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Marine species underwater (predominately pink and yellow colour)

Many of the species found in New Zealand waters are endemic and may well contain biological chemicals that could have potential human health and nutrition applications.

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Rights: Mike Page, NIWA Creative Commons Atrribution 3.0
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