Rocky Shore

A DigitalNZ Story by National Library of New Zealand Topics

New Zealand’s coastline is home to sea life like paua and koura. Explore the ecology of our marine environment, its rocky shore animals, the impact of coastal erosion, climate change, and the efforts to conserve our unique sea world. SCIS no. 1808405

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Image: Rocky shore (New Zealand)

Rocky shore (New Zealand)

National Library of New Zealand

Image: Tortoiseshell Limpet

Ngākihi (Limpet)

Tortoiseshell Limpet

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Image: Blackfoot paua (Pāua)

Pāua (Blackfoot Pāua)

Blackfoot paua (Pāua)

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Seaweek resources

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Image: Purple shore crab

Pāpaka (Crab)

Purple shore crab

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Image: Crayfish

Kōura (Crayfish)

Crayfish

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Image: Starfish, Cushion star

Pātangaroa (Cushion Starfish)

Starfish, Cushion star

Puke Ariki

Image: Chitons

Papatua (Chiton)

Chitons

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Intertidal life

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Rocky shore life

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Visit the rock pools

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At the beach

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Limpet shells

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New Zealand cancer crab

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Rocky shore factsheet

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Pāua

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Seaweeds

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Image: People on Shelly Beach, Auckland

Shelly Beach Auckland

People on Shelly Beach, Auckland

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Seagulls

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Image: Olive Rockfish

Taumaka (Olive Rockfish)

Olive Rockfish

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Image: Reef Starfish

Pātangaroa (Reef Starfish)

Reef Starfish

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Image: Ambush Sea Star

Ambush Sea Star

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Image: Reef Starfish

Pātangaroa (Reef Starfish)

Reef Starfish

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Image: Limpets

Ngākihi (Limpets)

Limpets

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Image: Camouflaged anemone

Hūmenga (Anemone)

Camouflaged anemone

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Image: Olive Anemone

Hūmenga (Anemone)

Olive Anemone

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Image: Brown seaweeds

Brown seaweeds

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Image: Tortoiseshell Limpet

Ngākihi (Limpet)

Tortoiseshell Limpet

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Image: seaweed

Rimu (Seaweed)

seaweed

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Image: Hairy seaweed crab

Pāpaka (Crabs)

Hairy seaweed crab

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Image: Seaweed products

Seaweed products

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Image: Sexy Seaweed

Rimu (Seaweed)

Sexy Seaweed

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Image: Big Hand Crab

Big Hand Crab

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Image: Hermit crab

Kāunga (Hermit Crab)

Hermit crab

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Image: Camouflage Crabs

Camouflage Crabs

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Image: Perna canaliculus

Kuku (Green-lipped mussel)

Perna canaliculus

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Image: Cookia sulcata

Toitoi (Cooks Turban Shell)

Cookia sulcata

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Image: Crayfish

Kōura (Crayfish)

Crayfish

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Image: New Zealand Bull Kelp

Rimurapa (Bull Kelp)

New Zealand Bull Kelp

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Image: Kina

Kina (Sea Urchin)

Kina

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Rocky Shore guide

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Image: Little Black Mussel

Kukupara (Little Black Mussel)

Little Black Mussel

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EPIC

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