A SUCCESSFUL FOREST AND BIRD CAMPAIGN to protect the special features of the Kermadecs underwater world saw the seas surrounding the islands created a marine reserve in November 1990. Foremost among the ocean’s inhabitants is the spotted black grouper, which grows to around 1.5 metres in length. Fiercely territorial, two males joust over boundaries in this photo. The fish change colour rapidly; when they meet each other they change white within a few seconds, stay that colour while performing, then change to black again. Sparring rarely erupts into violence. Photo: Roge Grace
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Forest and Bird, Volume 22, Issue 1, 1 February 1991, Page 27
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92A SUCCESSFUL FOREST AND BIRD CAMPAIGN to protect the special features of the Kermadecs underwater world saw the seas surrounding the islands created a marine reserve in November 1990. Foremost among the ocean’s inhabitants is the spotted black grouper, which grows to around 1.5 metres in length. Fiercely territorial, two males joust over boundaries in this photo. The fish change colour rapidly; when they meet each other they change white within a few seconds, stay that colour while performing, then change to black again. Sparring rarely erupts into violence. Photo: Roge Grace Forest and Bird, Volume 22, Issue 1, 1 February 1991, Page 27
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