Goat and Fish
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Uploaded by FaberOptime on Jan 27, 2009
A short film featuring Goat Island, Leigh, New Zealand.
Favoured by snorkelers, divers and day trippers alike, Goat Island is New Zealand's longest established marine reserve.
The name originates from the ancient maritime practice of leaving a couple of goats (since they do not need to drink) when small, uninhabited islands (having no dependable water supply) were found, for potential future use as an emergency food source.
The island had previously been stocked with goats and pigs, but the pigs swam and escaped to the mainland, leaving the goats and the name.
There's also the Hen and Chicken Islands on the reserve too!
A stunning diversity of marine species can be found here (many featured in this film), such as spotties, red moki, kelpfish, marblefish, moray and conger eel, silver drummer, crayfish, snapper, blue cod, bearded mussel, seahorse, global sponges, sea squirts, stick bryozoa, hydroid trees, blue maomao, demoiselle and kahawai.
The island's notable ornithology includes pied shags, petrels and little blue penguins.
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Hi, it is me Diane Dunwell-Hoffman from My Space. This is my You Tube acct. I had to comment on this lovely video, and glad to see others. This part of NZ reminds me of Maine. Love it! Thanks!
2 years ago 3
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I'm ready to come down! It looks like heaven on Earth.
2 years ago 3
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For me, very beautiful, but so far away!
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Love the video, its a beautiful place, and the music that goes along with each of your films, love it!!!!!!!!!!
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Thanks for sharing this, we were there just last weekend (easter) and had a great time
wavemaiden 1 year ago
@wavemaiden so please you enjoyed! :-)
FaberOptime 1 year ago