Tata'a Regulated Fishing Zone

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Key Information

TYPE

Non-MPA

Fisheries Management Area

DESIGNATION

Regulated Fishing Zone

LOCATED IN

Tahiti

French Polynesia

AREA

0.99 km²	MARINE AREA
1.33 km²	TOTAL AREA ⁱ

MANAGED BY

Marine Resources Department (DRM)

Management Website

LEVEL OF FISHING PROTECTION (LFP)

Heavily restrictive ⁱ

Marine life removal is mostly prohibited, with few exceptions, e.g., very limited or relatively non-intrusive recreational/sport or subsistence fishing

DATA SOURCE(S)

Boundary: Office Francais de la Biodiversite (Unmodified)

DATA VERSION

1.0

LAST REVIEWED

January 2023

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Purpose

To preserve marine resources for their sustainable use. Regulated fishing zones ensure the conservation of resources, the repopulation of the lagoon, and the diversification of species.

Species of Concern: multiple

Regulations Summary

Restrictions

1. All fishing, of any species, is prohibited, with exceptions.
2. The keeping of all marine species in enclosures, fish ponds or pleasure parks is prohibited.

Allowed

The following types of fishing are exempt from the prohibition:
1. Line fishing (including trolling);
2. Spearfishing during the day;
3. Starfish (Acanthaster planci) collection and fishing campaigns, known in French Polynesia as “taramea”, organized by the management committee of the commune of Punaauia.