The Bay of Islands Maritime Park group was established in May 2006 to bring together a multiplicity of small community groups and create an integrated approach to the most pressing issues that face the natural values of the our land and coastal waters of the Bay of Islands. It became an incorporated society on 21st September 2007 to enable a cohesive approach and allow its working groups to apply for funding for projects that really make a difference to our marine the environment of the Bay.