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Hauraki Gulf / Tīkapa Moana Marine Protection Act 2025

Marine reserves, seafloor protection areas, and high protection areas - Seafloor protection areas and high protection areas - Seafloor protection areas

15: Purpose of seafloor protection areas

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"Protecting the seafloor to keep sea creatures' homes healthy"

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The purpose of seafloor protection areas is to keep the special habitats on the seafloor healthy. You help do this by maintaining the indigenous benthic habitats, which are the homes of special sea creatures. If these habitats are damaged, the goal is to restore them to their healthy state.

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Seafloor protection areas and high protection areas: Seafloor protection areas

15Purpose of seafloor protection areas

  1. The purpose of seafloor protection areas is to maintain indigenous benthic habitats within the seafloor protection areas and, if those habitats are degraded, restore them.