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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

16: Seafloor protection areas declared

You could also call this:

"Special areas in the Hauraki Gulf are protected to keep the seafloor safe."

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You can find seafloor protection areas in the Hauraki Gulf. These areas are listed in Schedule 3. The names of these areas are also in Schedule 3.

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Part 2Marine reserves, seafloor protection areas, and high protection areas
Seafloor protection areas and high protection areas: Seafloor protection areas

16Seafloor protection areas declared

  1. The areas described in Schedule 3 are declared to be seafloor protection areas.

  2. The seafloor protection areas have the names given to them in Schedule 3.