​​The General Authorit​y in Respect of the Importation of Tropical Marine Invertebrates permits the species listed below to be imported if -

a) They are accompanied at all times within the unloading area by -

(i) a manifest, invoice, packing slip or similar document stating for each species -

a) the scientifically-recognised genus and species; and

b) the common name; or

(ii) a statutory declaration by or on behalf of the importer stating for each species -

a) the scientifically-recognised genus and species; and

b) the common name; and

(iii) the importer informs an inspector of the importation before -

a) the material is removed from the unloading area; or

b) the end of a 72-hour period from the unloading time, if the material is not removed from the unloading area within 72 hours of the unloading time.

Scientific Name	Common Name
Astropecten polycanthus	Sand sifting starfish
Echinometra mathaei	Rock-boring urchin
Enoplometopus occidentalis	Blood lobster
Fromia indica
Holothuria atra	Smooth black sea cucumber
Holothuria edulis	Burnt sausage cucumber
Linckia laevigata	Blue linckia starfish
Lysmata amboinensis	Redlined cleaner shrimp
Lysmata debelius	Scarlet cleaner shrimp
Lysmata wurdemanni	Peppermint shrimp
Lysmata vittata	Indian lined shrimp
Nardoa novaecaledoniae	Yellow-mesh seastar
Notodoris minor	Yellow nudibranch
Ophiomastix janualis	Black brittle star
Periclimenes brevicarpalas	Anemone shrimp
Periclimenes imperator	Emperor shrimp
Pseudocolchirus violaceus	Sea apple
Spirobranchus giganteus	Christmas-tree worm
Stenopus hispidus	Banded coral shrimp
Stichopus chloronotus	Prickly black sea cucumber
Trochus niloticus	Trochus snails
Urocaridella antonbruunii	Cleaner shrimp

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