Spearfishing in the Cairns Region?
GOING SPEARFISHING IN THE CAIRNS REGION?
The Cairns region is a popular area to visit on the Great Barrier Reef. To help protect this iconic area there are special rules in place for spear shing.
Where is spearfishing allowed in the Cairns region? To know where you are allowed to spear sh, please refer to the map on the back of this page. This map shows the rules for marine parks zoning, which includes the Public Appreciation Special Management Areas. Please note: This means that you cannot spear sh in yellow zones marked as Public Appreciation zones – which are shown on the map as yellow, with a pink dotted border. For more detailed information, see the Cairns Zoning Map 5 or visit www.gbrmpa.gov.au. For further information on Qld Fisheries legislation, including spear shing restrictions, visit www.daf.qld.gov.au.
Responsible Reef practices Rules for • Spear only what you need spearfishing • Do not pursue a sh if you are unsure of its identity or size When you spear sh on the Great Barrier Reef, you • Do not anchor on coral can use a snorkel when using a spear or spear gun. You cannot use: a powerhead or other • Avoid taking plant-eating sh like parrot sh, which remove rearm, a light, scuba or other underwater algae and provide space for new corals to grow breathing apparatus. Note: Fishers using spear guns cannot have a loaded spear gun out of the water.
For further information contact: Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority
Be crocwise in and (07) 4750 0700 around crocodile habitat. www.gbrmpa.gov.au Current as at September 2019 145°30'0"E 146°0'0"E 146°30'0"E SPEARFISHING IN THE 147°0'0"E CAIRNS PLANNING AREA CAIRNS PLANNING AREA Daintree SOUTH OF DAINTREE ! THIS MAP SHOWS THE AREAS OPEN AND CLOSED TO SPEARFISHING Low For detailed information in this area, refer to the Great Barrier Islands Reef Marine Park Zoning Plan 2003, the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Regulations 2019 and Marine Parks (Great Barrier Reef Coast) Zoning Plan 2004.
Fitzroy Island Inset Mossman ! S S " " ! 0 0 ' ' 0 0 °3 °3 6 6 1 1 Port Douglas Little Fitzroy Fitzroy Island Marine parks zoning Michaelmas Cay Island Spearfishing allowed Limited spearfishing (snorkel only) General Use Upolu Cay 0 1 Habitat Protection Kms Conservation Park (Excluding area of Conservation Park zone within a Public Appreciation Area) Green Estuarine Conservation Island Spearfishing NOT allowed Yorkeys ! Coral Buffer Knob Sea Scientific Research ! Refer Inset Scientific Research (closed to public access) ! Fitzroy Cairns Yarrabah Island Marine National Park S S " " 0 0 Preservation ' ' Frankland Islands °0 °0 7 7 Inset 1 1 Special Management Area Public Appreciation Normanby Island Mabel LEGEND Island Great Barrier Reef Marine Park boundary Round Grange Island Cairns Planning Area boundary Rock Indicative Reef boundary Refer Inset ´ Catalina Mangrove ! 0 10 20 30 Rock Town Frankland Mainland and Islands Kilometres Islands Russell 0 1 Island Map Projection: Unprojected Geographic Kms Map Datum: Geocentric Datum of Australia 1994 Names are not necessarily authoritative ! Bramston SDC181204b August 2019 145°30'0"E 146°0'0"E Beach 146°30'0"E 147°0'0"E