Coasts

Investigating how we can successfully transform coastal lowlands threatened by relative sea-level-rise into prosperous communities.

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Summer Camp - Extreme
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NIWA uses virtual microscope to strengthen New Zealand’s biosecurity

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16 September 2013
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Awesome Ascidians of New Zealand Ports & Harbours

An interactive guide to the sea squirts (ascidians) of New Zealand's ports and harbours.
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Tangaroa diverts to undertake earthquake survey

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23 July 2013
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Shifting Sands

Bathymetry

Coasts

Ocean modelling
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The Deep South drives New Zealand’s future

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02 May 2013
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Data with a bloody past has positive spin-off for endangered whale species

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29 April 2013

Marine mammals
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Moana - My Ocean

A team of scientists from NIWA and four other organisations are taking part in the Three Kings Islands Marine Expedition, recording the diversity of the marine life around these remote New Zealand islands.
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Fiordland’s Sea Pens

Marine invertebrates
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Fiordland’s depths reveal more new-to-science wonders

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02 April 2013
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Acoustic and radio telemetry

Radio and acoustic tracking of fish (or any animal) allows the movement and activity of animals to be recorded over the life of the transmitter (battery size dependent).
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PIT tagger

Passive Integrated Transponders (PIT) are used to tag fish (or any animal) for life.