South Bay Kaikoura

Great bay to spend the afternoon on the south side of the Kaikoura Peninsula! The entry point in an “v“ shape cut out in the reef by old whalers. That whole sheltered area is a great place to spear fish and explore. Depths extend to 14m in high tide in some areas.

Critters at this site

Plenty of Kaikoura/Aotearoa Native costal fish live in this kelp bay. The local favourite being Butterfish. Stingrays also love the rocks to rest and hide from the local Orca!

Based on open observations nearbywithin ~5 km — likely to see, not necessarily confirmed at the site itself.

Long-nosed Fur Seal

Arctocephalus forsteri8 obs.

Snegl (hav-/nøgensnegl)

Lunella smaragda4 obs.

Southern Rock Lobster

Jasus edwardsii2 obs.

Havpattedyr

Delphinidae2 obs.

Waratah Anemone

Actinia tenebrosa1 obs.

Orca

Orcinus orca1 obs.

Blue whale

Balaenoptera musculus1 obs.

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Hydroide

Physalia Lamarck, 18016 obs.

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Snegl (hav-/nøgensnegl)

Diloma aethiops5 obs.

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Snegl (hav-/nøgensnegl)

Argobuccinum pustulosum4 obs.

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Musling

Perna canaliculus3 obs.

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Snegl (hav-/nøgensnegl)

Cellana denticulata3 obs.

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Snegl (hav-/nøgensnegl)

Haustrum haustorium2 obs.

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Krebsdyr

Notomithrax ursus2 obs.

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Snegl (hav-/nøgensnegl)

Struthiolaria papulosa1 obs.

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Snegl (hav-/nøgensnegl)

Scutus breviculus1 obs.

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Edible Mussel

Mytilus planulatus1 obs.

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Krebsdyr

Trichoplatus hectori1 obs.

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Krebsdyr

Hemigrapsus sexdentatus1 obs.

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Musling

Paphies donacina1 obs.

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Krebsdyr

Heterozius rotundifrons1 obs.

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Musling

Leukoma crassicosta1 obs.

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Snegl (hav-/nøgensnegl)

Berthella medietas1 obs.

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Koral & anemone

Anthothoe albocincta1 obs.