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Educational resources to help you identify and learn about the species you might find on the New Zealand Seashore.

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New Zealand Fish: A Complete Guide Libraries, New Zealand, Key, Fish, Amazon, Illustration, Amazons, Unique Key, Riding Habit

New Zealand Fish: A Complete Guide

how can we tell the difference? Don't worry, NIWA has an on-line guide to the segmented worms found on the rocky and sandy/muddy shores. Worms, Natural World, Don't Worry, New Zealand, Sea, Water, Outdoor, Gripe Water, Outdoors

Guide to New Zealand Shore Polychaetes: Introduction

Marine worms... how can we tell the difference? Don't worry, NIWA has an on-line guide to the segmented worms found on the rocky and sandy/muddy shores.

Ascidians, commonly known as Sea Squirts, are common in the low tide zone. Bright colours but not easy to identify. This colourful, easy to follow guide can be downloaded from the NIWA web site or used on-line. It can be very helpful. Bright Colours, Ocean, Canning, Awesome, Easy, Light Colors, Vivid Colors, Bright Colors, The Ocean

Awesome Ascidians

Ascidians, commonly known as Sea Squirts, are common in the low tide zone. Bright colours but not easy to identify. This colourful, easy to follow guide can be downloaded from the NIWA web site or used on-line. It can be very helpful.

An interactive guide to the sea stars, brittle stars, feather stars, sea eggs, and sea cucumbers (echinoderms) of New Zealand. Brittle Star, Sea Urchins, Abundance, Cool Photos, Stars, Easy, Sterne, Star

Extraordinary Echinoderms

Extraordinary Echinoderms, an interactive guide to the sea stars, sea urchins and sea cucumbers in NZ waters. This is an easy to follow guide with good photos and information about distribution, depth and abundance.

Native Animals Of New Zealand by AWB Powell has a number of marine species included. The black line drawings are very detailed and useful for identification. The short descriptions include common, scientific and Maori names. Special Education Schedule, Baden Powell, Elderly Activities, Kiwiana, All Things New, Zoology, Old Toys, The Good Old Days, Line Drawing

Special Education Schedule

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The Good Old Days

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Native Animals Of New Zealand by AWB Powell has a number of marine species included. The black line drawings are very detailed and useful for identification. The short descriptions include common, scientific and Maori names.

Struggling to identify the diversity of seaweeds on your local shoreline? This book will definitely help. A photographic guide, written by NZ's seaweed expert, Wendy Nelson, provides information about identification and ecology of NZ's marine plants. Nelson New Zealand, Marine Plants, Marine Biology, Field Guide, Seaweed, Ecology, Diversity, Nonfiction, Ocean

Nelson New Zealand

Struggling to identify the diversity of seaweeds on your local shoreline? This book will definitely help. A photographic guide, written by NZ's seaweed expert, Wendy Nelson, provides information about identification and ecology of NZ's marine plants.

At the Beach:explore & discover the New Zealand seashore is a finalist in the 2013 NZ Post Children's Book Awards. Nonfiction Books For Kids, Creative Book Covers, New Zealand Beach, Children's Book Awards, Sea Life Art, Walking In Nature, Book Publishing, Writing A Book, Childrens Books

Nonfiction Books For Kids

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New Zealand Beach

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A great introduction to the NZ seashore with lovely drawings of some of the more common species. The book includes a removable identification card to take to the shore.

The latest in a series of fish identification guides by Malcolm Francis. There are excellent photos for each species and up-to-date information about coastal fish from one of NZ's leading icthyologist. National Week, Library Catalog, Marine Biology, Field Guide, Library Books, Marine Life, Nonfiction, New Zealand, Coastal

Library Catalog

The latest in a series of fish identification guides by Malcolm Francis. There are excellent photos for each species and up-to-date information about coastal fish from one of NZ's leading icthyologist.

Established as a publications committee in Canterbury University Press has operated as a full-time publisher since producing about eight new books each year Field Guide, Seaweed, The Rock, New Books, Illustrations, Illustration, Rock, Illustrators

Canterbury University Press

Seaweeds are one of the hardest organisms on the rock shore to identify. The fantastic illustrations by Nancy Adams will help. This is a small field guide, but the Canterbury University Press has also published a more comprehensive volume which includes most of the NZ seaweed species.

The fold out poster is perfect for laying on the beach and positioning the seashells you find on the beach next to the lifesize photos for comparison. Easy to use and allows for comparison of the variety of molluscs found on the NZ shores. Laying On The Beach, Most Common, Seashells, New Zealand, The 100, Life, Easy, Photos, Poster

Laying On The Beach

Seashells: A Life-size Photo Guide to More Than 100 of New Zealand's M

The fold out poster is perfect for laying on the beach and positioning the seashells you find on the beach next to the lifesize photos for comparison. Easy to use and allows for comparison of the variety of molluscs found on the NZ shores.

The Life-Size Guide to the New Zealand Beach by Andrew Crowe, available at Book Depository with free delivery worldwide. New Zealand Country, New Zealand Beach, Children's Book Awards, Flotsam And Jetsam, Forest Plants, Animal Tracks, Rocky Shore, Penguin Books, Field Guide

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New Zealand Beach

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Flotsam And Jetsam

Andrew Crowe

A great photographic guide to the treasures you find living and washed up on New Zealand beaches. Great layout and interesting tidbits of information. It will be loved by all ages. A companion book, Life-Size Guide to the New Zealand Rocky Shore is also worth finding.

Written and photographed by our very own Steve Wing, this is a book worth having. Although most of the species are subtidal, some are also found in the intertidal zone and there are very good general descriptions of the different invertebrate groups. Canterbury New Zealand, This Is A Book, Education, Onderwijs, Learning

Canterbury New Zealand

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Written and photographed by our very own Steve Wing, this is a book worth having. Although most of the species are subtidal, some are also found in the intertidal zone and there are very good general descriptions of the different invertebrate groups.

Rocky Shore Resources in Te Reo Maori Rocky Shore, Ocean Themes, New Zealand, Southern, Study, Concept, Teaching, Education, Oceans

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Southern and Northern Rocky Shore Guides are a great for taking to the beach and identifying the common plants and animals. The guides have an excellent photograph, common and scientific name and maximum size for each species. Available on waterproof paper and in Te Reo. Copies can be ordered or downloaded from the NZ Marine Studies Centre.

New Zealand Coastal Marine Invertebrates by Nationwide Book Distributors Ltd (Hardback) Underwater Photographer, New Zealand, Habitats, Coastal, Scientists, Abundance, Anemones, Range

Underwater Photographer

Canterbury University Press

This is now the bible for identification of NZ invertebrates. However only Volume 1 is available (including sponges, sea anemones & jellies, flatworms and molluscs). Each species description includes a photograph and information about morphology, habitat, abundance, distribution and depth range. Hopefully Volume 2 will be out soon!

Dr Betty Batham (Director of Portobello Marine Laboratory,1951-74) wrote these cards to keep track of the many species found as she studied the marine habitats of southern NZ. The cards often include identification notes, distribution, abundance, and biology. Any many are illustrated with her pencil or water colour drawings or with black and white photographs. Portobello, Colorful Drawings, Biology, Abundance, Habitats, Southern, Photographs, Track, Pencil

Colorful Drawings

Dr Betty Batham (Director of Portobello Marine Laboratory,1951-74) wrote these cards to keep track of the many species found as she studied the marine habitats of southern NZ. The cards often include identification notes, distribution, abundance, and biology. Any many are illustrated with her pencil or water colour drawings or with black and white photographs.

NZ Marine Life Database can be found on the NZ Marine Studies Centre web site. Photos, classification, information on ecology and habitat can be found. Carapace, Marine Life, Ecology, Habitats, Centre, Photos, Pictures, Environmental Science

Environmental Science

NZ Marine Life Database can be found on the NZ Marine Studies Centre web site. Photos, classification, information on ecology and habitat can be found.

New Zealand Marine Life Application just released by Auckland Museum will be a g…, – Animal Kingdom Bryde's Whale, Bottlenose Dolphin, Life App, Mammals, Reptiles, Walking In Nature, Auckland, Marine Life, Natural World

Bottlenose Dolphin

Walking In Nature

New Zealand Marine Life Application just released by Auckland Museum will be a great help when trying to identify marine creatures on the New Zealand seahore. It features 130 of the most common coastal-dwelling marine mammals, reptiles, fish, shellfish, invertebrates, seaweeds and plants. This easy-to-use reference combines stunning imagery with information on each of the featured animal or plant’s biology, identifying characteristics, diet, habitat, native and endangered status.