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| Marlborough Sounds |  
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Description:
Numerous divesite around the top of the South Island accessable from Port Nelson, Okiwi Bay,French Pass,Havelock, Picton. | |
| Details: |
 Nearest commercial airport: Nelson |
| Average watertemp: Min 10 - Max 20 oCelcius. |
| Average visibility: 10 Horizontal metres |
| Bottom composition: Sand, Mud, Rocks |
| Dive conditions: Ocean/Sea, Salt water |
| Seasonality: Divable all year round |
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Marinelife in the area:
| Species | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | | | Bottlenose Dolphins |  | | | | | | | | | | | |  | |
| | | Coastal fish & Reef Life |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Blue Cod, Wrasse, Demoiselle, Angelfish, Marblefish, Leatherjacket, Kahawai, Kingfish and many more
| | | Common dolphins | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Common dolphins will occasionally wander into the sheltered waters of the marlborough sounds in small groups.
| | | Dusky Dolphins | | |  | | | | | | | | | | | | Dusky dolphins utilise the area to feed cooperatively in small groups during the autumn, winter and spring. They move about the sounds in small groups and are also a fun species to view, as they are quite acrobatic.
| | | Eagle rays | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | Hectors Dolphins | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | Killer whales (Orcas) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | Moray eels | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Eels are abundant in the Marlborough Sound and make their homes in the many wrecks on the bottom.
| | | Stingrays | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | True seals (earless) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Probability of encounter:  0%,  0 > 60%,  60 > 90%,  90 > 100%
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