Fisheries

Balancing the sustainability of our fisheries stocks and the impacts of fishing on the environment with the economic opportunities

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    Population modelling software Casal 2

    Software Tool/Resource
    Casal2 is an advanced software package developed by NIWA for modelling the population dynamics of marine species.
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    Fisheries stock assessments

    Service
    To get the most benefit from a fish stock in the long term, we need to maximise our yield without damaging the fish population we rely on.
  • Autonomous vessels

    Service
    Fisheries researchers combine technologies to collect more data at a lower cost.
  • Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment (CCVA)

    Service
    To prepare for changes in climate, our freshwater and oceans decision-makers need information on species vulnerability to climate change.
  • A haul of hoki.

    Fisheries and EcoConnect

    Service
    EcoConnect provides the New Zealand fishing industry with a unique operational decision-making tool to help mitigate commercial, operational, and environmental risk.
  • Fisheries

    Spatial Population Modelling

    Service
    The Spatial Population Model (SPM) can model populations over one or two areas, as well as populations in many hundreds of areas.
  • RV Tangaroa in Wellington harbour, 2017

    Echosounder technology

    Service
    ESP3 is the main tool at NIWA for quantitative analysis of acoustic data.
  • Other research instruments

    Service
    Scientists across NIWA use specialist tools manufactured across the world to perform their research and environmental consultancy.