Shellfish ID - for schools, pics of common animals and plants in sheltered beaches, harbours, estuaries in Auckland’s Hauraki Gulf.
http://www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/EN/environmentwaste/researchmonitoring/coastal_marine/Documents/shellfishidentificationguide.pdf
Fish ID - MPI (govt) photo and catch limits
http://www.fish.govt.nz/en-nz/Recreational/Most+Popular+Species/Fish+Identification/default.htm
Mollusks - Seafriends
http://www.seafriends.org.nz/enviro/habitat/rsmoll.htm
Molluscs - NZ Mollusca
http://www.mollusca.co.nz/shellimages.php?ThumbnailPage=1
http://www.nzshells.net.nz/images.htm
Brown seaweed ID - Seafriends intertidal rocky shore
http://www.seafriends.org.nz/enviro/habitat/rsbrown.htm
Green seaweed, and coralline algae ID - Seafriends
http://www.seafriends.org.nz/enviro/habitat/rsgreen.htm
Red Seaweed ID - Seafriends intertidal rocky shore
http://www.seafriends.org.nz/enviro/habitat/rsred.htm
Sea slugs - NZ Nudibranchs
http://www.ianskipworth.com/suig/nudis.html
Sea slugs - Non-Nudibranch Sea Slugs & Flatworms from NZ
http://www.ianskipworth.com/suig/nudis2.html
Sea slugs - NZ Nudibranchs Nudi Pixel
http://www.nudipixel.net/locations/country/nz/
Marine Worms that live on shellfish ID - NIWA guide
http://www.annelida.net/nz/Polychaeta/ShellsPoly/NZShellsPolychaeta.htm
Shore Worms ID - NIWA guide
http://www.annelida.net/nz/Polychaeta/ShorePoly/NZShorePolychaeta_ID.htm
Description, Status, Locations, Threats, Habitats, Info, Maori
http://www.treasuresofthesea.org.nz/introduction
Goat island, extensive intro to everything
http://www.seafriends.org.nz/enviro/habitat/shore.htm
Te Ara encyclopedia of NZ - What is beachcoming?
http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/beachcombing
Wikipedia - history, languages, archaeology, modern
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beachcombing
Skinks and Ghekos ID - DOC
http://www.doc.govt.nz/conservation/native-animals/reptiles-and-frogs/lizards/identifying-lizards/
Distribution - map your choice of species from top right "Layer Index"
http://www.nabis.govt.nz/Pages/default.aspx
Offshore Crabs ID - NIWA
http://docs.niwa.co.nz/library/public/NZAEBR2.pdf