Atmospheric analysis

This page contains information about how deep water fisheries data are collected and reported and how we collate information on bycatch and discards.

An investigation in a Hamilton gully by Waikato secondary school student earned him top prize in the annual NIWA Waikato Regional Science and Technology Fair.

Budding scientists from all over the Wellington region are displaying their ingenuity, creativity and analytic skills at the annual NIWA Wellington Regional Science and Technology Fair at Victoria University of Wellington this week.

View data that show reported target catch and estimated discards.

This iridescent snail from the freezing cold, deep waters of Antarctica is Falsimargarita gemma (E. A. Smith, 1915).

Auckland students are putting their analytical powers to the test as they gear up for the NIWA Auckland City Science and Technology Fair this week.

Sea cucumbers are usually, well cucumber-shaped, however there are exceptions.

When Cyclone Pam slammed into Vanuatu in May the vulnerability of Pacific’s island nations to extreme weather was again laid bare.

NIWA researchers have designed and built a machine that measures the strength of mussel shells that is partly based on the same technology used to open and close irrigation gates.

A new method of testing air quality in towns around New Zealand has been developed by NIWA scientists that could revolutionise the way communities can measure and control pollution.

Modern development and population growth have generated severe pollution problems in some Pacific Island nations.