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Goat Island Marine Reserve

Temperate rocky reef
Depth: 3–20 mLevel: Open WaterAll year round
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New Zealand's first marine reserve (1975), with a notable recovery of fish after decades of complete protection.

Depth

3–20 m

Recommended level

Open Water

Average visibility

10 m

New Zealand's first marine reserve (1975), with a notable recovery of fish after decades of complete protection.

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Goat Island Marine Reserve: 10 documented species

Ecosystem

Reef

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Water temperature

18 °C

Current

Weak to moderate

Access

Shore

Best season

All year round

Recommended certification

Open Water

Approx. price

40 USD / dive

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Best season
All year round
Approx. price
40 USD / dive
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