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
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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 a

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
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hi everyone,

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

best regards!