Otago's ocean sanctuary

摘要

Where can you find marine canyons, sponge gardens, estuarine sea grass beds, rich kelp forests, and habitats for whales, sea lions, dolphins, and seabirds such as the yellow-eyed penguin? All of these marine wonders can be found on the southeast coastof the South Island.Despite its rich marine biodiversity and importance for sea mammals and seabirds, this stretch of coastline doesn't have any marine reserves. But that is about to change, says our Otago/Southland regional manager Sue Maturin.Proposals are being considered for a network of marine reserves and marine protected areas from Timaru to Waipapa Point, in the Catlins.