New Zealand Marine Mammals Protection Act 1978

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The New Zealand Marine Mammals Protection Act 1978 is a key piece of conservation legislation that regulates the protection, management, and conservation of all marine mammals within New Zealand’s jurisdiction.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Act of Parliament ⓘ
environmental protection law ⓘ
administeredBy Department of Conservation (New Zealand) ⓘ
authorizes creation of marine mammal sanctuaries ⓘ
country New Zealand ⓘ
defines offences relating to harassing marine mammals ⓘ
offences relating to possessing marine mammals ⓘ
offences relating to taking marine mammals ⓘ
offences relating to trading marine mammals ⓘ
enactedBy New Zealand Parliament ⓘ
establishes permit system for taking marine mammals ⓘ
regulations for marine mammal tourism ⓘ
geographicalExtent New Zealand exclusive economic zone ⓘ
New Zealand internal waters ⓘ
New Zealand territorial sea ⓘ
jurisdiction New Zealand ⓘ
legalStatus in force ⓘ
legislativeBody New Zealand House of Representatives ⓘ
penaltiesInclude fines ⓘ
forfeiture of property used in offences ⓘ
policyArea biodiversity protection ⓘ
marine conservation ⓘ
wildlife management ⓘ
prohibits harassment of marine mammals ⓘ
holding marine mammals in captivity without authority ⓘ
taking marine mammals without permit ⓘ
protects dolphins ⓘ
sea lions ⓘ
seals ⓘ
whales ⓘ
purpose conservation of marine mammals ⓘ
management of marine mammals ⓘ
protection of marine mammals ⓘ
relatedTo Conservation Act 1987 ⓘ
Fisheries Act 1996 ⓘ
Wildlife Act 1953 ⓘ
requires permits for commercial use of marine mammals ⓘ
permits for scientific research on marine mammals ⓘ
scope all marine mammals on New Zealand land ⓘ
all marine mammals within New Zealand fisheries waters ⓘ
shortTitle Marine Mammals Protection Act 1978 ⓘ
supports New Zealand obligations under international marine conservation agreements ⓘ
typeOfProtection strict protection of marine mammals ⓘ
yearEnacted 1978 ⓘ

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New Zealand sea lion → protectedBy → New Zealand Marine Mammals Protection Act 1978 ⓘ
Hector’s dolphin → protectedBy → New Zealand Marine Mammals Protection Act ⓘ
linked to: New Zealand Marine Mammals Protection Act 1978
New Zealand Marine Mammals Protection Act 1978 → shortTitle → Marine Mammals Protection Act 1978 ⓘ
linked to: New Zealand Marine Mammals Protection Act 1978