Figure 1.7: Marine Environment Classification (MEC) at the 20-group level, 2005
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Note: Because of the scale of this map, only 18 marine environments (18 different colours) are visible for the MEC 20-group level classification.
Data source: Ministry of Fisheries.
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Figure 1.7 shows a map of New Zealand’s major islands in black surrounded by New Zealand’s 200 mile exclusive economic zone in 18 different colours. Each colour shows the location of a different type of marine environment as classified by the Marine Environment Classification system at the 20-group level.
The 18 marine environment types shown include:
- three types of oceanic subtropical environments
- four types of ocean, shelf, and subtropical environments
- eight types of central coastal environments
- three types of oceanic subantarctic environments.
