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Three species have disappeared entirely from the Marlborough Sounds, a new report has revealed, in a major blow to biodiversity in the region.
Of the four ecologically significant species monitored at 16 sites in Queen Charlotte Sound/Tลtaranui, only one remained.
That lone survivor was being threatened by an invasive species, according to the Ecologically Significant Marine Sites programme report.
Marlborough District Council principal coastal scientist Oliver Wade presented the report to the council's Environment and Planning committee on 20 November.
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