There are approximately 86 species of goatfish belonging to the Mullidae family and they are distributed throughout six different genera. In NZ only 3 species are found, the blackspot goat fish, the bar-tailed goatfish and then the NZ Goatfish otherwise known as Upeneichthys lineatus or Red Mullet which is the species we will focus on. …
Tag Archive: Goat Island
Apr 12
Fun Dives at Goat Island Marine Reserve
On Saturday morning we headed out with a group for a couple of fun dives at Goat Island Marine Reserve, Leigh. Although a large swell was running we managed to tuck in behind the Island and enjoy a couple of dives. Our boat enables us to get out beyond the reaches of shore diving and …
Feb 06
Diving at Takatu Point & Goat Island
Craig took a group of 5 students to complete the deep and peak performance buoyancy dives at Takatu Point and Daniels Reef. It was a great day to complete their PADI Advanced Course. In the afternoon we headed out with a group of fun divers to Goat Island and then a second dive along the …