Goat Island Marine Reserve
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
Water temperature
18 °C
Current
Weak to moderate
Access
Shore
Best time
All year round
Recommended certification
Open Water
Approx. price
40 USD / dive
New Zealand's first marine reserve (1975), with a notable recovery of fish after decades of complete protection.
Location
See on the interactive map10 species documented in Goat Island Marine Reserve
Least ConcernLobo marino de Nueva Zelanda
Arctocephalus forsteri
Cazón
Galeorhinus galeus
Least ConcernDelfín mular
Tursiops truncatus
Lisa
Mugil cephalus
Medusa luna
Aurelia aurita
Mejillón mediterráneo
Mytilus galloprovincialis
EndangeredOrca
Orcinus orca
Ostra del Pacífico
Crassostrea gigas
Pez de San Pedro
Zeus faber
Pirosoma
Pyrosoma atlanticum
Ecosystem
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