spear-fishing in AUS?

[4000 psi]

hi everyone,

does AUS allow spear-gun fishing? what are the laws like in regards to this
matter?

best regards!

[Peter Webb]

The laws are all State laws, and so vary slightly in different parts of
Australia.

NSW is typical. The main restrictions are:

1. Not with Scuba - only snorkelling. (Some States allow lobsters to be
caught with Scuba, but not speargun use. NSW doesn't allow any use of Scuba
for fishing).

2. Not in protected waters - eg bays, harbours, rivers etc. Only in open
water.

3. No powerheads at all.

Spearfishing is not that common or popular, and seems to be frowned on by
almost everybody (other fisherman because they think it unsporting, swimmers
because they worry about people swimming around with loaded weapons). Not,
of course, that anybody is likely to say anything to somebody carrying a
speargun around ...



"4000 psi" > wrote in message
news:fDO9b.5854$v%5.1282@fed1read02...
> hi everyone,
>
> does AUS allow spear-gun fishing? what are the laws like in regards to
this
> matter?
>
> best regards!
>
>

[4000 psi]

do you need a boat to spear-fish or are there reefs that legally accessible
from the beach without any floatation device?

"Peter Webb" > wrote in message
u...
> The laws are all State laws, and so vary slightly in different parts of
> Australia.
>
> NSW is typical. The main restrictions are:
>
> 1. Not with Scuba - only snorkelling. (Some States allow lobsters to be
> caught with Scuba, but not speargun use. NSW doesn't allow any use of
Scuba
> for fishing).
>
> 2. Not in protected waters - eg bays, harbours, rivers etc. Only in open
> water.
>
> 3. No powerheads at all.
>
> Spearfishing is not that common or popular, and seems to be frowned on by
> almost everybody (other fisherman because they think it unsporting,
swimmers
> because they worry about people swimming around with loaded weapons). Not,
> of course, that anybody is likely to say anything to somebody carrying a
> speargun around ...
>
>
>
> "4000 psi" > wrote in message
> news:fDO9b.5854$v%5.1282@fed1read02...
> > hi everyone,
> >
> > does AUS allow spear-gun fishing? what are the laws like in regards to
> this
> > matter?
> >
> > best regards!
> >
> >
>
>

[Peter Webb]

Reef - as in coral reef?

I have never spearfished in the tropical parts of Australia, and don't know
the rules.

There are certainly lots of rock reefs all around Australia that are
accessible from shore without a boat. There is a popular one just up the
road from where I live in Sydney - Long Reef near Dee Why.


"4000 psi" > wrote in message
news:yB6ab.6287$v%5.1307@fed1read02...
> do you need a boat to spear-fish or are there reefs that legally
accessible
> from the beach without any floatation device?
>
> "Peter Webb" > wrote in message
> u...
> > The laws are all State laws, and so vary slightly in different parts of
> > Australia.
> >
> > NSW is typical. The main restrictions are:
> >
> > 1. Not with Scuba - only snorkelling. (Some States allow lobsters to be
> > caught with Scuba, but not speargun use. NSW doesn't allow any use of
> Scuba
> > for fishing).
> >
> > 2. Not in protected waters - eg bays, harbours, rivers etc. Only in open
> > water.
> >
> > 3. No powerheads at all.
> >
> > Spearfishing is not that common or popular, and seems to be frowned on
by
> > almost everybody (other fisherman because they think it unsporting,
> swimmers
> > because they worry about people swimming around with loaded weapons).
Not,
> > of course, that anybody is likely to say anything to somebody carrying a
> > speargun around ...
> >
> >
> >
> > "4000 psi" > wrote in message
> > news:fDO9b.5854$v%5.1282@fed1read02...
> > > hi everyone,
> > >
> > > does AUS allow spear-gun fishing? what are the laws like in regards to
> > this
> > > matter?
> > >
> > > best regards!
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>

[4000 psi]

by reef i meant not necessarily a tropical reef, it is just that my
spearfishing experiences have always been around reefs/rocks ... i am sure
with a boat you can get out into the open water and spear around kelp
patties, etc.

what kind of fish do you spear down under?

p.s. is the lobster season on year-round?

"Peter Webb" > wrote in message
u...
> Reef - as in coral reef?
>
> I have never spearfished in the tropical parts of Australia, and don't
know
> the rules.
>
> There are certainly lots of rock reefs all around Australia that are
> accessible from shore without a boat. There is a popular one just up the
> road from where I live in Sydney - Long Reef near Dee Why.
>
>
> "4000 psi" > wrote in message
> news:yB6ab.6287$v%5.1307@fed1read02...
> > do you need a boat to spear-fish or are there reefs that legally
> accessible
> > from the beach without any floatation device?
> >
> > "Peter Webb" > wrote in message
> > u...
> > > The laws are all State laws, and so vary slightly in different parts
of
> > > Australia.
> > >
> > > NSW is typical. The main restrictions are:
> > >
> > > 1. Not with Scuba - only snorkelling. (Some States allow lobsters to
be
> > > caught with Scuba, but not speargun use. NSW doesn't allow any use of
> > Scuba
> > > for fishing).
> > >
> > > 2. Not in protected waters - eg bays, harbours, rivers etc. Only in
open
> > > water.
> > >
> > > 3. No powerheads at all.
> > >
> > > Spearfishing is not that common or popular, and seems to be frowned on
> by
> > > almost everybody (other fisherman because they think it unsporting,
> > swimmers
> > > because they worry about people swimming around with loaded weapons).
> Not,
> > > of course, that anybody is likely to say anything to somebody carrying
a
> > > speargun around ...
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > "4000 psi" > wrote in message
> > > news:fDO9b.5854$v%5.1282@fed1read02...
> > > > hi everyone,
> > > >
> > > > does AUS allow spear-gun fishing? what are the laws like in regards
to
> > > this
> > > > matter?
> > > >
> > > > best regards!
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>