What is the purpose of a marine reserve

and what are the benefits?

*For everyone to study underwater life.

*To keep all the marine life in a marine reserve protected.

*Marine reserves are setup for the public to view all the different marine life around N.Z.

~More fish in and around N.Z

~Preserved areas in natural state.

~ seven new marine species are identified every fortnight.

} Become very popular tourist attractions.} Nearly 4000 people visit a marine reserve at the height of summer.} 300,000 visit a marine reserve a year.}There are now up too 30 marine reserves in N.Z.

• The goal of establishing Marine reserves is to create a network of marine protected areas to help retain the full diversity of marine species, habitats and ecosystems for current and future generations.

• Goat island was established in 1975 and opened in 1977 and was the first Marine reserve in N.Z

• Goat island covers 518 hectares of coastal sea.

Goat island

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