Atmospheric analysis

At the edge of the advancing winter sea ice in the Ross Sea, a first-ever winter fisheries survey has uncovered new secrets of the Antarctic toothfish.

Marine scientists are proving they know that it takes good bait to catch a big audience.

The discovery of diaries of an English missionary living in Northland in the 1800s reveals him as New Zealand’s first meteorologist.

The first six months of 2016 are set to be the warmest ever start to the year, according to NIWA’s long-term seven-station temperature series.

NIWA Meteorologist Ben Noll takes a north-to-south look at the record-breaking warm temperatures experienced by Kiwis during the winter solstice.

Sea ice-based toothfish surveys have been carried out in McMurdo Sound since 2014.

A bibliography of some of the journal papers and CCAMLR Working Group papers published about the toothfish fishery.

The fishery is managed differently depending on the region and specific environmental protection and fishery management objectives in the region.

Find out about the role of toothfish in the ecosystem and the potential effects of fishing.

A survey series in the Southern Ross Sea was started in 2011 to index juvenile abundance.

CCAMLR sets annual catch limits, using a stock assessment model.

Find out more about the toothfish fishery, including its history, catch, sea ice influences and fishery operational requirements.