & Game offices

Thông tin này từ đâu

Nguồn

Mọi khẳng định trên trang này đều truy ngược về một trong các tài liệu tham khảo này.

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    Fisheries (Amateur Fishing) Regulations 2013 (SR 2013/482) - whole, New Zealand Legislation

    Chính thức
    legislation.govt.nzTruy cập Th6 15
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    Fisheries (Amateur Fishing) Regulations 2013 (SR 2013/482) - PDF reproduction (FAOLEX/FAO mirror of NZ Legislation text, version as at 25 March 2022)

    Chính thức
    faolex.fao.orgTruy cập Th6 15
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    Reg 48 - Prohibition on using underwater breathing apparatus for taking paua, New Zealand Legislation

    Chính thức
    legislation.govt.nzTruy cập Th6 15
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    Fishing rules - Ministry for Primary Industries (NZ Government)

    Chính thức
    mpi.govt.nzTruy cập Th6 15
  5. [05]

    Rules for fishing gear, methods, and measuring - MPI

    Chính thức
    mpi.govt.nzTruy cập Th6 15
  6. [06]

    Marine reserves - Department of Conservation

    Chính thức
    doc.govt.nzTruy cập Th6 15
  7. [07]

    Poor Knights Islands Marine Reserve - Department of Conservation

    Chính thức
    doc.govt.nzTruy cập Th6 15
  8. [08]

    Anglers Notice for Fish and Game Regions 2025 - New Zealand Gazette (freshwater sports fishing, no spearing of trout/salmon)

    Chính thức
    gazette.govt.nzTruy cập Th6 15
  9. [09]

    New Zealand fishing rules 2025: Bag Limits & Licences - Action Outdoors (secondary summary)

    Thứ cấp
    actionoutdoors.kiwiTruy cập Th6 15

Ghi chú của người nghiên cứu

Verbatim legal text in law_texts[] was extracted from the official Fisheries (Amateur Fishing) Regulations 2013 (SR 2013/482). The primary New Zealand Legislation site (legislation.govt.nz) was behind a human-verification/CAPTCHA wall during collection, so the verbatim wording was taken from the FAOLEX/FAO PDF reproduction of the official text (version as at 25 March 2022) and cross-checked against MPI guidance; source_urls point to the canonical legislation.govt.nz pages. Key practical rules for spearfishers: (1) free-dive spearfishing of most finfish is legal with no licence; (2) rock lobster CANNOT be speared; (3) paua CANNOT be taken with scuba/UBA; (4) trout/salmon/perch cannot be speared; (5) no spearfishing in marine reserves or other no-take areas; (6) standard bag/size/protected-species limits apply per Fisheries Management Area. Exact per-species minimum sizes and per-area combined limits vary and should be checked in the regulation schedules or the NZ Fishing Rules app before fishing. Coordinates for Goat Island and Poor Knights are approximate reserve centroids. data_confidence=high because core method restrictions are sourced verbatim from the official regulations; some size-limit detail and a small number of reserve coordinates are summarised rather than exhaustively transcribed.

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