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Whangateau Harbour - Gem of Auckland’s Estuaries - Mangrove Seedlings Whangateau Harbour - Gem of Auckland’s Estuaries - Mangrove Seedlings

They soon grow into small seedlings which are alternately inundated and exposed by…

Whangateau Harbour - Gem of Auckland’s Estuaries - Mangrove Propagules Whangateau Harbour - Gem of Auckland’s Estuaries - Mangrove Propagules

Mangroves are important in many ways. They provide shelter for juvenile fish, and…

Whangateau Harbour - Gem of Auckland’s Estuaries - Mangrove Whangateau Harbour - Gem of Auckland’s Estuaries - Mangrove

The mangroves themselves are fun to snorkel around. We have one species in NZ, common…

Whangateau Harbour - Gem of Auckland’s Estuaries - Yellow Eyed Mullet Whangateau Harbour - Gem of Auckland’s Estuaries - Yellow Eyed Mullet

Yellow-eye mullet, often called sprats, are common in the estuary, where they form…

Whangateau Harbour - Gem of Auckland’s Estuaries - Stargazer Whangateau Harbour - Gem of Auckland’s Estuaries - Stargazer

A strange fish in the Whangateau Harbour is the stargazer. It is an “ambush”…

Whangateau Harbour - Gem of Auckland’s Estuaries - Flounder Face Whangateau Harbour - Gem of Auckland’s Estuaries - Flounder Face

If you approach very carefully sometimes you can get really close and personal with…

Whangateau Harbour - Gem of Auckland’s Estuaries - Flounder Amongst Roots Whangateau Harbour - Gem of Auckland’s Estuaries - Flounder Amongst Roots

If there were a policy of no-fishing around Horse Shoe Island and the adjacent channel,…

Whangateau Harbour - Gem of Auckland’s Estuaries - Trevally School Whangateau Harbour - Gem of Auckland’s Estuaries - Trevally School

Juvenile trevally also occur in the channel of the Whangateau Harbour, a school of…

Whangateau Harbour - Gem of Auckland’s Estuaries - Parore in Neckace Weed Whangateau Harbour - Gem of Auckland’s Estuaries - Parore in Neckace Weed

The necklace weed bed is a very important nursery for parore. Whangateau supplies…

Whangateau Harbour - Gem of Auckland’s Estuaries - Necklace Weed on Reef Whangateau Harbour - Gem of Auckland’s Estuaries - Necklace Weed on Reef

Whangateau is a popular place to snorkel and learn about estuarine ecology. Here…

Whangateau Harbour - Gem of Auckland’s Estuaries - Cockles Whangateau Harbour - Gem of Auckland’s Estuaries - Cockles

The estuary has many millions of cockles and is known for the best cockle resource…

Whangateau Harbour - Gem of Auckland’s Estuaries - Snorkellers Whangateau Harbour - Gem of Auckland’s Estuaries - Snorkellers

Because of the small amount of silt entering the harbour, and because of the vast…

Whangateau Harbour - Gem of Auckland’s Estuaries - Kayakers Whangateau Harbour - Gem of Auckland’s Estuaries - Kayakers

Mangrove areas in the estuary are great for kayaking in shallow water when the tide…

Whangateau Harbour - Gem of Auckland’s Estuaries - NZ Dottrel Whangateau Harbour - Gem of Auckland’s Estuaries - NZ Dottrel

In contrast to the muddy estuaries close to Auckland, sand flats in the upper harbour…

Whangateau Harbour - Gem of Auckland’s Estuaries - Wetlands Whangateau Harbour - Gem of Auckland’s Estuaries - Wetlands

The southern arm of the harbour has a rich mosaic of salt marsh and seagrass habitats,…

Whangateau Harbour - Gem of Auckland’s Estuaries Whangateau Harbour - Gem of Auckland’s Estuaries

The Whangateau Harbour is a small estuary on the east coast out from Warkworth on…

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