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Physiological research is particularly important when developing new species in aquaculture, but also for well-established farmed species to further improve production and welfare.

Daily CO2 measurements from NIWA’s atmospheric monitoring station at Baring Head.

This Toolbox helps you find out about the changing climate, what it might mean for your business, organisation or community and what you can do about it.

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

NIWA run a computer model which simulates wave heights across the Canterbury continental shelf and along the coast.

Find out more about NIWA Instruments Systems

NIWA provides ambient air quality monitoring services using low-cost ODIN (Outdoor Dust Information Node) sensors.

This dataset provides the most up-to-date bathymetry of one of the largest areas of deep-water seabed under national jurisdiction. The 250m resolution gridded bathymetric data set encompasses New Zealand's Exclusive Economic Zone and is available in multiple high-resolution file formats to suit a range of imagery and mapping needs.

NIWA provides online access to major climate and environmental monitoring systems, databases and forecasting tools.

The NIWA library collection contains items in a range of formats, covering subjects including atmospheric and climate research, aquaculture, oceanography, fisheries and marine sciences.

This system combines daily sea-level data from NIWA, regional councils, port companies, Antarctica NZ, Bureau of Meteorology and territorial authorities.

Few New Zealand lakes retain their indigenous vegetation, and the condition of many lakes is under threat from land-use changes and the invasion of alien aquatic plants.