New Zealand as an island nation is unique in its isolation and wildlife, it is home to thousands of marine species that we know very little about but strive to better understand. Our 15,000km of coastline stands before a marine environment we love to explore. Be it work or play it’s never far from our minds or daily lives Tindale Marine Research Charitable Trust, a registered charity, has been formed to Promote and encourage environmental education, conservation and research. We hope you will join with us as we explore the underwater worlds mysteries. Check out our fish tagging programs, report great white shark sightings, explore the species ID data base for that mystery fish , or join up our inshore tagging project, become a citizen scientist by supporting marine research for the better understanding of our marine environment