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Science of the high seas
Feature story01 February 2020Ever wondered what fish is served in a Filet-o-Fish at MacDonald’s? It’s hoki. Fish fingers at the supermarket? Chances are, they’ll be hoki too. -
Gone fishin'
Feature story01 February 2020If you want a healthy fishing industry, you need to know how healthy your fish stocks are. Sam Fraser-Baxter talks to a scientist who went to sea to find out. -
Scientists brave winter in Antarctic waters
Media release14 November 2019The New Zealand ship Janas has recently returned from a six-week winter research voyage to the Ross Sea where scientists made the first observations of developing Antarctic toothfish embryos. -
NIWA to survey young snapper in Hauraki Gulf
Media release07 November 2019NIWA is heading out into the Hauraki Gulf this month to carry out a survey of juvenile snapper– the first of its kind for 20 years. -
Fish snack on microplastics
Media release22 October 2019Research shows how fish are being affected by microplastics. -
Researchers seek help on lobster catches
Media release16 October 2019NIWA researchers are seeking the help of divers, snorkellers and lobster potters in the Hauraki Gulf and Bay of Plenty to learn more about how rock lobster are faring. -
Scientists help lamprey to spread the love
Media release30 September 2019Contraptions that resemble upside-down kitchen sinks have been placed in the Waikawa River in Southland to attract a notoriously elusive native fish species. -
Scientists study eels by moonlight
Media release01 August 2019Under the light of the moon where the river meets the sea, NIWA researchers are planning to catch tiny fish that are all but invisible to the naked eye. -
Scientists hoping to solve great eel mystery
Media release16 May 2019NIWA freshwater scientists are pinning their hopes of solving an age-old mystery on 10 female longfin eels who are about to begin an epic journey to their spawning grounds somewhere in the Pacific Ocean. -
Freshwater fish swim their all for science
The tiny inanga have been plucked from Waikato streams and held in a darkened laboratory for the last month, undertaking highly advanced testing to find the strongest, fittest and fastest fish. -
Freshwater fish swim their all for science
Media release26 March 2019In a secret training location on the outskirts of Hamilton, a squad of whitebait is being put through its paces by fish scientists. -
Ocean acidification—what is it?
The on-going rise of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere is not only changing our climate—it is also changing our oceans.
