The Marine Education Centre is a not for profit charitable organisation, focussed on conservation through education, promoting the on-going care and sustainable use of Our Ocean.

Octopus Club

Animal Watch

Our Oceans Classroom

Fishbowl

Ocean Facts

Fish fact Sheets

Activities/Games

Links / resources

We welcome any donations to assist the Marine Education Centre in its endeavours

Donations can be posted to:

Marine Education Centre
P.O. Box 20-001, Wellington South info@octopus.org.nz

Fact Sheets

NZ Marine Species Fact Sheets

Groper / Hapuku

Rock Lobster / Crayfish

Scarpee / Sea Perch

.....visit Our Oceans classroom next Open Day to meet these and many more amazing animals!!

Below are two excellent links for more facts about NZ marine species

Treasures of the sea - A summary of Biodiversity in the New Zealand Marine Ecoregion.

New Zealand Fisheries - MFishNZ

Wikipedia - handy links to all sorts of marine species and ocean facts! The list below is an example of what can be found on our very own coastline, right next to Wellington, the Capital City of New Zealand.

Or use Wikipedia's search tool to find anything else you may want to learn about.

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