Pohatu Marine Reserve Explained

Pohatu Marine Reserve
Map:	New Zealand Banks Peninsula
Map Width:	200
Location:	New Zealand
Nearest City:	Christchurch
Coords:	-43.8782°N 173.0194°W
Area:	215.3ha
Established:	1999
Governing Body:	Department of Conservation

Pohatu Marine Reserve is a 215ha^[1] marine reserve centred on Flea Bay and lies between Ounu-hau Point and Redcliffe Point on Banks Peninsula in the Canterbury region of New Zealand. It was formally notified in 1999.^[2]

See also

• Marine reserves of New Zealand

External links

• Pohatu Marine Reserve at the Department of Conservation
• Map of the reserve Department of Conservation

Notes and References

1. Web site: Data Table – Protected Areas – LINZ Data Service (recorded area 215.3 ha). Land Information New Zealand. 2019-08-29.
2. Web site: Marine Reserve (Pōhatu) Order 1999 (SR 1999/162). 4 June 1999. New Zealand Government. 15 April 2013.