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Information from: Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (Australia)
| Common Name | Scientific Name | Family | Status |
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| Southern Right Whale | Eubalaena australis | Balaenidae | Endangered |
| Sei Whale | Balaenoptera borealis | Balaenopteridae | Vulnerable |
| Blue Whale | Balaenoptera musculus | Balaenopteridae | Endangered |
| Fin Whale | Balaenoptera physalus | Balaenopteridae | Vulnerable |
| Humpback Whale | Megaptera novaeangliae | Balaenopteridae | Vulnerable |
| Amsterdam Albatross | Diomedea amsterdamensis | Diomedeidae | Endangered |
| Antipodean Albatross | Diomedea antipodensis | Diomedeidae | Vulnerable |
| Tristan Albatross | Diomedea dabbenena | Diomedeidae | Endangered |
| Southern Royal Albatross | Diomedea epomophora | Diomedeidae | Vulnerable |
| Wandering Albatross | Diomedea exulans | Diomedeidae | Vulnerable |
| Gibson's Albatross | Diomedea gibsoni | Diomedeidae | Vulnerable |
| Northern Royal Albatross | Diomedea sanfordi | Diomedeidae | Endangered |
| Sooty Albatross | Phoebetria fusca | Diomedeidae | Vulnerable |
| Buller's Albatross | Thalassarche bulleri | Diomedeidae | Vulnerable |
| Indian Yellow-nosed Albatross | Thalassarche carteri | Diomedeidae | Vulnerable |
| Shy Albatross | Thalassarche cauta | Diomedeidae | Vulnerable |
| Grey-headed Albatross | Thalassarche chrysostoma | Diomedeidae | Vulnerable |
| Chatham Albatross | Thalassarche eremita | Diomedeidae | Endangered |
| Campbell Albatross | Thalassarche impavida | Diomedeidae | Vulnerable |
| Pacific Albatross | Thalassarche nov. sp. | Diomedeidae | Vulnerable |
| Salvin's Albatross | Thalassarche salvini | Diomedeidae | Vulnerable |
| White-capped Albatross | Thalassarche steadi | Diomedeidae | Vulnerable |
| White-bellied Storm Petrel (Tasman Sea), White-bellied Storm-Petrel (Australasian) | Fregetta grallaria grallaria | Hydrobatidae | Vulnerable |
| Antarctic Tern (Indian Ocean) | Sterna vittata vittata | Laridae | Endangered |
| Subantarctic Fur Seal | Arctocephalus tropicalis | Otariidae | Vulnerable |
| Imperial Shag (Heard Island) | Leucocarbo atriceps nivalis | Phalacrocoracidae | Vulnerable |
| Imperial Shag (Macquarie Island) | Leucocarbo atriceps purpurascens | Phalacrocoracidae | Vulnerable |
| Southern Elephant Seal | Mirounga leonina | Phocidae | Vulnerable |
| Blue Petrel | Halobaena caerulea | Procellariidae | Vulnerable |
| Southern Giant Petrel | Macronectes giganteus | Procellariidae | Endangered |
| Northern Giant Petrel | Macronectes halli | Procellariidae | Vulnerable |
| Gould's Petrel | Pterodroma leucoptera | Procellariidae | Endangered |
| Soft-plumaged Petrel | Pterodroma mollis | Procellariidae | Vulnerable |
| Kermadec Petrel | Pterodroma neglecta | Procellariidae | Vulnerable |
| Abbott's Booby | Papasula abbotti | Sulidae | Vulnerable |
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