Coasts

NIWA’s Marine Invertebrate Collection has welcomed two extremely rare octopus that have only just been provisionally identified.

Glass eels (about 5.5 to 7.0 cm) arrive in fresh water during spring, especially during September and October, although they may be present from July to December.

We are currently steaming out towards our survey area, the Louisville Seamount Chain, which is about 1500 km from Wellington.

Inanga are the predominant species in the modern whitebait fishery.

Submerged plants have a number of advantages that favour their use as indicators of lake ecological condition.

Hydrocarbons, although requiring increasingly responsible use, are still an essential part of our modern economy. NIWA has provided survey and consultancy services related to the exploration of offshore mineral resources for thirty years.

This web camera is available thanks to the support of Waikato Regional Council.

Whitianga Wharf sea levels

NIWA has transformed 1.5 million square kilometres of data into the most accurate and detailed map yet of the land underneath the sea around New Zealand.

NIWA scientists have made the rare discovery of a days-old ghost shark during a recent survey off the east coast of the South Island.

Whitebait are the juveniles of five species of galaxiidae, a family of fish confined to the Southern Hemisphere.