DSC_0778 Munida, or Squat lobster (Munida gregaria) a 'red tide'. Juvenile munida occasionally wash ashore in spectacular numbers in Otago Harbour, and elsewhere along the east coast of the South Island, during summer. At such times they become an important food for seabirds and fish. Otakau, Otago Harbour
DSC_1303 'White krill' or 'whale feed' (Nyctiphanes australis) washed ashore in Broad Bay, Otago Harbour *
P_1010074 'White krill' or 'whale feed' (Nyctiphanes australis) a high density of krill swimming in Otago Harbour, near Pudding Island
