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Aldermen Islands
Pauanui, North Island Of New Zealand, New Zealand

Max depth40 m
LevelEstimated: Advanced and up
Water bodyBay of Plenty
Water temp15–21°C
Estimated from climate dataDec–Apr
About this site
Aldermen Islands is a cave, pinnacle, reef and wall dive site near Pauanui, Waikato, New Zealand, in the Bay of Plenty. It has a maximum depth of about 40 m. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes lobsters, jacks, moray eels, nudibranchs, octopus. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 15 to 21 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberGood
Generally good diving.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Red Rock LobsterJasus edwardsii
Yellowtail KingfishSeriola lalandi
Blue PointerIsurus oxyrinchus
Blue-eyed TriplefinNotoclinops segmentatus
Oblique-swimming TriplefinForsterygion maryannae
Sandager's WrasseCoris sandeyeri
Common TriplefinForsterygion lapillum
Mottled TriplefinForsterygion malcolmi
Nearby sites
- 1Aldermens- Mooring Bay0.9 km
- 2Aldermens-Middle Middle1.2 km
- 3Aldermens- Bishops Hat2.2 km
- 4Orca Bay2.5 km
- 5Aldermens- Fish Factory2.5 km
- 6Aldermens- HoneyComb2.9 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org