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Story: Fiords

Contents

  1. Story summary

  2. A unique environment

  3. Underwater rock walls and basins

  4. Fish and marine mammals

  5. Conservation

  6. External links and sources

All images and media

From page 1 - A unique environment

Fiordland Marine Area

Fiordland Marine Area

Bowen Falls, Milford Sound

Bowen Falls, Milford Sound

Vertical distribution of life in the fiords

Vertical distribution of life in the fiords

From page 2 - Underwater rock walls and basins

Starfish

Starfish

Black coral

Black coral

Life on a fiord wall

Life on a fiord wall

Exploring deep fiords

Exploring deep fiords

From page 3 - Fish and marine mammals

Fiordland brotula

Fiordland brotula

Fiordland’s fish

Fiordland’s fish (1st of 3)

Jock Stewart fish

Jock Stewart fish (2nd of 3)

Scorpion fish

Scorpion fish (3rd of 3)

Bottlenose dolphins

Bottlenose dolphins

From page 4 - Conservation

Fishing boats, Milford Sound

Fishing boats, Milford Sound

Oil spill, Milford Sound

Oil spill, Milford Sound

Guardians of Fiordland

Guardians of Fiordland

How to cite this page:

Paddy Ryan, 'All images and media', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/fiords/media (accessed 23 May 2022)

Story by Paddy Ryan, published 12 Jun 2006

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