8UProtected species

8U Protected species

 (1) For the definition of protected species in the Zoning Plan, the following species are declared:

 (a) each species that is a listed threatened species, a listed migratory species or a listed marine species (in each case within the meaning given by the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999);

 (b) each species of marine mammal, bird or reptile that is prescribed as ‘endangered wildlife’, ‘vulnerable wildlife’ or ‘rare wildlife’ under the Nature Conservation Act 1992 of Queensland;

 (c) each species mentioned or referred to in Table 8U.

 (2) An individual of a species of the genus Epinephelus (other than E. tukula or E. lanceolatus) is taken to be of a protected species if the individual is more than 1 000 millimetres long.

Table 8U Protected species

• Item Species Common name
• Invertebrates
• 1 Family Tridacnidae (all species) Giant clams
• 2 Cassis cornuta Helmet shell
• 3 Charonia tritonis Giant triton shell
• Fish
• 4 Families Syngnathidae and Solenostomidae (all species) Seahorses, pipefish, seadragons
• 5 Epinephelus tukula Potato cod
• 6 Epinephelus lanceolatus Queensland grouper
• 7 Cheilinus undulatus Maori wrasse
• 8 Cromileptes altivelis Barramundi cod
• 9 Rhincodon typus Whale shark
• 10 Carcharias taurus Grey nurse shark
• 11 Carcharias carcharias Great white shark
• Marine reptiles
• 12 Genus Crocodylus (all species) Crocodiles
• 13 Families Hydrophiidae and Laticaudidae (all species) Sea snakes
• 14 Family Cheloniidae (all species) Green turtle, loggerhead, turtle, olive ridley turtle, hawksbill turtle, flatback turtle
• 15 Family Dermochelydae (all species) Leatherback turtle
• Birds
• 16 Class Aves (all species) Birds
• Marine mammals
• 17 Families Otariidae and Phocidae (all species) Seals
• 18 Dugong dugon Dugong
• 19 Order Cetacea (all species) Whales and dolphins