Tsibirin Ulva-Te Wharawhara Marine Reserve

Ma'aikatar Kula da Ruwa ta Ulva Island-Te Wharawhara wani wurin ajiyar ruwa ne da ya mamaye fadin  kudu maso yamma da arewa maso gabas na Tsibirin Ulva, a cikin Paterson Inlet na Tsibirin Stewart na New Zealand. An kafa shi a shekarar 2004 kuma Ma'aikatar Kula da Kare Muhalli ce ke kula da shi.  

 Yanayin ƙasa 
Wurin ajiyar ya ƙunshi kusan kashi 15% na Paterson Inlet ( Whaka ā Te Wera ),  wani tsohon kwarin kogi da ke ƙarƙashin ruwa. "Ulva Island - Te Wharawhara Marine Reserve". doc.govt.nz. Department of Conservation. Kogunan da ke gudana a cikinsa suna malala daga ƙasar da ba ta da ci gaba ba tare da ƙarancin laka da kwararar sinadarai masu gina jiki ba, da kuma ruwan Antarctic mai dumi da sanyi a cikin magudanar ruwa na Tsibirin Stewart. Haɗin abubuwan da ke tattare da su yana samar da wurin zama ga nau'ikan tsirrai da dabbobi, gami da aƙalla nau'ikan kifayen ruwa 56. 

Mashigar ruwa tana ɗaya daga cikin manyan tashoshin jiragen ruwa da aka killace a kudancin New Zealand. 

 Tarihi 
An kafa ma'ajiyar ruwa a shekarar 2004,  ta sami amincewar doka a ranar 13 ga Disamba na wannan shekarar. 

An nada sauran Paterson Inlet a matsayin Te Whaka a Te Wera Mätaitai Reserve a ranar 31 ga Disamba 2004 don haɓaka kula da albarkatun kamun kifi na mashigar ruwa da kuma samar da abinci na yau da kullun ga Maori.  An rufe shi don kamun kifi ba na kasuwanci ba. 

An ci tarar wani mai kamun kifi saboda ya ɗauki nau'in cod guda biyu daga wurin ajiyar a watan Disamba na 2012. 

A shekarar 2019, yanayin muhallin ma'ajiyar ruwa yana cikin koshin lafiya. 

 Flora da fauna 
Brachiopod (harsashin fitila), wani tsohon kifin da ke ciyar da matattara wanda ke zaune a kan dutse da kuma laka, yana bunƙasa a cikin mashigar ruwa a zurfin ƙasa da mita 20. "Ulva Island - Te Wharawhara Marine Reserve". doc.govt.nz. Department of Conservation. Waɗannan kifin da ke cikin laka sun yi yawa a cikin tekuna na zamanin da shekaru miliyan 300 zuwa 550 da suka wuce, amma yanzu ba kasafai suke ba. Mashigar ruwa tana ɗaya daga cikin wuraren da kifayen da ke cikin laka ke samun damar gani a duniya. "Ulva Island - Te Wharawhara Marine Reserve Brochure" (PDF). doc.govt.nz. Department of Conservation.

Kina, kokwamba na teku da kuma kifin starfish suma suna bunƙasa a cikin ruwan shiga.  Masu nutsewa kuma suna haɗuwa da kifin shark na kafet, Banded Wrasse, cod na tsibirin Stewart da kuma jellyfish na zaki . 

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