Taputeranga
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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, and it is rated as a beginner dive. Divers have reported New Zealand common cushion stars and southern rock lobster among the reef life, along with wandering sea anemones and waratah anemones.
Marine 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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