Tonga · Spearfishing zone

Special Management Areas (SMAs) — nationwide network

Prohibited zonecommunity fishery management area (no fishing for non-members)

What this zone is

Overview

How spearfishing is treated at Special Management Areas (SMAs) — nationwide network.

Community-managed Special Management Areas exist around most coastal communities across Tongatapu, Ha'apai and Vava'u. Within an SMA only registered members of the host community may fish; non-members, including tourists and visiting boaters, may not fish or spearfish. Tonga's fisheries and conservation laws apply to all visitors.

Source

This zone is documented in the official source below.

blog.noforeignland.com

Before you dive

License for Tonga

Whether you need a license to spearfish here, and how to get one.

License: unknown — verify locallyvia Ministry of Fisheries (Tonga)

Subsistence and small-scale fishers register with the Ministry of Fisheries (vessel, gear and fisher registration). Net licences and export licences/permits are issued by the Ministry. Commercial sport (charter) fishing vessel licences are issued by the Chief Executive Officer of the Ministry of Fisheries.

Get your license

Opens the official portal · tongafish.gov.to

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