Barney’s Rock (Panau Island) is located 15min south on SH1 From Daves Diving Kaikoura. This is the gateway to the Hikurangi Marine Reserve and diving around the island you reach depths of 19m.
Marine life at this site
The rock is a resting area for the New Zealand Fur Seal. Often Dusky Dolphins and junvenile whales pass through this area! With plenty of fish life and crayfishes amongst the dense kelp!
Likely to see here
seeded · likelyBased on open species observationswithin ~5 km — likely to see, not necessarily confirmed at the site itself.
Confirmed seen here
from the logbookSpecies divers have actually logged at this site — not just in the area.
Endnu ingen bekræftede observationer. Log the first dive here →