Introduction

Protecting our seas is an overview of New Zealand’s marine biodiversity conservation and the role of Marine Protected Areas. Published 2005.

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Summary

Protecting our Seas is an overview of New Zealand’s marine biodiversity conservation. It discusses New Zealand’s marine biodiversity, human pressures on the marine environment and the role and benefits of Marine Protected Areas.

Co-authored by NIWA and DOC, this resource explains how the marine goals set out in the New Zealand Biodiversity Strategy can be achieved.

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