Image: ©
School of fish near Mokohīnau Islands
High protection areas and seafloor protection areas in the Hauraki Gulf/Tīkapa Moana
New protection areas are restoring the Hauraki Gulf/Tīkapa Moana's precious ecosystem.

New protection areas include:

  • High protection areas which have a high level of protection for marine life. No recreational or commercial fishing but certain customary practices are allowed.
  • Seafloor protection areas which protect the seafloor. Low impact fishing such as, line fishing, spear fishing, diving, harvesting by hand, is allowed. Bottom trawling, dredging, and Danish seining not allowed.

What you can and can't do in Hauraki Gulf/Tīkapa Moana protection areas

Maps and boundaries

Overview map of all Hauraki Gulf/Tīkapa Moana marine protection areas (PDF, 3,727K)

Maps for each protection area including co-ordinates and GPX files for GPS systems

For tide, boundaries and other information on the go, you can download the MarineMate app.