Section 1 - Declaration under section 248 of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 - List of Marine Species - Declaration under section 248 of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 - List of Marine Species

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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

Family Phocidae - 'True' seals

Hydrurga leptonyx - Leopard seal
Lobodon carcinophagus - Crab-eater seal
Leptonychotes weddellii - Weddell seal
Mirounga leonina - Southern elephant seal
Ommatophoca rossii - Ross seal

Order Crocodilia

Family Crocodylidae - Crocodiles

Crocodylus porosus - Estuarine or saltwater crocodile
Crocodylus johnstoni - Freshwater crocodile

Order Sireni

Family Dugongidae - Dugong

Dugong dugon - Dugong