Acoustics

Marine geologist - Dr Joshu Mountjoy - is mapping the seafloor landscape around Whakaari/White Island to understand how much sediment was dislodged in the eruption and where it has gone.

Fisheries researchers combine technologies to collect more data at a lower cost.

NIWA researchers are out on Lake Whakatipu for the next week mapping the lake floor for the first time.

13 February 2019. By Voyage Leader Dr Richard O'Driscoll.

17 January 2019. By Voyage Leader Dr Richard O'Driscoll.

The critically endangered Māui dolphin is getting a helping hand from scientists this month who are beginning a year-long research project to listen in on them.

Scientists from around the globe are meeting in Nelson next week to discuss the latest advances in fisheries technology.

The sounds of whales and dolphins rarely seen in New Zealand waters have been recorded by a NIWA scientist in a pioneering underwater sound project.