Anchorage· Huahine Iti· French Polynesia — Society Islands

ZMR de Haapu (Huahine)

16° 47.5′ S · 151° 0.5′ W

A 6-boat zone in Haapu Bay off one of Huahine's most traditional villages: about 600 people, five churches, a small school, vanilla farms and a tifaifai (hand-sewn quilt) workshop.

Society Islands Tahiti & Moorea

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Coordinate is the centre of the ZMR polygon whose corners are published in arrêté 912 CM (WGS84). Corners: 16°47.354'S 151°00.51'W to 16°47.60'S 151°00.52'W. Quota 6 boats, 48 h maximum. Well sheltered from the wind; mud bottom. Dinghy pontoon in the village; water by jerrycan and sorted rubbish bins at the mairie (town hall). Small grocery (Haapu Market), bike and scooter rental for a ride round the bay. To help the island, join the Paruru te Tainoto O Haapu environmental association's projects. Rules for every small-boat ZMR (arrêté 912 CM, 26 June 2025): boats under 20 m only; authorization from DPAM required via escales.gov.pf (or escales.dpam@administration.gov.pf, DPAM 24/7 +689 40 54 45 78). Night reservations (4pm to 9am) are mandatory; boats under 20 m may use free spots 9am to 4pm within the quota. The 2025 brief says booking is free for now but fees will be charged from 2026, so check the current rate on escales.gov.pf. Anchor positions are indicative until secured moorings are laid (planned for 2026). Once moorings are in, anchoring is forbidden. Inside the zone: 5-knot limit, no sailing, no scuba, jet-skis or windsurfing; swim and snorkel only right beside your own boat; show anchor lights; keep AIS on; no black-water discharge, no hull work or engine testing, no underwater lights. Grey-water tanks are compulsory in the lagoon. If you leave the boat, name someone who can move it within 6 hours. DPAM 'ambassadors' may visit to check quotas.

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Village life, vanilla farms and a sheltered mud-bottom anchorage

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