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Marine Reserve Resources |
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Forest and Bird www.forestandbird.org.nz Learn about current campaigns to create more marine reserves. (More contact details below) Department of Conservation (DoC) www.doc.govt.nz Marine Reserves Department of Conservation site lists New Zealand's marine reserves and has information about them. Leigh Marine Laboratory. Contact a.cozens@auckland.ac.nz to arrange group or school education tours. Box 349, Warkworth, Phone 09-422 6111, Fax 0- 422 6113. Island Bay Marine Education Centre. 396 The Esplanade, Island Bay, Wellington. Phone 04-383 8285. Caters for school and group trips during the week and are open to the public the first full weekend of each month. Contact them for full details. New Zealand Marine Studies Centre. PO Box 8, Portobello, Dunedin. Phone 03-479 5826. Fax 03-479 5844. Email Marine-Studies@otago.ac.nz or check out their website www.otago.ac.nz/MarineStudies A range of school programmes and resource material is available. The Aquarium is open to the public daily from 12 noon to 4:30 pm. www.thepeninsula.co.nz/doc/marinereserve.htm Information about the Whanganui A Hei (Cathedral Cove) Marine Reserve on the Coromandel Peninsula. www.seafriends.org.nz Seafriends Marine Meeting and Education Centre near Leigh provides information and education facilities. The website has information about the marine environment and marine life. Magazine Forest and Bird: February 1988, November 1990, February 1992, May 1992, August 1992, February 1993, August 1994, May 1996, August 1997, February 1999, November 1999, February 2002. Check your school and local libraries for copies of these magazines. Books Goat Island Marine Reserve, Leigh, New Zealand. By Jenny and Tony Enderby. Published by the authors. This book contains heaps of pictures of the marine life within the Goat Island Marine Reserve. Fiordland Underwater. New Zealand's Hidden Wilderness. By Paddy Ryan and Chris Paulin. Published by Exisle. Adult reading level. A wonderful view into the underworld of Fiordland - an area worthy of becoming a Marine Reserve. Books about marine life... What's on the beach. and What's around the rocks. By Glenys Stace. Published by Penguin Books (NZ). Excellent guides for all ages to enjoy indoors or take to the beach. New Zealand Seashore Secrets. By Sally Carson and Denis Page. This book covers a wide range of topics - from tides to plankton. Easy reading for all. Coastal Fishes of New Zealand. An Identification Guide. By Malcolm Francis. Published by Reed. This book contains lots of colourful pictures and good descriptions of New Zealand coastal fish. New Zealand Fish. A Complete Guide. By Chris Paulin, Andrew Stewart, Clive Roberts and Peter McMillan. Published by GP Books. This book is a serious guide to New Zealand fish - it has some colour pictures and lots of sketches to identify fish. Videos City Under The Sea (60 mins). Exploration of a reef on the Poor Knights Islands. Natural History New Zealand Ltd. Contact sales@wildsouth.co.nz Marine Reserves - Why We Need Them. (13 mins). Free hire from DoC Wellington, PO Box 10420, Wellington. |
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