Fiji · Spearfishing zone
Community tabu (no-take) areas within qoliqoli
Prohibited zonelocally managed marine area / customary no-take reserve
What this zone is
Overview
How spearfishing is treated at Community tabu (no-take) areas within qoliqoli.
Tabu are fully protected pockets within a community fishing ground (qoliqoli) where all fishing and extractive activity is forbidden by the community/chief; these may be permanent or periodically closed and rotate over time. There are 411 registered qoliqoli covering roughly 30,011 km2 of inshore waters, many containing tabu zones.
Source
This zone is documented in the official source below.
Before you dive
License for Fiji
Whether you need a license to spearfish here, and how to get one.
No license requiredvia Ministry of Fisheries (Fiji)