Declaration under section 248 of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 - List of Marine Species (Cth)

Commonwealth of Australia

Declaration under s248 of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999

I, ROBERT MURRAY HILL, Minister for the Environment and Heritage, in pursuance of s248 of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999, hereby declare that a list of marine species to that Act shall be deemed to be established by inclusion of the following species:

Order Squamata Family Hydrophiidae - Seasnakes Acalyptophis peronii Aipysurus apraefrontalis Aipysurus duboisii - Duboi's sea snake Aipysurus eydouxii - Spine-tailed sea snake Aipysurus foliosquama Aipysurus fuscus Aipysurus laevis - Olive sea snake Aipysurus tenuis Astrotia stokesii Disteira kingii Disteira major Emydocephalus schistosa Ephalophis greyi Hydrelaps darwiniensis Hydrophis atriceps Hydrophis belcheri Hydrophis caerulescens Hydrophis coggeri Hydrophis czeblukovi Hydrophis elegans Hydrophis gracilis Hydrophis inornatus Hydrophis mcdowelli Hydrophis melanosoma Hydrophis ornatus Hydrophis pacificus Hydrophis vorisi Lapemis hardwickii Parahydrophis mertoni Pelamis platurus- Yellow-bellied sea snake

Family Laticaudidae - Seasnakes Laticauda colubrina - Sea krait Laticauda laticaudata - Sea krait

Order Pinnipedis Family Otariidae – Eared Seals

Arctocephalus forsteri - New Zealand fur seal Arctocephalus gazella - Antarctic fur seal Arctocephalus pusillus doriferus - Australian fur seal Arctocephalus tropicalus - Subantarctic fur seal Phocarctos hookeri - Hooker's sea lion Neophoca cinerea - Australian sea lion