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NIWA calls on citizen scientists for grey mullet survey
News article21 May 2015New Zealand’s leading freshwater and estuarine research body is harnessing the national curiosity about ecology to find out more about grey mullet. -
Taking the pulse of Antarctica’s ocean ecosystem
Niwa scientists have anchored an echosounder to the sea floor of Terra Nova Bay that could reveal the mystery of silverfish reproduction under the Antarctic ice. -
Taking the pulse of Antarctica’s ocean ecosystem
Media release12 March 2015NIWA scientists have anchored an echosounder to the sea floor of Terra Nova Bay that could reveal the mystery of silverfish reproduction under the Antarctic ice. -
Voyage leader's final update
Blog11 March 2015Now back on dry land, Voyage Leader Richard O'Driscoll reflects on the final days of RV Tangaroa's 2015 Antarctica expedition. -
Oysters ahead: Bluff season begins
Media release02 March 2015Each March, oyster lovers descend on the catch of Bluff’s best bivalves – a seasonal delicacy from one of the last remaining wild oyster fisheries on the planet. -
Studying Antarctic silverfish spawning in Terra Nova Bay
This research will investigate whether Antarctic silverfish eggs are spawned elsewhere or whether there is a mass migration of silverfish to their coastal spawning sites each winter. -
Trawl surveying demersal fish species on the Ross Sea slope
Commercial toothfish fishing in the Ross Sea has the potential to affect some demersal (bottom-dwelling) fish species in the region through by-catch and ecosystem changes. -
Using MICE to understand fish
Media release30 April 2014More than 50 scientists from across the globe are meeting in Wellington this week to discuss how newly developed technology can best help countries manage their marine fisheries. -
A Different Kettle of Fish
Take a look inside NIWA's facilities - the species, the science and the future of our aquaculture industry.