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WELCOME to the Marine Studies website at the Bay of Plenty Polytechnic in Tauranga, New Zealand. The Diploma in Marine Studies is a flagship course renowned for producing highly skilled marine biology graduates working in a variety of marine related fields. We have a fantastic team of staff and state of the art facilities and equipment available to us.

For any more information please contact: marine.studies@boppoly.ac.nz

NEWS

Read about marine studies staff conducting Humpback Whale research in Tonga or student research elsewhere in New Zealand and the Pacific

Okiwa a great addition to the fleet

Okiwa has made a great contribution to marine studies subtidal surveying (underwater research) trips.  Students are comfortably completing 4 dives each day in the middle of winter and staying nice and warm between dives.

If you don't want to dive but would love to study and protect the environment look at our Diploma in Environmental Management.

Kelly Tarlton