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Bay of Islands

Wreck/Temperate reef
Depth: 10–30 mLevel: Advanced Open WaterNovember-May
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It holds the remains of Greenpeace's Rainbow Warrior, sunk in 1985; temperate water rich in biodiversity.

Depth

10–30 m

Recommended level

Advanced Open Water

Average visibility

15 m

Location

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Bay of Islands: 14 documented species

Ecosystem

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Water temperature

19 °C

Current

Moderate

Access

Boat

Best season

November-May

Recommended certification

Wreck Diver

Approx. price

70 USD / dive

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Best season
November-May
Approx. price
70 USD / dive
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Same country: New Zealand

New Zealand · Northland
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Risso's DolphinLeast Concern

Risso's Dolphin

Grampus griseus

Short-beaked Common DolphinLeast Concern

Short-beaked Common Dolphin

Delphinus delphis

Bottlenose DolphinLeast Concern

Bottlenose Dolphin

Tursiops truncatus

New Zealand Fur SealLeast Concern

New Zealand Fur Seal

Arctocephalus forsteri

Moon JellyfishNot Evaluated

Moon Jellyfish

Aurelia aurita

Mediterranean MusselNot Evaluated

Mediterranean Mussel

Mytilus galloprovincialis

Killer WhaleEndangered

Killer Whale

Orcinus orca

Atlantic PyrosomesNot Evaluated

Atlantic Pyrosomes

Pyrosoma atlanticum

Bryde's WhaleLeast Concern

Bryde's Whale

Balaenoptera edeni

Critically Endangered

Tope

Galeorhinus galeus

Least Concern

Haarder

Mugil cephalus

Not Evaluated

Pacific Oyster

Crassostrea gigas

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Wreck / Artificial reef

Rainbow Warrior wreck

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Hāpuku groper · lobsters

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CountryNew Zealand
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