Seal Colony

★★★★☆ (50)

A rough walk over the rocky peninsular of Kaikoura with a difficult entry. Swim through a kelp forest and rock formations with swim throughs and small caves to explore. With many entry and exit points this dive site can be enjoyed many times. Surge and swell can make this dive tricky especially the entry and exit.

An abundance of cold water fish species live here including Wrasse, Cod, Moki, butterfish, Crayfish, Eels, Nudibranchs and if you’re lucky a local Seal.

Dive Activity

Potential Wildlife Sightings

Wildlife Sightings are Based on User Generated Content

The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

Total number of species approx.: 600

Wrasse

Wrasse

8 Sightings
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1
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2
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0
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0
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N
3
D
2

The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

Total number of species approx.: 300

Octopus

Octopus

6 Sightings
J
1
F
1
M
0
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0
M
0
J
0
J
0
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0
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0
O
0
N
2
D
2

The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

Total number of species approx.: 200

Moray Eel

Moray Eel

2 Sightings
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0
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2
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
O
0
N
0
D
0

The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

Total number of species approx.: 9

Fur Seal

Fur Seal

9 Sightings
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0
F
2
M
0
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0
M
1
J
0
J
0
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0
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0
O
0
N
4
D
2

The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

Total number of species approx.: 60

Spiny Lobster

Spiny Lobster

8 Sightings
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1
F
2
M
0
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0
M
0
J
0
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0
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0
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0
O
0
N
4
D
1

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Total number of species approx.: 7000

Crab

Crab

5 Sightings
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0
F
1
M
0
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0
M
1
J
0
J
0
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0
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0
O
0
N
1
D
2

The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

Total number of species approx.: 22

Cod

Cod

5 Sightings
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1
F
1
M
0
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0
M
0
J
0
J
0
A
0
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0
O
0
N
2
D
1

The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

Total number of species approx.: 3000

Nudibranch

Nudibranch

3 Sightings
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0
F
1
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0
M
0
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0
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0
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0
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0
O
0
N
2
D
0

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Total number of species approx.: 19

Seal

Seal

1 Sightings
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1
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0
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0
M
0
J
0
J
0
A
0
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0
O
0
N
0
D
0

The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

Total number of species approx.: 90

Angelfish

Angelfish

1 Sightings
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0
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0
M
0
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0
M
0
J
0
J
0
A
0
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0
O
0
N
0
D
1

The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

Total number of species approx.: 250

Scorpionfish

Scorpionfish

1 Sightings
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1
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0
M
0
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0
M
0
J
0
J
0
A
0
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0
O
0
N
0
D
0

The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

Total number of species approx.: 55

Lobster

Lobster

1 Sightings
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0
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0
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
0
J
0
A
0
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0
O
0
N
0
D
1
Blue Jellyfish

Blue Jellyfish

1 Sightings
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
J
0
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0
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0
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0
O
0
N
0
D
1

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