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The '''Ulva Island/Te Wharawhara Marine Reserve''' is a 1,075 ha (2,656 acres) marine reserve located near [[Ulva Island (New Zealand)|Ulva Island]]/Te Wharawhara in [[Paterson Inlet]], [[Stewart Island]], New Zealand. It was established in 2004.<ref>{{Cite news|date=2004-06-04|title=Marine reserve created off Stewart Island|language=en-NZ|work=NZ Herald|url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/|access-date=2020-09-20|issn=1170-0777}}</ref>
The '''Ulva Island/Te Wharawhara Marine Reserve''' is a 1,075 ha (2,656 acres) marine reserve located near [[Ulva Island (New Zealand)|Ulva Island]]/Te Wharawhara in [[Paterson Inlet]], [[Stewart Island]], New Zealand. It was established in 2004.<ref>{{Cite news|date=2004-06-04|title=Marine reserve created off Stewart Island|language=en-NZ|work=NZ Herald|url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/|access-date=2020-09-20|issn=1170-0777}}</ref>
[[File:Ulva Island Te Wharawhara Marine Reserve.jpg|thumb|Kelp forest in Ulva Island Te Wharawhara Marine Reserve. (Photo from Stewart Island Adventures with their permission)]]
[[File:Ulva Island Te Wharawhara Marine Reserve.jpg|thumb|Kelp forest in Ulva Island Te Wharawhara Marine Reserve. (Photo from Stewart Island Adventures with their permission)]]
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Divers exploring the area might see [[carpet shark]], banded wrasse, Stewart Island blue cod, sea lions, seals, and [[lion's mane jellyfish]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=Kany|first=Jessica|date=March 2020|title="front page"|work=Stewart Island News|url=https://www.stewartislandnews.com/uploads/5/3/5/0/53500577/mar2020.pdf|url-status=live|access-date=}}</ref> &nbsp;
Divers exploring the area might see [[carpet shark]], banded wrasse, Stewart Island blue cod, sea lions, seals, and [[lion's mane jellyfish]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=Kany|first=Jessica|date=March 2020|title="front page"|work=Stewart Island News|url=https://www.stewartislandnews.com/uploads/5/3/5/0/53500577/mar2020.pdf|url-status=live|access-date=}}</ref> &nbsp;



=== List of rules ===
=== List of rules ===
{{Small|''Source''}}<ref>{{Cite web|title=Ulva Island-Te Wharawhara Marine Reserve|url=https://www.doc.govt.nz/parks-and-recreation/places-to-go/southland/places/stewart-island-rakiura/ulva-island-te-wharawhara-marine-reserve/|access-date=2020-09-20|website=www.doc.govt.nz|language=en-nz}}</ref>
{{Small|''Source''}}<ref>{{Cite web|title=Ulva Island-Te Wharawhara Marine Reserve|url=https://www.doc.govt.nz/parks-and-recreation/places-to-go/southland/places/stewart-island-rakiura/ulva-island-te-wharawhara-marine-reserve/|access-date=2020-09-20|website=www.doc.govt.nz|language=en-nz}}</ref>


# No fishing of any kind
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*[https://www.doc.govt.nz/ulvamarinemap Map and GPS Boundary Points]
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[[Category:Marine reserves of New Zealand]]
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Revision as of 06:55, 20 September 2020

The Ulva Island/Te Wharawhara Marine Reserve is a 1,075 ha (2,656 acres) marine reserve located near Ulva Island/Te Wharawhara in Paterson Inlet, Stewart Island, New Zealand. It was established in 2004.[1]

File:Ulva Island Te Wharawhara Marine Reserve.jpg
Kelp forest in Ulva Island Te Wharawhara Marine Reserve. (Photo from Stewart Island Adventures with their permission)

Features

This reserve features undersea forests of the giant kelp Macrocystis pyrifera.[2] There is an abundance of marine life here. There are over 50 species of fish; numerous varieties of seaweed; brachiopod (lampshells)[3]and other shellfish.

Divers exploring the area might see carpet shark, banded wrasse, Stewart Island blue cod, sea lions, seals, and lion's mane jellyfish.[4]  

List of rules

Source[5]

  1. No fishing of any kind
  2. Don’t take or kill marine life
  3. Don’t remove or disturb any marine life objects
  4. Don’t feed fish/wildlife
  5. Take care when anchoring so you don’t disturb the sea floor

See also

References

  1. ^ "Marine reserve created off Stewart Island". NZ Herald. 2004-06-04. ISSN 1170-0777. Retrieved 2020-09-20.
  2. ^ "Ecosystem explorations - Environment Southland". www.es.govt.nz. Retrieved 2020-09-20.
  3. ^ "Ulva Island/Te Wharawhara Marine Reserve". Southland, New Zealand. Retrieved 2020-09-20.
  4. ^ Kany, Jessica (March 2020). ""front page"" (PDF). Stewart Island News.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. ^ "Ulva Island-Te Wharawhara Marine Reserve". www.doc.govt.nz. Retrieved 2020-09-20.
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