Kermadec Islands Marine Reserve

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The Kermadec Islands Marine Reserve is a vast, highly protected ocean sanctuary around New Zealand’s remote Kermadec Islands, renowned for its rich marine biodiversity and largely untouched deep-sea ecosystems.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf marine protected area ⓘ
marine reserve ⓘ
adjacentTo Kermadec Trench ⓘ
biodiversityFeature high species endemism ⓘ
important habitat for pelagic fish ⓘ
important habitat for seabirds ⓘ
important habitat for sharks ⓘ
migratory routes for whales ⓘ
climateRole contributes to carbon storage in deep sea ⓘ
supports ocean resilience ⓘ
conservationGoal long-term protection of marine ecosystems ⓘ
protection of deep-sea biodiversity ⓘ
protection of migratory species ⓘ
contains hydrothermal vent systems ⓘ
seamounts ⓘ
underwater volcanoes ⓘ
country New Zealand ⓘ
ecosystemType deep-sea ⓘ
oceanic ⓘ
seamount ecosystems ⓘ
humanActivityRestrictions commercial fishing prohibited ⓘ
mining prohibited ⓘ
most extractive activities prohibited ⓘ
oil and gas exploration prohibited ⓘ
humanPopulationWithin uninhabited except for research or monitoring staff ⓘ
knownFor deep-sea habitats ⓘ
largely untouched ecosystems ⓘ
rich marine biodiversity ⓘ
legalJurisdiction New Zealand exclusive economic zone ⓘ
locatedIn Kermadec Islands region ⓘ
linked to: Kermadec Islands

South Pacific Ocean ⓘ
managementAuthority New Zealand Department of Conservation ⓘ
near Curtis Island ⓘ
Macauley Island ⓘ
Raoul Island ⓘ
protectionStatus highly protected ⓘ
protects Kermadec Islands ⓘ
deep-sea ecosystems ⓘ
marine biodiversity ⓘ
publicAccess remote and difficult to access ⓘ
researchUse site for marine scientific research ⓘ
threatMitigation reduces impacts of habitat destruction ⓘ
reduces impacts of overfishing ⓘ
reduces impacts of seabed mining ⓘ

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Kermadec Islands → protectedArea → Kermadec Islands Marine Reserve ⓘ
New Zealand offshore islands → hasPart → Kermadec Islands Marine Reserve ⓘ
Raoul Island → partOf → Kermadec Islands Nature Reserve ⓘ
linked to: Kermadec Islands Marine Reserve
Macauley Island → marineProtection → Kermadec Islands Marine Reserve ⓘ