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228Marine vegetation—regulation of harm
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#### 228 Marine vegetation—regulation of harm
228 Marine vegetation—regulation of harm
> > (1) The following are declared to be marine vegetation to which section 205 of the Act applies—
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> > > (a) attached marine and estuarine macroalgae,
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> > > (b) saltmarsh in a protected area.
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> > (2) The following activities are exempt from the operation of section 205 (2) of the Act—
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> > > (a) the taking of sea lettuce (*Ulva* spp.) and blackfish weed (*Enteromorpha* spp.) for use as bait,
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> > > (b) any activity that harms saltmarsh if the activity is authorised under the [Biodiversity Conservation Act 2016](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2016-063) or the saltmarsh is on land reserved under Part 4 of the [National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1974-080).
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> > (3) In this clause—
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> > marine and estuarine macroalgae means those species of non-microscopic plants commonly known as seaweeds that belong to the plant classification divisions of *Rhodophyta*, *Phaeophyta* and *Chlorophyta* that are endemic to New South Wales marine and estuarine waters.
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> > saltmarsh means an ecological community within the meaning of Part 7A of the Act known as saltmarsh in which 1 or more of the following species of plants are found—
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> > > (a) *Baumea juncea*,
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> > > (b) *Isolepsis nodosa*,
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> > > (c) *Juncus kraussii*,
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> > > (d) *Samolus repens*,
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> > > (e) *Sarcocornia quinqueflora*,
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> > > (f) *Selliera radicans*,
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> > > (g) *Sporobolus virginicus*,
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> > > (h) *Suaeda australis*,
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> > > (i) *Triglochin striata*,
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> > > (j) *Zoysia macrantha*.