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Tuna - commercial fisheries
Commercial eel fishery in New Zealand began in earnest in the 1960s and expanded rapidly until the early 1970s -
Environmental monitoring
NIWA collects a vast range of environmental information about New Zealand’s environment from the sky to the seafloor. -
Atlantis ecosystem model
Atlantis is a 3D, spatially-explicit, trophodynamic ecosystem model that integrates biology, physics, chemistry and human impacts to provide a synoptic view of marine ecosystem function. -
Tuna - solutions: upstream passage for elvers at large barriers
The need to provide upstream passage facilities for ensuring the long term sustainability of migratory freshwater fish populations is now well recognised. -
Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment (CCVA)
ServiceTo prepare for changes in climate, our freshwater and oceans decision-makers need information on species vulnerability to climate change. -
“Very rare find” of ghost shark hatchling
Media release06 June 2017NIWA scientists have made the rare discovery of a days-old ghost shark during a recent survey off the east coast of the South Island. -
Determining the age of fish
Research ProjectNIWA expends considerable effort on determining the age of commercial fish species. But why age a fish? And how do we do it? -
Summer Series 5: Paua is a summer delicacy. Dig deep for the blackfoot sea snail!
News article06 June 2017 -
Paradise for eels? Getting to know the secrets of NZ's new icon
Feature story09 May 2017As New Zealand's "Mr Eel", Niwa's Dr Don Jellyman has heard every tall tale. And some of them may be true. -
Ecosystem monitoring
The role of toothfish in the ecosystem.
