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Science on the high seas
4 February 2020
Sustainable fisheries depend on good scientific data about fish stocks. NIWA scientists head out into Cook Strait on Research Vessel Kaharoa to survey the hoki fishery and advise officials on catch rates.
Hitting the high notes
1 February 2020
Dr Kameron Christopher plays a mean sax. Campbell Gardiner checks in with NIWA’s new Chief Scientist for High Performance Computing and Data Science.
Unlocking the mysterious marine life of eels
1 February 2020
Tiny, translucent eels may hold the answers to one of the fish world’s great mysteries. Zen Gregor investigates.
The man of many pathways
1 February 2020
Dr Rob Bell worked out a long time ago that sea-level rise is much more than a scientific problem. No wonder then that people say his ability to listen is one of his best traits.