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Oil spill – Mt Maunganui

Bluebottle jellyfish covered with oil from the Rena oil spill

Bluebottle jellyfish covered with oil from the Rena oil spill, Mount Maunganui.

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Rights: George Novak
Published: 11 January 2012Size: 157.73 KB
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