Dive Zone - Bay of Islands
Dive Zone in the Bay of Islands runs trips to the area's 40 local dive sites. It’s a solid choice for exploring the reefs and wreck sites that dot the region. We’d suggest them for divers looking for a straightforward, no-frills local operation. They know these waters well.
- Location
- Bay of Islands, New Zealand, Australasia
- Coordinates
- -35.211136, 173.918240
Dive Sites Near Dive Zone
Dive Zone provides access to 15 dive sites in Bay of Islands.
- 3 ways (reef)
- 3 ways (reef)
- Big Eyes Lair (cave)
- Big Eyes Lair (reef)
- Bird Rock (reef)
- Bird Rock (drift)
- Blue Maomao Arch (Bay of Islands) (reef)
- Blue Maomao Arch (Bay of Islands) (reef)
- Boulder Garden (reef)
- Boulder Garden (reef)
- Bowling Alley (reef)
- Bowling Alley (drift)
- Cathedral Cave (cave)
- Cooks Cove (reef)
- Danger Rock (reef)
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Marine Life in Bay of Islands
Home to 172 recorded species including 100 reef fish, 22 sharks & rays, 11 whales & dolphins, 10 other, 6 crabs & lobsters, 4 seagrass & algae.
Notable Marine Life
- Snapper (Pagrus auratus) - Reef Fish
- Red Rock Lobster (Jasus edwardsii) - Crabs & Lobsters
- Striped Marlin (Kajikia audax) - Reef Fish
- California Yellowtail (Seriola lalandi) - Reef Fish
- Shortfin mako (Isurus oxyrinchus) - Sharks & Rays
- European fan-worm (Sabella spallanzanii) - Worms
- Asian paddle crab (Charybdis (Charybdis) japonica) - Crabs & Lobsters
- Bluefin Gurnard (Chelidonichthys kumu) - Reef Fish
- dory (Zeus faber) - Reef Fish
- Blue-eyed Triplefin (Notoclinops segmentatus) - Reef Fish