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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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