Between 16 May 2020 - 7 June 2020, a team of scientists and crew headed to the Campbell Plateau south of New Zealand aboard R.V. Tangaroa to conduct a deep-sea camera survey of the seabed to study the biodiversity of seabed habitats in commercial fishing areas.
Voyage map:
Below is a map showing the course of RV Tangaroa taken during the TAN2004 voyage. Select anywhere on the red track to see position details, time and other information from the vessel.
N.B. Dates and times are in UTC. New Zealand Standard Time (NZST) is 12 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC).
2020 - Campbell Plateau biodiversity voyage blog
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June 5, 2020 - What can go wrong?
Steve George knows that any time you put electronics in the water, there is a chance that something will go wrong! -
June 3, 2020 - Playing the guitar at sea
Mark Fenwick is playing a few tunes from the Pukaki Rise, in 667m of water, with 23 knots of wind and 3 meter swells. -
June 2, 2020 - The watch leader
Arne Pallentin is fascinated by the seafloor and how little we still know about it. -
May 29, 2020 - It's all in the electronics
Nick Eton, electronics support, knows a thing or two about fixing things at sea! -
May 27, 2020 - Working in uncharted territory
Diana Macpherson, benthic data and specimens specialist, talks about what working onboard Tangaroa is really all about. -
May 22, 2020 - Benthic data collection
Niki Davey, benthic data and specimens specialist talks about her work and life onboard RV Tangaroa at the moment. -
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Tangaroa heads back to sea – with social distancing
Media release13 May 2020NIWA’s flagship research vessel Tangaroa will sail out of Wellington Harbour on Sunday for the first scientific voyage since the lockdown.
