Southwest Pacific: Australia (including Western Australia and Lord Howe Island), Norfolk Island (Ref. 8879), the Kermadec Islands, and North Island, New Zealand (Ref. 27767)
Definition: An aquatic biome that comprises systems of open-ocean and unprotected coastal habitats, characterized by exposure to wave action, tidal fluctuation, and ocean currents as well as systems that largely resemble these. Water in the marine biome is generally within the salinity range of seawater: 30 to 38 ppt.