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About this site
Taputeranga is a marine reserve site off Island Bay, on the south coast of Wellington, New Zealand, at the southern edge of the North Island facing Cook Strait. The reserve protects a stretch of rocky reef and coastline just offshore from the Island Bay suburb. Independent sources list this as a beginner-level dive.
AI overviewMarine life here
Confirmed by our research team, reported by independent divers, or observed nearby via iNaturalist — each entry is labelled with its source.
Southern Rock LobsterJasus edwardsiiReported here · unconfirmed
New Zealand Common Cushion StarPatiriella regularisReported here · unconfirmed
Waratah AnemoneActinia tenebrosaReported here · unconfirmed
Wandering Sea AnemonePhlyctenactis tuberculosaReported here · unconfirmed
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