On 1 July 2025, NIWA merged with GNS Science to become Earth Sciences New Zealand.

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Image:NIWA

Initial low-resolution field map of multibeam backscatter in the large embayment just north of Coromandel Harbour. Light grey indicates harder seafloor substrates; the rectangular features are mussel farms, with both the farm structures and the seafloor below contributing to the backscatter return. High juvenile snapper (< 90 mm) densities occur in this area; it contributes a significant part of one of four key Hauraki Gulf snapper nurseries.