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Cook Strait: Kelp in the Middle of New Zealand
Between New Zealand's two islands, ferocious tides mix subtropical and subantarctic water into kelp reefs of rare variety — Wellington to the Marlborough Sounds.
Dr. Mara Ellison ·
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Atlas9 min read
Kapiti Island: A Marine Reserve Inside Wellington's Weather
Kapiti Island rises out of Cook Strait's tidal machinery — a predator-free bird sanctuary above water, and protected kelp reefs, seals and blue cod below.
Dr. Mara Ellison ·
Atlas8 min read
Wellington's South Coast: Capital City Kelp at the Edge of Cook Strait
Taputeranga Marine Reserve, the Island Bay snorkel trail, orcas in the strait: a guide to Wellington's kelp-fringed south coast, ten minutes from the CBD.
Tom Okafor ·