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Crayfish bounce back in marine reserve

12 May 1999

Recent underwater surveys of the Tonga Island Marine Reserve are revealing the benefits of marine protection.

Numbers of fish increase in Kapiti Marine Reserve

3 March 1999

The abundance and sizes of fish within the Kapiti Marine Reserve have impressed research divers who have just completed a survey to assess how well the marine environment has recovered since it was protected in 1992.

French-NZ science collaboration covers eels, albatrosses and submarine landslides

26 February 1999

French researchers are now, or soon to be, closely involved in a range of New Zealand environmental and marine studies taking in such diverse activities as migratory problems of fish including eels, the foraging habits of royal albatross in southern oceans, and the potential tsunami impact of undersea landslides.

Crayfish to enter the computer age

2 December 1998

Crayfish living along the Abel Tasman National Park coastline will be introduced to the silicon chip age later this month.

World Centre for Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences - assosciation between NIWA and University of Auckland

2 December 1998

An international centre for post-graduate study in ocean and atmospheric research is being established in Auckland. The Institute of Aquatic and Atmospheric Sciences will be a joint project between the University of Auckland and the National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA).

NIWA forges fresh links with US science for future joint projects

23 October 1998

New Zealand scientists with internationally recognised skills will be teaming up with top level American researchers both in the US and New Zealand to find solutions for environmental problems common to both countries.

Joint German-New Zealand expedition to probe mysteries of undersea volcanoes

26 August 1998

A joint New Zealand-German marine scientific expedition costing over of $2.5 million will explore a series of undersea volcanoes including "Rumble III" 200 kilometres north of East Cape. It will also carry out geophysical surveying and seabed rock sampling along the South Pacific "Ring of Fire" in the latitudes of the southern Kermadec Islands.

Fish kills off Kaikoura linked to toxic algae

2 March 1998

New findings by scientists at the National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA) have revealed that the death of kina, starfish, and possibly other fishes, in late January and early February off the Kaikoura coast appears to be linked to toxic algae.

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