Large-Scale Diver Removal Operations
Tawhiti Rahi / Poor Knights Islands Reserve · 2023–Present
Project at a glance
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Location
Tawhiti Rahi / Poor Knights Islands Reserve · Aotearoa New Zealand
Target
Centrostephanus rodgersii (Centro) · Native surge population
Lead
New Zealand Department of Conservation, University of Auckland, and Ngātiwai iwi
Funding
Department of Conservation Marine Reserve Management Fund
Known limitation
Large-scale diver removal is highly labour-intensive and is not sustainable over the long term without natural predator recovery.
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