Other marine life
Tutukaka, New Zealand
I know these aren’t seabirds, but the other marine life we sometimes encounter out on The Petrel Station tours is pretty awesome, and is always a real bonus experience for everyone on board.
Here’s the marine mammals, turtles, sharks and other fish species that we’ve recorded so far out at The Petrel Station.
We’re happy to share any specific marine life sightings to other interested researchers. Just get in touch with what you’re researching.
Please note: We don’t hold permits to interact with marine mammals and any sightings are purely by chance as we travel – we don’t seek them out.
Sharks & fish
Blue Shark
Mako Shark
Hammerhead Shark
Bronze-whaler Shark
Great White Shark
Whale Shark
Manta Ray
Spine-tailed Devil Ray
Marlin
Huge Tuna (Bluefin and Yellowfin)
Sunfish
Flying fish
Big schools of Trevally, Kahawai, Slimy Mackerel
marine mammals
Bryde’s Whale
Sei Whale
Fin Whale
Humpback Whale
Long-finned Pilot Whale
False Killer Whale
Orca
Common Dolphin
Bottlenose Dolphin
NZ Fur Seal
Turtles
Leatherback Turtle
Bryde's Whale
Blue Shark
Common Dolphin
Pilot Whale spyhopping
Leatherback Turtle
Grand Daddy Hapuka attacking Buller's Shearwater
Spiny-tailed Devil Ray
Trevally surface feeding on Zooplankton
Hammerhead Shark
Sunfish
Mako Shark
New Zealand Fur Seal
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