Motu Manawa (Pollen Island) Marine Reserve
| Motu Manawa-Pollen Island Marine Reserve | |
|---|---|
_Marine_Reserve_(cropped).jpg/1280px-20221020_131459_Motu_Manawa_(Pollen_Island)_Marine_Reserve_(cropped).jpg) Motu Manawa-Pollen Island Marine Reserve seen from the Northwestern Motorway | |
| Location | New Zealand |
| Coordinates | 36°52′07″S 174°40′38″E / 36.8685°S 174.6771°E / -36.8685; 174.6771 |
| Area | 500.8 ha (1,238 acres) |
| Established | 1996 |
| Governing body | Department of Conservation |
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Motu Manawa-Pollen Island Marine Reserve is a 501 hectares (1.93 sq mi)[1] protected area in the Waitemata Harbour in Auckland, New Zealand,[2] established in 1996. It includes the entire area between Rosebank Peninsula and Waterview, and surrounds Motumānawa / Pollen Island and Traherne Island. Its northeastern boundary runs roughly parallel to Rosebank Peninsula, from the mouth of the Oakley Creek estuary. Its northernmost boundary is north of Pollen Island, at the same latitude as the tip of Point Chevalier. Its westernmost point is in the mouth of the Whau River, between the tip of Rosebank Peninsula and Te Atatū. It is bisected by the Northwestern Motorway.
History
The marine reserve was established in 1996.[3]
Biodiversity
The marine reserve includes intertidal mudflats, tidal channels, mangrove swamp, salt marsh and shellbanks.[2] The intertidal ecosystem of the reserve is home to number of plant species, including Selliera radicans, Juncus kraussii and Apodasmia similis.[3] The mudlfats are feeding grounds for a number of migratory bird species, including red knots, bar-tailed godwits, pied oystercatchers and wrybills.[3]
See also
References
- ^ "Data Table - Protected Areas - LINZ Data Service (recorded area 500.785 ha)". Land Information New Zealand. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
- ^ a b "Motu Manawa-Pollen Island Marine Reserve". Department of Conservation. Retrieved 17 March 2012.
- ^ a b c Cameron, Ewen; Hayward, Bruce; Murdoch, Graeme (2008). A Field Guide to Auckland: Exploring the Region's Natural and Historical Heritage (Revised ed.). Random House New Zealand. p. 190. ISBN 978-1-86962-1513.
External links
- Motu Manawa-Pollen Island Marine Reserve: Places to go in Auckland, fact sheet and map at the Department of Conservation
- Motu Manawa Restoration at Forest and Bird