Undaria Exemption Areas

Under the Southland Regional Pest Management Plan 2019, harbouring Undaria, including having Undaria growing on a vessel’s hull, within the Southland region is prohibited.

Two areas in Murihiku / Southland are exempt from this rule because Undaria was already established at these locations in 2019 when the plan came into effect.

Vessels can enter the Undaria Exemption Areas, but the following requirements must be met when you leave them:

• vessels must be free of Undaria when they leave the Southern Undaria Exemption Area and the Breaksea Sound Undaria Exemption Area;
• all marine gear and equipment, including but not limited to lobster pots, mooring lines and dive gear, must be free of Undaria when it leaves the Southern Undaria Exemption Area and the Breaksea Sound Undaria Exemption Area;
• all onboard residual seawater collected in the Exemption Area must be treated or discarded within the Southern Undaria Exemption Area and the Breaksea Sound Undaria Exemption Area.