#kermadecs

The proposed Kermadecs Ocean Sanctuary stretches over 620,000 square kilometres of sea, pocked with small rocky islands and riddled with underwater volcanoes and deep trenches. It supports life not found anywhere else in the world. Yet the sanctuary remains unratified; subject to a fisheries dispute currently before the courts and the rubber stamp of Parliament. Find out what’s at stake: www.nzgeo.com/kermadecs Shot on assignment Shot on assignment for @nzgeo " Blue Water Islands” Issue 111 September – October 2011. Photograph Richard Robinson © 2011 No Reproduction without Prior Written Permission. #kermadecs #OceanSanctuary #nzgeo #NewZealand #nz #photo #photography #kiwipics #gottalovenz #PEW (at Kermadec Islands)

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Busy packing for #TheGreatHumpbackWhaleTrail which ships out to the #Kermadecs on Saturday. @prophotographermag featured last year what gear I take away on an expedition so @gregbowker and I took this self-portrait. You will be able to follow our adventure at http://kermadec.aucklandmuseum.com/ Photograph © Richard Robinson. No Reproduction without Prior Written Permission. #nzgeophoto #canonnz #onassignment #expedition #camerabag

The Kermadec region, a remote area between New Zealand’s North Island and Tonga, includes some of the most geologically active and biologically unusual features on Earth. Extending in places to a depth of more than 6.2 miles (10 kilometers), the Kermadec-Tonga Trench is the deepest in the Southern Hemisphere, five times deeper than the Grand Canyon. The waters are teeming with birds, whales, dolphins, fish, turtles, and many unique sea creatures, some that exist only there. The area provides important habitat for deep-diving mammals such as sperm whales. Half of the known beaked whales—at least 10 species—are thought to inhabit these waters, perhaps the world’s richest habitat for these rare and elusive animals.

Nat, Raoul Island

Pool, Raoul Island

Oneraki Beach, Raoul Island