Monitoring

People carrying out a paua and kina
survey of the marine reserve

How has marine reserve status helped the sea life in the area? DOC is monitoring the changes in the Te Angiangi Marine Reserve to measure the project's results.

Lobsters and fish have been monitored annually since 1995, and paua and kina have been monitored since 1999. Lobsters are larger and more abundant, but there have been no significant changes for fish populations.