A survey of fish populations at Karikari Peninsula, Northland, by scuba diving
- 1 September 1979
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research
- Vol. 13 (3), 447-458
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00288330.1979.9515822
Abstract
Census data for fishes observed by scuba divers at selected sites on the east coast of Karikari Peninsula, Northland, are given qualitatively in a checklist. Sixty‐four species in 33 families were recorded. Significant new records were those for surgeonfish (Prionurus maculatus Ogilby) and rainbow parrotfish (Suezichthys sp.). A system for quantification of densities by an underwater transect technique is presented and results are given for three sites; this method could be used by amateur divers to obtain data on the status and structure of coastal reef fish populations in New Zealand. A standardised transect procedure for divers to follow to obtain comparable results is given.This publication has 6 references indexed in Scilit:
- Population and standing crop estimates for rocky reef fishes of North‐Eastern New ZealandNew Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research, 1977
- New records of fishes from northeastern New ZealandJournal of the Royal Society of New Zealand, 1976
- Determination of age of kahawai Arripis trutta (Bloch & Schneider)New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research, 1975
- Size composition of Jack mackerel catches from the west coast of New ZealandNew Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research, 1975
- Caranx georgianusCuvier, 1833 (Pisces : Carangidae) in temperate Australasian watersJournal of the Royal Society of New Zealand, 1974
- A Preliminary Report on a Method of Estimating Reef Fish PopulationsThe Journal of Wildlife Management, 1954