Kapiti Marine Reserve approved
Mark Bellingham
THE MINISTER of Conservation, Denis Marshall, announced the creation of the new Kapiti Island Marine Reserve in December. The reserve covers more than 20 square kilometres and includes the area between the Paraparaumu-Waikanae coast and the eastern side of Kapiti Island, and an area around the western side of the island. The reserve protects four distinct marine communities, including the spectacular boulder and reef communities on the exposed western coast
of Kapiti Island. The reserve will benefit many fish species that have declined dramatically in recent years, and also the residents of the Kapiti coast and beyond. If the lessons from other marine reserves hold true, we can expect a dramatic recovery of marine life over the next five years and some unexpected changes in the depleted marine communities typical of the lower North Island.
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Forest and Bird, Volume 23, Issue 1, 1 February 1992, Page 2
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141Kapiti Marine Reserve approved Forest and Bird, Volume 23, Issue 1, 1 February 1992, Page 2
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