Aquaculture Publications

A summary of the main scientific publications, conference presentations and popular science publications.

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Scientific publications

2020

Handley, S.J., Morrisey, D., Depree, C., Carter, M., Torres, L.A.M. (2020) Relative macrofaunal biomass reduced under an enriched salmon farm,

Pelorus Sound, Aotearoa-New Zealand. Marine Pollution Bulletin, volume 157: 111303. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0025326X20304215

Jarrold, M.D., et al. (2020) Elevated CO2 affects anxiety but not a range of other behaviours in juvenile yellowtail kingfish. Marine Environmental Research. 157: p. article no. 104863.

Pan, H.-H., et al. (2020) Elevated CO2 concentrations impacts growth and swimming metabolism in yellowtail kingfish, Seriola lalandi. Aquaculture. 523: p. article no. 735157.

Ren, J.S., Ragg, L.C., Cummings, V.J., Zhang, J. (2020) Ocean acidification and dynamic energy budget models: parameterisation and simulations for green-lipped mussel. Ecological Modelling. 426: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2020.109069

2019

Chiswell, S.M., Stevens, C.L., Macdonald, H.S., Grant, B.S. and Price, O. (2019) Circulation in Tasman-Golden bays and Greater Cook Strait, New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research, pp.1-26.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00288330.2019.1698622 

Chiswell S, C.L. Stevens, H.S. Macdonald, B.S. Grant, O. Price (2019) Drifter-derived circulation in Tasman-Golden Bays and Greater Cook Strait, New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research. https://doi.org/10.1080/00288330.2019.1698622 

de Burgh-Day, C.O., Spillman, C.M., Stevens, C., Alves, O. and Rickard, G. (2019) Predicting seasonal ocean variability around New Zealand using a coupled ocean-atmosphere model. New Zealand journal of marine and freshwater research, 53(2), pp.201-221. https://doi.org/10.1080/00288330.2018.1538052 

Elvines D., Preece M.A., Baxter A., Broekhuizen N., Ford R., Knight B., Schuckard R., Urlich S.C. (2019). Best management guidelines for salmon farms in the Marlborough Sounds. Part 2: Water quality standards and monitoring. New Zealand King Salmon Ltd. New Zealand Aquatic Environment Biodiversity Report No. 230. https://www.mpi.govt.nz/dmsdocument/37377/direct

Frommel, A.Y., et al. (2019) Organ health and development in larval kingfish are unaffected by ocean acidification and warming. PeerJ. 7: p. e8266.

Keeley N., Gillard M., Broekhuizen N., Ford R., Schuckard R., Urlich S. (2019). Best Management Practice guidelines for salmon farms in the Marlborough Sounds. Part 1: Benthic environmental quality standards and monitoring protocol (Version 1.1 January 2018). Wellington: Fisheries New Zealand. https://fs.fish.govt.nz/Doc/24708/AEBR-2019-219-Best-management-practice-salmon-farms%20(1).pdf.ashx 

McMahon, S.J., et al. (2019) Elevated CO2 and heatwave conditions affect the aerobic and swimming performance of juvenile Australasian snapper. Marine Biology. 167(1): p. article no. 6.

Munday, P.L., et al. (2019) Testing the adaptive potential of yellowtail kingfish to ocean warming and acidification. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution. 7: p. article no. 253.

O’Callaghan, Stevens, Cornelison, Roughan, et al. (2019) Developing an integrated ocean observing system for New Zealand. Frontiers in Marine Science, section Ocean Observation. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2019.00143

Ozaki, Y., et al. (2019) Expressional regulation of gonadotropin receptor genes and androgen receptor genes in the eel testis. General and Comparative Endocrinology. 280: p. 123-133.

Ren, J.S., Fox, S.P., Howard-Williams, C., Zhang, J., Schiel, D.R. (2019) Effects of stock origin and environment on growth and reproduction of the green-lipped mussel Perna canaliculus. Aquaculture. 505, 502-509. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0044848618319689

Stevens, C.L., O’Callaghan, J.M., Chiswell, S.M. and Hadfield, M.G. (2019) Physical oceanography of New Zealand/Aotearoa shelf seas–a review. New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research, pp.1-40.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00288330.2019.1588746 

Stevens, C. and Plew, D. (2019) Perspective: Bridging the Separation Between Studies of the Biophysics of Natural and Built Marine Canopies. Frontiers in Marine Science, 6, p.217.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2019.00217/full 

Wylie, M.J., et al. (2019) Induced spawning of F1 Wreckfish (Hāpuku) Polyprion oxygeneios using a synthetic agonist of gonadotropin-releasing hormone. Fishes. 4(3): p. article no. 41.

Wylie, M.J., et al. (2019) Transcriptomic changes during previtellogenic and vitellogenic stages of ovarian development in Wreckfish (Hāpuku), Polyprion oxygeneios (Perciformes). Fishes. 4(1): p. article no. 16.

2018

Baker, C.F., Y. Gublin, and K.A. Reeve (2018) Observations of hard-shell mating in the portunid crab Charybdis japonica (A. Milne-Edwards, 1861) (Decapoda: Brachyura). Journal of Crustacean Biology. 38(4): p. 504-508.

Damsteegt, E.L., M.J. Wylie, and A.N. Setiawan (2018) Does silvering or 11-ketotestosterone affect osmoregulatory ability in the New Zealand short-finned eel (Anguilla australis)? Journal of Comparative Physiology A: Neuroethology Sensory Neural and Behavioral Physiology. 204(12): p. 1017-1028.

deBurgh-Day C.O., C.M. Spillman, C. Stevens, A. Alves, and G. Rickard (2018) Predicting seasonal ocean variability around New Zealand using a coupled ocean-atmosphere model. NZ Journal of Marine Freshwater Research. doi.org/10.1080/00288330.2018.1538052

Laubenstein, T., et al. (2018) Correlated effects of ocean acidification and warming on behavioral and metabolic traits of a large pelagic fish. Diversity. 10(2): p. 35.

Parsons, D.M., et al. (2018) Do nursery habitats provide shelter from flow for juvenile fish? PLOS ONE. 13(1): p. e0186889.

Watson, S.A., et al. (2018) Ocean warming has a greater effect than acidification on the early life history development and swimming performance of a large circumglobal pelagic fish. Global Change Biology. 24(9): p. 4368-4385.

Wylie, M.J., et al. (2018) Ovarian development of captive F1 wreckfish (hapuku) Polyprion oxygeneios under constant and varying temperature regimes - implications for broodstock management. General and Comparative Endocrinology. 257: p. 86-96.

Wylie, M.J., et al. (2018) Effects of neuropeptides and sex steroids on the pituitary-gonadal axis of pre-pubertal F1 wreckfish (hāpuku) Polyprion oxygeneios in vivo: evidence of inhibitory effects of androgens. General and Comparative Endocrinology. 257: p. 113-121.

2017

Gessner, C., et al. (2017) Male-female relatedness at specific SNP-linkage groups influences cryptic female choice in Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha). Proceedings of the Royal Society B-Biological Sciences. 284(1859): p. 9.

Handley, S., Gibbs, M., Swales, A., Olsen, G., Ovenden, R., Bradley, A., Page, M. (2017) A 1,000 year seabed history Pelorus Sound/Te Hoiere, Marlborough. Marlborough Marine Futures - Marine Park concept for the Marlborough Sounds, Waikawa Boating Club, 15 May.

Matheson, F.E., et al. (2017) Seagrass rehabilitation: successful transplants and evaluation of methods at different spatial scales. New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research. 51(1): p. 96-109.

O’Callaghan & Stevens (2017) Evaluating the surface response of discharge events in a New Zealand gulf-ROFI. Frontiers in Marine Science. doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2017.00232 

Ren, J.S., Stenton-Dozey, J., Zhang, J. (2017) Parameterisation and application of dynamic energy budget model to the sea cucumber Apostichopus japonicas. Aquaculture Environment Interactions. 9: 1-8. https://doi.org/10.3354/aei00210

2016

Atalah, J., Fletcher, L.M., Hopkins, G.A., Heasman, K., Woods, C.M.C., Forrest, B.M. (2016) Preliminary assessment of biofouling on offshore mussel farms. Journal of the World Aquaculture Society 47(3): 376–386, doi: 10.1111/jwas.12279.

Brown, J.K., et al. (2016) Mapping the sex determination locus in the hāpuku (Polyprion oxygeneios) using ddRAD sequencing. BMC Genomics. 17(1): p. 1-12.

Handley, S.J., Brown, S.N., Tuck, I. (2016) Assessment of scallop spat (Pecten novaezelandiae) transport, handling and tagging mortality for wild fishery enhancement, Golden Bay, New Zealand. Fisheries Research, 179: 86-89. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.fishres.2016.02.016

Lane, H.S., J.E. Symonds, and P.A. Ritchie (2016) The phylogeography and population genetics of Polyprion oxygeneios based on mitochondrial DNA sequences and microsatellite DNA markers. Fisheries Research. 174: p. 19-29.

Munday, J.S., et al. (2016) Unilateral perivertebral fibrosis associated with lordosis, kyphosis and scoliosis (LKS) in farmed Chinook salmon in New Zealand. Diseases of Aquatic Organisms. 121(3): p. 211-221.

Munday, P.L., et al. (2016) Effects of elevated CO2 on early life history development of the yellowtail kingfish, Seriola lalandi, a large pelagic fish. Ices Journal of Marine Science. 73(3): p. 641-649.

Munday, P.L., et al. (2016) Effects of elevated CO2 on early life history development of the yellowtail kingfish, Seriola lalandi, a large pelagic fish. ICES Journal of Marine Science: Journal du Conseil. 73(3): p. 641-649.

Parsons, D.M., et al. (2016) Relative abundance of snapper (Chrysophrys auratus) across habitats within an estuarine system. New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research. 50(3): p. 358-370.

Rodriguez, E.S., et al. (2016) A simple and sensitive method for the determination of iodide and iodate in raw, ultraviolet- and ozone-treated aquacultural seawater samples using ion chromatography coupled to an ultraviolet detector. Analytical Methods. 8(28): p. 5587-5595.

Setiawan, A.N., et al. (2016) The effects of gonadotropin-releasing hormone analog on yellowtail kingfish Seriola lalandi (Valenciennes, 1833) spawning and egg quality. Aquaculture Reports. 4: p. 1-9.

Stevens, C.L. and Smith, M.J. (2016) Turbulent mixing in a stratified estuarine tidal channel: Hikapu Reach, Pelorus Sound, New Zealand. NZ Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research, 50: 485-505. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00288330.2016.1171243 

Tromp, J.J., et al. (2016) Effects of commercial diets and temperature on the growth performance and stress response of hapuku (Polyprion oxygeneios). Aquaculture. 452: p. 128-133.

2015

Khan, J.R., et al. (2015) The effect of temperature and ration size on specific dynamic action and production performance in juvenile hapuku (Polyprion oxygeneios). Aquaculture. 437: p. 67-74.

Khan, J.R., et al. (2015) Exercise training reduces the flesh firmness of juvenile hapuku (Polyprion oxygeneios) with a hypertrophic reduction in muscle fibre density. New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research. 49(4): p. 429-438.

Khan, J.R., Pether, S., Hemar, Y., Bruce, M., Walker, S.P., Herbert, N.A. (2015) Sustained exercise reduces the muscle fibre density and flesh firmness of juvenile hāpuku (Polyprion oxygeneios). New Zealand Journal of Freshwater and Marine Research 49, 429-438.

Kohn, Y.Y., et al. (2015) Proteomic analysis of early-stage embryos: implications for egg quality in hapuku (Polyprion oxygeneios). Fish Physiology and Biochemistry. 41(6): p. 1403-1417.

Parsons, D.M., et al. (2015) Mechanisms Explaining Nursery Habitat Association: How Do Juvenile Snapper (Chrysophrys auratus) Benefit from Their Nursery Habitat? Plos One. 10(3): p. 15.

Zadmajid, V., et al. (2015) Effects of 11-ketotestosterone and temperature on inhibin subunit mRNA levels in the ovary of the shortfinned eel, Anguilla australis. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part B: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. 187: p. 14-21.

2014

Camara, M.D. and J.E. Symonds (2014) Genetic improvement of New Zealand aquaculture species: programmes, progress and prospects. New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research. 48(3): p. 466-491.

Handley, S. (2014) Rock oyster restoration in Northland - a scoping study. Report prepared as NIWA internal report No. NEL2014-016, ACPS1406: p.23. 

Khan, J., et al. (2014) Accommodating the cost of growth and swimming in fish – the applicability of exercise-induced growth to juvenile hapuku (Polyprion oxygeneios). Frontiers in Physiology. 5(448): p. 1-9.

Khan, J.R., et al. (2014) Optimum temperatures for growth and feed conversion in cultured hapuku (Polyprion oxygeneios) - Is there a link to aerobic metabolic scope and final temperature preference? Aquaculture. 430: p. 107-113.

Khan, J.R., et al. (2014) Optimum temperatures for growth and feed conversion in cultured hapuku (Polyprion oxygeneios) — Is there a link to aerobic metabolic scope and final temperature preference? Aquaculture. 430: p. 107–113.

Lokman, P.M. and J.E. Symonds (2014) Molecular and biochemical tricks of the research trade: -omics approaches in finfish aquaculture. New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research. 48(3): p. 492-505.

Ren, J.S., Barr, N., Scheuer, K., Schiel, D.R., Zeldis, Z. (2014) A dynamic growth model of macroalgae: application in an estuary recovering from treated wastewater and earthquake-driven eutrophication. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science. 148: 59-69. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecss.2014.06.014

2013

Handley, S., Forrest, B. (2013) Literature Review of Ecological Effects of Aquaculture. Chapter 7, Biosecurity: 60p. https://www.mpi.govt.nz/document-vault/3755

Hely, F.S., et al. (2013) Optimised parent selection and minimum inbreeding mating in small aquaculture breeding schemes: a simulation study. Animal. 7(1): p. 1-10.

Kohn, Y.Y., et al. (2013) Sex identification in captive hapuku (Polyprion oxygeneios) using ultrasound imagery and plasma levels of vitellogenin and sex steroids. Aquaculture. 384: p. 87-93.

2012

Handley, S.; Brown, S. (2012) Feasibility of restoring Tasman Bay mussel beds. NIWA Client report prepared for Nelson City Council No. NEL2012-013, ELF12243: p 31.

Ren, J.S., Stenton-Dozey, J., Plew, D.R., Fang, J., Gall, M. (2012) An ecosystem model for optimising production in integrated multitrophic aquaculture systems. Ecological Modelling. 246: 34-46. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2012.07.020

Woods, C.M.C., Hayden, B.J., Floerl, O. (2012) Biofouling on Greenshell™ mussel (Perna canaliculus) farms: a preliminary assessment and potential implications for sustainable aquaculture practices. Aquaculture International 20(3): 537-557, doi: 10.1007/s10499-011-9484-2.

2011

Hayden, B.J., Woods, C.M.C. (2011) Effect of current velocity on growth and retention of cultured Greenshell™ mussel spat, Perna canaliculus (Gmelin, 1791). Aquaculture International 19: 957-971. 

Page, M.J., Handley, S.J., Northcote, P.T., Cairney, D., Willan, R.C. (2011) Successes and pitfalls of the aquaculture of the sponge Mycale hentscheli. Aquaculture, 312(1-4): 52-61.

Page, M.J., Morrisey, D.J., Handley, S.J., Middleton, C. (2011) Biology, ecology and trials of potential methods for control of the introduced ascidian Eudistoma elongatum (Herdman ,1886). Northland , New Zealand. 6: 515-517.

Stevens CL, Petersen JK (2011) Turbulent, stratified flow through a suspended shellfish canopy: implications for mussel farm design. Aquacult. Environ Interact 2:87-104. doi:10.3354/aei00033

2010

Brown, S., Handley, S., Michael, K., Schiel, D. (2010) Annual pattern of brooding and settlement in a population of the flat oyster Ostrea chilensis from central New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research, 44(4): 217-227. 

Delaux S; Stevens CL; Popinet S. (2010) High-resolution computational fluid dynamics modelling of suspended shellfish structures. Environmental Fluid Mechanics, 11:405–425. DOI 10.1007/s10652-010-9183-y dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10652-010-9183-y.

Ren, J.S., Ross, A.H., Hadfield, M.G., Hayden, B.J. (2010) An ecosystem model for estimating potential shellfish culture production in sheltered coastal waters. Ecological Modelling. 221: 527-539. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2009.11.003

Stevens, C. (2010) Short term Dispersion and Turbulence in a Complex shaped Estuarine Embayment. Cont. Shelf Res. 30 (2010) 393–402, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.csr.2009.12.011 

2009

Ren, J.S. (2009) Effect of food quality on energy uptake. Journal of Sea Research. 62: 72-74. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.seares.2008.11.002

Woods, C.M.C. (2009) Caprellid amphipods: an overlooked resource for marine finfish aquaculture? Aquaculture 289: 199-211. 

2008

Ren, J.S., Schiel, D.R. (2008) A dynamic energy budget model: parameterisation and application to the Pacific oyster Crassostrea gigas in New Zealand waters. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology. 361: 42-48. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jembe.2008.04.012

Stevens, C.; Plew, D.; Hartstein, N.; Fredriksson, D. (2008) The physics of open-water shellfish aquaculture. Aquacultural Engineering, 38:145-160.

Stevens, C.L. Taylor, D.I., Delaux, S., Smith, M., Schiel D.R. (2008) Characterisation of wave-influenced macroalgal propagule settlement. J. Marine Systems, 74: 96-107.

Woods, C.M.C., James, P.J., Moss, G.A., Wright, J., Siikavuopio, S. (2008) A comparison of the effect of urchin size  and diet on gonad yield and quality in the sea urchin Evechinus chloroticus Valenciennes. Aquaculture International 16: 49-68.

2007

Stevens, C.L.,  D.R. Plew, M.J. Smith & D.W. Fredriksson  (2007) Hydrodynamic Forcing of Long-line Mussel Farms. Observation, ASCE Jour. Waterway, Port, Coastal, and Ocean Engineering, 133(3): 192-199.

Wright, K.A., Woods, C.M.C., Gray, B.E., Lokman, P.M. (2007) Recovery from acute, chronic and transport stress in the pot-bellied seahorse, Hippocampus abdominalis. Journal of Fish Biology 70: 1447-1457.

2006

Morrisey, D., Cole, R., Davey, N., Handley, S., Bradley, A., Brown, S., Madarasz, A. (2006) Abundance and diversity of fish on mussel farms in New Zealand. Aquaculture, 252(2): 277-288. 

Plew, D.R., Spigel, R.H. , Stevens, C.L., Nokes R.I., and Davidson, M.J. (2006) Stratified flow interactions with a suspended canopy. Environ. Fluid Mech. 6: 519-539. http://www.springerlink.com/content/j081551w2114j585/ 

Ren, J.S., Ross, A.H. (2006) Comparison of assimilation efficiency on diets of nine phytoplankton species in the Greenshell mussel Perna canaliculus. Journal of Shellfish Research. 25: 887-892. https://doi.org/10.2983/0730-8000(2006)25[887:COAEOD]2.0.CO;2

2005

Hartstein, N.D., Stevens, C.L. (2005) Deposition beneath long-line mussel farms. Aquaculture Engineering, 33/3, 192-213.

Page, M.J., Handley, S.J., Northcote, P.T., Mackey, S., Webb, V.L. (2005) Aquaculture trials for the production of biologically active metabolites in the New Zealand sponge Mycale hentscheli (Demospongiae: Poecilosclerida). Aquaculture, 250(1-2): 256-269. 

Plew, D., C. Stevens, R. Spigel, N. Hartstein (2005) Hydrodynamic implications of large offshore mussel farms. IEEE Journal of Oceanic Engineering Special Issue on Open Ocean Aquaculture Engineering, 30, 95-108.

Ren, J.S., Ross, A.H. (2005) Environmental influence on mussel growth: a dynamic energy budget model and its application to the Greenshell mussel Perna canaliculus. Ecological Modelling. 189: 347-362. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2005.04.005

Woods, C.M.C. (2005) Reproductive output of male seahorses, Hippocampus abdominalis, from  Wellington Harbour, New Zealand: implications for conservation. New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 39(4): 881-888.

Woods, C.M.C. (2005) Growth of cultured seahorses (Hippocampus abdominalis) in relation to feed ration. Aquaculture International 13: 305-314.

Woods, C.M.C., James, P.J. (2005) Evaluation of passive integrated transponder tags for individually identifying the sea urchin Evechinus chloroticus (Valenciennes). Aquaculture Research 36: 730-732.

Woods, C.M.C. (2005) Evaluation of VI-alpha and PIT-tagging of the seahorse Hippocampus abdominalis. Aquaculture International 13(3): 175-186.

2004

James, P., Woods, C., Illingworth, J. (2004) The effect of diet on roe enhancement of wild Evechinus chloroticus. Sea urchins: fisheries and ecology (eds. J.M. Lawrence & O. Guzman): p264-273. DEStech Publications, Inc., Lancaster, USA.

Kelly, M., Handley, S., Page, M., Butterfield, P., Hartill, B., Kelly, S. (2004) Aquaculture trials of the New Zealand bath-sponge Spongia (Heterofibria) manipulates using lanterns. New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research, 38(2): 231-241. 

Poortenaar, C.W., Woods, C.M.C., James, P., Giambartolomei, F.M., Lokman, P.M. (2004) Reproductive biology of female big-bellied seahorses. Journal of Fish Biology 64: 1-9.

Woods, C.M.C., Martin-Smith, K.M. (2004) Visible Implant fluorescent Elastomer tagging of the big-bellied seahorse, Hippocampus abdominalis. Fisheries Research 66(3):363-371.

2003

Handley, S., Kelly, S., Kelly, M. (2003) Non-destructive video image analysis method for measuring growth in sponge farming: preliminary results from the New Zealand bath-sponge Spongia (Heterofibria) manipulatus. New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research, 37: 613-621. 

Ren, J.S., Marsden, I.D., Ross, A.H., Schiel, D.R. (2003) Seasonal variation in the reproductive activity and biochemical composition of the Pacific oyster Crassostrea gigas from the Marlborough Sounds, New Zealand. New Zealand Marine and Freshwater Research 37:171-182. https://doi.org/10.1080/00288330.2003.9517155

Stevens, C. (2003) Turbulence in an Estuarine Embayment: Observations from Beatrix Bay, New Zealand. Journal of Geophysical Research, Vol. 108(C2), 10.1029/2001JC001221.

Woods, C.M.C., James, P. (2003) Evaluation of Visible Implant fluorescent Elastomer (VIE) as a tagging technique for spiny lobsters (Jasus edwardsii). Marine and Freshwater Research 54(7): 853-858.

Woods, C.M.C., Valentino, F. (2003) Frozen mysids as an alternative to live Artemia in culturing seahorses (Hippocampus abdominalis). Aquaculture Research 34: 757-763.

Woods, C.M.C. (2003) Factors affecting successful culture of the seahorse Hippocampus abdominalis Leeson, 1827. Marine Ornamental Species: collection, culture and conservation (eds. J.C. Cato & C.L. Brown), Iowa State Press, USA: p277-288.

Woods, C.M.C. (2003) Effects of varying Artemia enrichment on growth and survival of juvenile seahorses, Hippocampus abdominalis. Aquaculture 220(4): 537-548.

Woods, C.M.C. (2003) Growth and survival of juvenile seahorse Hippocampus abdominalis reared on live, frozen and artificial foods. Aquaculture 220(2): 287-298.

Woods, C.M.C. (2003) Effect of stocking density and gender segregation in rearing the seahorse Hippocampus abdominalis in culture (Teleostei: Syngnathidae). Aquaculture 218(1-4): 167-176.

Woods, C.M.C. (2003) Seahorses. In: Andrew, N., Francis, M. (eds) The living reef. The ecology of New Zealand’s rocky reefs. Craig Potton Publishing, New Zealand: p152-159.

2002

Diggles, B.K., Hine, P.M., Handley, S.J., Boustead, N.C. (2002) A handbook of diseases of importance to aquaculture in New Zealand. NIWA Science and Technology Series No.49, NIWA Wellington. 

Handley, S., Jeffs, A. (2002) Assessment for Future Expansion of Pacific Oyster Farming. Northland: p.36. http://www.enterprisenorthland.co.nz/downloads/oyster_farm.PDF

Handley, S., Zeldis, J. (2002) Oyster feasts and famines - food for thought. NIWA Fisheries and Aquaculture Update, 3: p.3. 

Handley, S.J. (2002) Optimizing intertidal Pacific oyster (Thunberg) culture, Houhora Harbour, northern New Zealand. Aquaculture Research, 33: 1019-1030. 

Woods, C.M.C. (2002) Natural diet of the seahorse Hippocampus abdominalis. New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 36(4): 655-660.

2001

Ren, J.S., Ross, A.H. (2001) A dynamic energy budget model of the Pacific oyster Crassostrea gigas. Ecological Modelling. 142: 105-120. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0304-3800(01)00282-4

2000

Handley, S.J. (2000) Flatworms - oyster predators or mere scavengers? NIWA Aquaculture Update, 24: 4-5. 

Ren, J.S., Ross, A.H., Schiel, D.R. (2000) Functional descriptions of feeding and energetics of the Pacific oyster Crassostrea gigas in New Zealand. Marine Ecology Progress Series. 208: 119-130. https://www.int-res.com/abstracts/meps/v208/p119-130/

Woods, C.M.C. (2000) Improving initial survival in cultured seahorses, Hippocampus abdominalis Leeson, 1827 (Teleostei: Syngnathidae). Aquaculture 190: 377-388.

Woods, C.M.C. (2000) Preliminary observations on breeding and rearing the seahorse Hippocampus abdominalis (Teleostei: Syngnathidae) in captivity. New Zealand Journal of Marine & Freshwater Research 34: 475-485.

1998

Handley, S.J. (1998) Power to the oyster: do spionid-induced blisters affect condition in subtidal oysters? Journal of Shellfish Research, 17(4): 1093-1099. 

1997

Handley, S.J. (1997) Optimizing subtidal oyster production, Marlborough Sounds, New Zealand: spionid polychaete infestations, water depth and spat stunting. Journal of Shellfish Research, 16(1): 143-150. 

Handley, S.J. (1997) Spionid polychaete worm infestations of the Pacific oyster Crassostrea gigas in New Zealand. School of Biological Sciences. Auckland University, Auckland: 151. 

Handley, S.J., Bergquist, P.R. (1997) Spionid polychaete infestations of intertidal pacific oysters Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg), Mahurangi Harbour, northern New Zealand. Aquaculture, 153: 191-205. 

1995

Handley, S.J. (1995) Spionid polychaetes in Pacific oysters, Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg) from Admiralty Bay, Marlborough Sounds, New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research, 29: 305-309. 

Conference presentations and posters

2019

Khan, J., et al. (2019) Progress in hapuku Polyprion oxygeneios production from F1 broodstock. Aquaculture Europe: Berlin, Germany.

Khan, J.R., et al. (2019) Elevated CO2 impacts growth and respiratory performance in yellowtail kingfish (Seriola lalandi). 5th NordicRAS (Recirculating Aquaculture Systems) Workshop: Berlin, Germany.

Broekhuizen, N. and Plew, D. (2019) Climate Change: Sound waters have warmed. Poster presentation. https://niwa.co.nz/sites/niwa.co.nz/files/Pelorus_waters_warmed_2019_Final_poster.pdf

Broekhuizen, N., Grange, K. and MacKenzie, L. (2019) Water quality trends in Pelorus Sound over the past 20-35 years. Poster presentation. https://niwa.co.nz/sites/niwa.co.nz/files/Water_quality_trends_Pelorus_Final_poster.pdf

Ren, J.S., Norman R., Cummings V. (2019) Effect of ocean acidification on mussel growth: application of a DEB model to the New Zealand green-lipped mussel Perna canaliculus. Sixth International Symposium and Thematic School on Dynamic Energy Budget theory for metabolic organisation, 1-12 April 2019. Brest, France.

Zeytin, S., et al. (2019) Rotifers enriched with a marennine promote survival and growth of yellowtail kingfish larvae Seriola lalandi. Aquaculture Europe. Berlin, Germany.

2018

Handley, S., Gibbs, M., Swales, A. (2018) A 1,000 year seabed history, Pelorus Sound/Te Hoiere, Marlborough, New Zealand. Poster paper: ECSA 57, Perth, 3 September.

J. Khan (2018) Recirculating aquaculture systems. The current state of affair and its future in NZ. Aquaculture NZ. Blenheim, New Zealand. 

Ren, J.S. (2018) Application of a dynamic energy budget (DEB) model to stock origin-dependent growth and reproduction of the greenshell mussel Perna canaliculus. 3rd Aquaculture Conference: Recent Advances in Aquaculture Research, 25-28 September 2018. Hyatt Regency, Qingdao, China

2017

Brewer, J.-L. (2017) Northland Marine Research Centre, in NorthTec, Marine Conservation. Northland Marine Research Centre, Bream Bay.

Forsythe, A., S. Pether, and A. Setiawan. (2017) NIWA and Northland Marine Research Centre, in Local Government. Regional Sector Group: Northland Marine Research Centre, Bream Bay.

Handley, S., Gibbs, M., Swales, A., Olsen, G., Ovenden, R., Bradley, A., Page, M. (2017) A 1,000 year seabed history Pelorus Sound/Te Hoiere, Marlborough. Marlborough Marine Futures - Marine Park concept for the Marlborough Sounds. Waikawa Boating Club, 15 May.

Pether, S. (2017) NIWA and Northland Marine Research Centre. Salvation Army: One Tree Point Motel, Ruakaka.

Pether, S. (2017) NIWA and Northland Marine Research Centre. New Zealand Motor Caravan Association Rally: Marsden Marina Marquee, Marsden Cove.

Setiawan, A.N., et al. (2017) Experimental evidence of robust tolerance of juvenile yellowtail kingfish Seriola lalandi towards prolonged elevated CO2 and low pH in growth and food conversion. World Aquaculture 2017: Cape Town, South Africa.

2016

Handley, S., Ellis, V. (2016) Mussel Reef Restoration. Presentation at NZMFA AGM. Blenheim, New Zealand.

Ren, J.S. (2016) Development of DEB models and the integration with ecosystem models. Presented at the workshop on aquaculture governance related to environmental sustainability principles, 29 November – 1 December 2016, Chudao, Rongcheng, China.

Woods, C., Ren, J., Inglis, G. (2016) Modelling the potential effects of two non-indigenous biofouling species (Sabella spallanzanii and Styela clava) on Greenshell™ mussel farms. Oral presentation at the 9th International Conference on Marine Bioinvasions (ICMB-IX) in Sydney, Australia. 

Wylie, M., et al. (2016) Gonadal development of captive F1 wreckfish (hapuku) Polyprion oxygeneios under two different temperature regimes. 8th International Society for Fish Endocrinology Symposium: Gothenburg, Sweden.

Wylie, M.J., et al. (2016) Effects of neuropeptide and sex steroid treatment on pituitary-ovarian axis of pre-pubertal wreckfish (hapuku) Polyprion oxygeneios in vivo. 8th International Society for Fish Endocrinology Symposium: Gothenburg, Sweden.

2015

Handley, S. (2015) The history of benthic change in Pelorus Sound (Te Hoiere), Marlborough. Presentation to Marlborough District Council Environment Committee, Marlborough District Council, New Zealand.

Handley, S., Swales, A., Gibbs, M., Page, M., Ovenden, R. (2015) Pelorus Sound (Te Hoiere) sediment coring project – progress report. Presentation at the NZMFA - AGM, Trailways, Nelson, New Zealand.

Handley, S., (2015) The history of benthic change in Pelorus Sound (Te Hoiere), Marlborough. Presentation to Marlborough District Council Environment Committee, Marlborough Distric Council, New Zealand.

2014

Broomfield, G., et al. (2014) Characterising the immune response of the yellowtail kingfish for use in studies of fish health. NZMSS Annual Conference: Nelson, New Zealand.

Brown, S., Handley, S., Lilley, S., Schiel, D. (2014) Habitat enhancement increases biodiversity in a subtidal soft sediment community. New Zealand Marine Sciences Conference, Nelson, New Zealand.

Elliott, N., et al. (2014) Using a novel molecular approach to explore sex differentiation in the yellowtail kingfish. NZMSS Annual Conference: Nelson, New Zealand.

Handley, S., Brown, S., Willis, T., Cole, R., Bradley, A., Cairney, D., Carter, M. (2014) Bottom fishing and the Seabed. Hauraki Forum, Auckland Museum, New Zealand. 

Hely, F., et al. (2014) The efficacy of walk-back selection and optimized parent selection in the presence of unequal family distributions. 10th World Congress on Genetics Applied to Livestock Production, Vancouver, Canada.

King, A.N., et al. (2014) Reproductive behaviour and performance of captive hapuku. NZMSS Annual Conference, Nelson, New Zealand.

Parsons, D.M. and Middleton, C.M. (2014) Juvenile fish and habitat. Patuharakeke Marae, Auckland, New Zealand. 

Symonds, J. (2014) Aquaculture broodstock development. Invited lecture to 3rd year students for the Biosci328 -Fisheries and Aquaculture course, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand. 

Symonds, J. (2014) Approaches to selective breeding in New Zealand aquaculture. SRUC Roslin Institute, Edinburgh University, Edinburgh, United Kingdom.

Symonds, J. (2014) Application of breeding and genetic technologies to enhance New Zealand aquaculture. Marine Research Laboratory, Ardtoe, Scotland.

Symonds, J., et al. (2014) Growth and yield traits of New Zealand abalone Haliotis iris. World Aquaculture Society, Adelaide, Australia.

Symonds, J., et al. (2014) Generating yellowtail kingfish (Seriola lalandi) families for future selection. World Aquaculture Society, Adelaide, Australia.

Tromp, J., et al. (2014) The growth and stress response of hapuku Polyprion oxygeneios exposed to prolonged high water temperature. World Aquaculture Society, Adelaide, Australia.

Walker, S.P. (2014) Developing new marine finfish species for aquaculture in New Zealand. Institute of Aquaculture, Stirling University, Stirling, Scotland.

Walker, S.P., et al. (2014) Measurement and genetics of feed conversion efficiency in three fish species. World Aquaculture Society, Adelaide, Australia.

Wylie, M.J., et al. (2014) Hapuku Polyprion oxygeneios aquaculture in New Zealand - growth and gonadal development of F1 broodstock under two different temperature regimes. World Aquaculture Society, Adelaide, Australia.

Wylie, M.J., et al. (2014) Growth and gonadal development of F1 hapuku (Polyprion oxygeneios) under two different temperature regimes. 10th International Symposium of Reproductive Physiology, Olhão, Portugal.

2013

Handley, S, Tuck, I. (2013) Methods for BEN2007/01 Proposed South Canterbury benthic survey. Presentation to Aquatic Environment Working Group, Wellington, New Zealand. 

Woods, C. (2013) Expanding the live food arsenal: caprellid amphipods as a novel food resource for cultured seahorses. Oral presentation at the Asian-Pacific Aquaculture Conference, Saigon Convention Centre, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. 

Woods, C., Ren, J., Stenton-Dozey, J., Gall, M. (2013) Modelling Greenshell™ mussel farm suspension-feeding effects – does biofouling matter? Poster presentation, Asian-Pacific Aquaculture Conference, Saigon Convention Centre, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. 

2012

Handley, S. (2012) Historic and modern changes to benthic communities. Rebuilding shellfish fisheries in Tasman and Golden Bays- presentation of summary results. Stakeholder workshop, Nelson, New Zealand. 

Handley, S., Michael, K. Brown, S. Williams, J. Tuck, I. Zeldis, J. Dunn, A., Hurst, R. (2012) Shellfish restoration, Nelson Bays, New Zealand. Joint meeting of Northeast Aquaculture Conference & Exposition, 33rd Milford Aquaculture Seminar, 15th International Conference on Shellfish Restoration, Groton, Connecticut, U.S.A. 

Ren, J.S. (2012) Sustainability Aquaculture. Presented at Yellow Sea Fisheries Research Institute. Sustainable Finfish Aquaculture Workshop, 10-11 July 2012, Qingdao, China.

2010

Woods, C., Hayden, B., Floerl, O. (2010) Biofouling on Greenshell™ mussel (Perna canaliculus) farms: a preliminary assessment and potential implications for sustainable aquaculture practices. 15th International Congress on Marine Corrosion and Fouling (ICMCF), Newcastle, England. 

2009

Ren, J.S. (2009) Choice of food quantifiers in shellfish DEB modelling. Presented at 1st International Symposium on Dynamic Energy Budget Modelling, 20-22 April 2009, Brest, France.

Ren, J.S. (2009) Integrated multitrophic aquaculture model – a tool for designing balanced aquaculture practices. Presented at New Zealand-China ecosystem modelling workshop, 27 April – 1 May 2009. Shanghai, China.

2008

Ren, J.S.; Stenton-Dozey, J. (2008) Development of Integrated Multitrophic Aquaculture. Presented at World Aquaculture 2008, 19-23 May 2008, Busan, Korea.

Ren, J.S.; Stenton-Dozey, J. (2008) Modelling Integrated Multitrophic Aquaculture. New Zealand Marine Science Society Conference, 7-11 July 2008. Christchurch, New Zealand.

2007

Ren, J.S. (2007) Complementary aquaculture. Presented at Multi-trophic Aquaculture Workshop. Yellow Sea Fisheries Research Institute. 15-16 May 2005, Qingdao, China.

Ren, J.S. (2007) Modelling shellfish aquaculture farms. Presented at NIWA, Christchurch. 31 October 2007.

2005

Ren, J.; Hayden, B.J. (2005) Dynamic energy budget models: research tools for aquatic sciences. New Zealand Marine Science Society Conference, 23-26 August 2005, Hamilton, New Zealand.

Ren, J.S.; Ross, A.H. (2005) A dynamic energy budget model: a research tool for assessing environmental influence on energetics of Greenshell mussel Perna canaliculus. World Aquaculture 2005, 9-13 May 2005, Bali, Indonesia.

2004

Woods, C.M.C. (2004) Seahorses in New Zealand: wild stocks, trade, and their related fishery/regulation and research. Aquaria China 2004, Guangzhou, China.

Woods, C.M.C. (2004) Seahorse aquaculture. Aquaria China 2004, Guangzhou, China. 

Woods, C.M.C. (2004) Seahorses in New Zealand: a perspective on status, exploitation and research. Regional workshop on seahorse biology, culture and conservation, Tropical Marine Science Institute, Singapore.

Woods, C.M.C. (2004) Seahorses in New Zealand: how far have we come in the last 10 years? NZMSSC, Wellington, New Zealand.

2002

Ren, J.S.; Ross, A.H. (2002) Effect of phytoplankton species on the energetics of the Greenshell mussel Perna canaliculus. Aquaculture Europe 2002. 16-19 October 2002, Trieste, Italy.

Woods, C.M.C. (2002) Status of syngnathid aquaculture in developed countries. CITES technical workshop on syngnathids, Cebu, Philippines.

2001

Woods, C.M.C. (2001) Factors affecting successful culture of the seahorse Hippocampus abdominalis. Marine Ornamentals Conference, Florida, U.S.A.

Woods, C.M.C. (2001) Factors affecting successful culture of the seahorse Hippocampus abdominalis. Poster, NZMSSC/AMSSC, Sydney, Australia.

1999

Woods, C.M.C. (1999) Culture of the seahorse Hippocampus abdominalis. NZMSSC, Wellington, New Zealand.

Popular science publications

Woods, C. (2010) Caprellid amphipods as a novel live food for cultured finfish. New Zealand Aquaculture 33: 6-7.

Hayden, B., Woods, C., Hatton, S. (2007) Handling and storage conditions to optimise survival of mussel spat. New Zealand Mussel Farmers Association Newsletter June: 11-19.

Woods, C. (2005) Getting the taste and texture just right. Seafood 13(10): p33.

Woods, C., Moss, G., Wright, J. (2005) Kina roe enhancement and the development of enhancement diets. New Zealand Aquaculture: 4-5.

Woods, C. (2005) Aquaculture of seahorses. Aquarama Magazine 4: 37-38.

Woods, C. (2004) Seahorse culture in New Zealand. Hatchery International 5(5): 20-21.

Woods, C., James, P., Poortenaar, C. (2003) Dads doing it alone: fertility and seahorses? Seafood New Zealand 11(5):42-43.

Woods, C. (2003) Food matters for seahorses. Fisheries and Aquaculture Update 6: p3.

Woods, C., Tait, M., Bruce, M. (2002) Brine shrimp as a live food in aquaculture. Seafood New Zealand 10(2): 39-40.

Woods, C. (2002) Seahorse culture. Seafood New Zealand 10(1): 25-26.

Poortenaar, C., Giambartolomei, F., Woods, C., James, P. (2001) Seahorses – more horse than fish. Aquaculture Update 29: p11.

James, P., Woods, C. (2000) Rearing seahorses: does temperature matter? Aquaculture Update 28: 9-10.

Woods, C. (2000) NIWA’s seahorse project: past, present and future. Aquaculture Update 27: 3-4.

Hayden, B., Woods, C. (2000) Mussel spat survival. Aquaculture Update 24: 1-3

Woods, C. (1999) Seahorses: endearing and endangered. New Zealand Geographic 43: 58-72.

Woods, C. (1999) Management and culture of marine species used in traditional medicines. Aquaculture Update 22: 4-5.

Woods, C. (1999) Seahorse wrangling. New Zealand Science Monthly May: p6.

Hayden, B., Woods, C. (1998) Scallops in suspension culture: the benefits of sand, space and solitude. New Zealand Seafood 6(8): 47-51.

Woods, C. (1998) Seahorse culture. New Zealand Seafood 6(3): 31-33.

McLean, M., Woods, C. (1998) Seahorse culture. Aquaculture Update 20: 2-3.

Hayden, B., Woods, C. (1997) Current speed has an effect on mussel spat retention. Aquaculture Update 19: p9.

Hayden, B., Woods, C. (1997) Scallops are particular about their culture conditions. Aquaculture Update 19: 4-5.