Tapuae Marine Reserve
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Tapuae Marine Reserve is a marine reserve
created in 2008 off the Taranaki coast of New Zealand
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It protects an area of 1404 ha and adjoins the Sugar Loaf Islands
Marine Protected Area.
Marine reserves of New Zealand
New Zealand has over thirty marine reserves spread around the North, the South Island, and neighbouring islands, and another two on outlying island groups...
created in 2008 off the Taranaki coast of New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
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It protects an area of 1404 ha and adjoins the Sugar Loaf Islands
Sugar Loaf Islands
The Sugar Loaf Islands are a collection of five small uninhabited islands and several sea stacks near Port Taranaki, Taranaki, New Zealand. The largest island, Moturoa Island, covers approximately...
Marine Protected Area.
External links
- Department of Conservation - Tapuae Marine Reserve