Mcgregor’s Bay

30 minutes from Dive Now, Whangarei is this fantastic shore dive. Average depth of 5m with a max of 12m at the mouth of the bay. Fingers of encrusted reef run along the edge of the bay, with pockets of rocky reef scattered throughout the bay.

Critters at this site

Leather jackets, Blennies, Red Moki, Goat fish and baby snapper are common to see during the day. Octopus and eels are best seen at night.

Based on open observations nearbywithin ~25 km — likely to see, not necessarily confirmed at the site itself.

Snegl (hav-/nøgensnegl)

Lunella smaragda3 obs.

Black nerite

Nerita melanotragus2 obs.

The Interwoven Purpura

Dicathais orbita1 obs.

Leopard Slug

Limax maximus1 obs.

Short-tail Stingray

Bathytoshia brevicaudata1 obs.

Snegl (hav-/nøgensnegl)

Cabestana spengleri1 obs.

Green Sea Turtle

Chelonia mydas1 obs.

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Krebsdyr

Epopella plicata3 obs.

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Søpindsvin

Evechinus chloroticus2 obs.

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Snegl (hav-/nøgensnegl)

Cellana ornata2 obs.

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Snegl (hav-/nøgensnegl)

Cellana radians2 obs.

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Snegl (hav-/nøgensnegl)

Siphonaria australis1 obs.

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Snegl (hav-/nøgensnegl)

Tornatellides subperforatus1 obs.

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Snegl (hav-/nøgensnegl)

Austrolittorina antipodum1 obs.

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Skallus

Cryptoconchus porosus1 obs.

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Snegl (hav-/nøgensnegl)

Diloma aethiops1 obs.

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Commercial Rock Oyster

Saccostrea glomerata1 obs.

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Krebsdyr

Chamaesipho columna1 obs.

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Krebsdyr

Petrolisthes elongatus1 obs.

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Skallus

Eudoxochiton nobilis1 obs.

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Musling

Zemysia zelandica1 obs.

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Snegl (hav-/nøgensnegl)

Zeacumantus subcarinatus1 obs.

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Skallus

Ischnochiton maorianus1 obs.

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Søpung

Asterocarpa coerulea1 obs.