Oceans

RV Tangaroa undertook a 45-day voyage to the Southern Ocean and Ross Sea in January-February, 2021.

NIWA is leading a New Zealand partnership to map the South and West Pacific Ocean's seabed as part of a worldwide initiative to map the entire globe’s seafloor.

NIWA is working on macroalgae and microalgae with a wide range of stakeholders, government agencies, current clients and potential partners.

Using a novel observational platform – ocean gliders—this research will observe and understand subsurface variations in temperature, salinity, oxygen and biological factors in water shallower than 200 metres – what we consider to be the shelf seas.

The NIWA Biodiversity Memoirs are comprehensive, definitive, illustrated reference works that capture the rigorous, peer-reviewed scientific study of New Zealand’s distinctive marine fauna and flora.

Earth Sciences NZ is asking beachgoers, boaties and divers to help locate freshwater springs in the ocean, contributing to a better understanding of coastal groundwater systems.

A recent study has advanced our knowledge of the growth patterns and age of black corals around New Zealand.

Earth Sciences New Zealand are creating an AI-driven national forecasting system to effectively manage marine heatwaves.

Experts met at Solomon Islands National University to learn hands-on monitoring techniques for ocean acidification.

Scientists have used drones to video green turtles feeding in New Zealand waters for the first time.

A research team exploring marine sponges in Fiordland has found half of the 82 sponge specimens collected during a recent trip are new to science.  

A new report has outlined how gradual long-term warming of the waters around New Zealand, and an increase in short-term heat events, are likely under different greenhouse gas emission scenarios.