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3. The marine West Coast climate harbors a wide range of animals such as birds, mammals, fish and invertebrates. Some of the marine mammals include whales, dolphins and seals. Seabirds present in these regions include petrels, shear-waters, albatrosses, gannets, tawaki and blue penguins. Some species of shorebirds such as terns, gulls, dotterels and oyster-catchers can be found on the beaches. Some of the fish species that can be found in these regions include sea perch and short-finned eels. The species of invertebrates ranges from mollusks, arthropods, echinoderms, seas squirts, bryozoans and sponges.

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