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Fiordland Marine Area

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Fiordland Marine Area

The Fiordland Marine Area in the south-west of the South Island covers 928,000 hectares and includes the waters of 14 fiords. There are 10 marine reserves in the area.

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Gerard Hutching and Carl Walrond, Marine conservation – Protected areas, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/map/27864/fiordland-marine-area (accessed 21 June 2026).

Story by Gerard Hutching and Carl Walrond, published 6 May 2010, updated 1 September 2015.