Beneath the boats

Beneath the granite-clad apartments and superyachts, NIWA divers survey the pontoons of the Viaduct Basin.

Produced by New Zealand Geographic

The Mediterranean fanworm was discovered in Lyttelton in 2008. MPI attempted to eradicate it using divers both there, and in Auckland’s Viaduct Basin, after the fanworm spread. Despite their efforts, it became widespread in the Waitematā by 2010, and eliminating it is no longer considered feasible.

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