Snorkeling for the future

Not everybody realises this but New Zealand actually has the fourth largest marine area in the whole world. It's home to more than 15-thousand identified species and tens of thousands more waiting to be described ... in fact some scientists think up to 10-percent of the world's marine species live in the waters around New Zealand. But not everyone has the chance to head out and experience this for themselves - and that's where Experiencing Marine Reserves comes in. This organisation helps get people - particularly chilren - out there, on and under the water, exploring this marvellous environment. Lorna Doogan is EMR's Auckland co-ordinator and she joins Emile to explain how it works.

Not everybody realises this but New Zealand actually has the fourth largest marine area in the whole world. It’s home to more than 15-thousand identified species and tens of thousands more waiting to be described … in fact some scientists think up to 10-percent of the world’s marine species live in the waters around New Zealand. But not everyone has the chance to head out and experience this for themselves – and that’s where Experiencing Marine Reserves comes in. This organisation helps get people – particularly chilren – out there, on and under the water, exploring this marvellous environment. Lorna Doogan is EMR’s Auckland co-ordinator and she joins Emile to explain how it works.

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