Coasts

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. 

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).

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

A 42-day voyage to the Mertz Polynya region of Antarctica.

An experiment in Henderson Creek, Auckland, has demonstrated how tidal creeks variously import, export and deposit sediment, depending on the wind and freshwater runoff, and modulated by the tide.

A summary of the LakeSPI method.