#kermadecs

[yeltsinsstar]

GeoNet News: A morning of large offshore earthquakes - what happened and future scenarios

A morning of large offshore earthquakes - what happened and future scenarios: https://www.geonet.org.nz/mbl/news/2SEHsNpMPFY7LyLkduIPNJ

[depthnz]

The proposed Kermadecs Ocean Sanctuary stretches over 620,000 square kilometres of sea, pocked with small rocky islands and riddled with underwater volcanoes and deep trenches. It supports life not found anywhere else in the world. Yet the sanctuary remains unratified; subject to a fisheries dispute currently before the courts and the rubber stamp of Parliament. Find out what’s at stake: www.nzgeo.com/kermadecs Shot on assignment Shot on assignment for @nzgeo " Blue Water Islands” Issue 111 September – October 2011. Photograph Richard Robinson © 2011 No Reproduction without Prior Written Permission. #kermadecs #OceanSanctuary #nzgeo #NewZealand #nz #photo #photography #kiwipics #gottalovenz #PEW (at Kermadec Islands)

[sparrowhawkkarearea]

The Kermadecs, a fishing settlement, and the Long Forgetting.

The Kermadecs, a fishing settlement, and the Long Forgetting.

  I imagine John Key must have had a lovely warm feeling as he announcedbefore the world  (well, the UN in New York) that New Zealand was finally going to set up an ocean sanctuary at the Kermadecs, the gorgeous smattering of islands in our exclusive economic zone about halfway between here and Tonga. I had a similar feeling when I heard the announcement. What’s not to love?  The world’s oceans…

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[depthnz]

Busy packing for #TheGreatHumpbackWhaleTrail which ships out to the #Kermadecs on Saturday. @prophotographermag featured last year what gear I take away on an expedition so @gregbowker and I took this self-portrait. You will be able to follow our adventure at http://kermadec.aucklandmuseum.com/ Photograph © Richard Robinson. No Reproduction without Prior Written Permission. #nzgeophoto #canonnz #onassignment #expedition #camerabag

[rjzimmerman]

World Oceans Day!

Video has a cool audio track.......and very short (less than one minute)

Description from EcoWatch:

The Kermadec region, a remote area between New Zealand’s North Island and Tonga, includes some of the most geologically active and biologically unusual features on Earth. Extending in places to a depth of more than 6.2 miles (10 kilometers), the Kermadec-Tonga Trench is the deepest in the Southern Hemisphere, five times deeper than the Grand Canyon. The waters are teeming with birds, whales, dolphins, fish, turtles, and many unique sea creatures, some that exist only there. The area provides important habitat for deep-diving mammals such as sperm whales. Half of the known beaked whales—at least 10 species—are thought to inhabit these waters, perhaps the world’s richest habitat for these rare and elusive animals.

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Nat, Raoul Island

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Pool, Raoul Island

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Oneraki Beach, Raoul Island