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Reserve is giant snapper nursery

By Shaun Lee . Image credit Shaun Lee. 2018 may

A genetic study comparing snapper inside and out of Cape Rodney-Okakari Point Marine Reserve (Goat Island) has found that the reserve contributes 10 times more juveniles snapper than if it was not a reserve.

Offspring of spawning adults from the reserve were found up to 40km away.

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