Experiencing Marine Reserves' annual Fish of the Year | Te Ika o Te Tau competition aims to raise awareness for some of the issues our awesome ika face and teach people about the incredible biodiversity in our freshwater and marine environments.

Vote for your three favourite fish by 31 March 2024.

For more information, including activities, and to vote: www.mountainstosea.org.nz/fish

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Explore our varied resources on New Zealand's freshwater fish – note that many of these resources are in both te reo Māori and English.

Use Spyfish Aotearoa citizen science project to discover, count and identify fish species that live within our marine reserves.

Explore our marine science resource in Investigating life in the sea – introduction.

Explore the range of resources we have under our fish and freshwater topics.

Native freshwater fish

Meet some of our New Zealand native freshwater fish and learn more about them and their preferred habitats.

Click on the name of the fish or group of fish to learn more.

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