Vincent Carlyle Kerr - Evidence in Chief [pdf, 6.6 MB]
...coast region is unique in several aspects relating to marine habitats. Firstly, Northland has an extensive coastline and a very large area of shallow rocky reefs. Many of the Northland reef systems have an ecological sequence with large areas of offshore 'deep reefs' (rocky reef structures occurring at depths greater than 30m), not dissimilar to that of the Motiti Natural Environment area (MNEA). Secondly, Northland has had more marine habitat mapping projects completed th...