Marine & coastal

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Marine protected areas

Maori methods & indicators for marine protection project reports

The project produced a series of reports which can be accessed below, these include Department of Conservation (DOC) and National Institute of Water & Atmospheric Research Ltd (NIWA) reports.


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Project background

Background information and objectives of the Maori Methods and Indicators for Marine Protection Project.

Te Tapuwae o Rongokako Marine Reserve - Kaiora intertidal area.

Maori methods and indicators for marine protection: Summary of research findings

This report has been prepared on behalf of the project manager to inform the Foundation for Research, Science and Technology (FRST) about the achievements of the Maori Methods and Indictors for Marine Protection project and the lessons learnt from the process.

DOC and MfE staff looking at sites to improve tohu monitoring.

A process to identify tohu (marine indicators) to measure the health of the rohe moana of Ngati Kere

This report documents a process for the development of marine tohu/indicators relevant to Ngati Kere for monitoring the health of their rohe moana/coastal and marine area.

Group at Ngati Konohi marine reserve.

A process to identify tohu (marine indicators) to measure the health of the rohe moana of Ngati Konohi

This report focuses on the environmental tohu identified by Ngati Konohi as indicators of the health of the marine environment in the rohe moana of Ngati Konohi (Waihau Bay in the north, to Tatapouri heads in the south).

Walking north to Te AngiAngi Blackhead point.

Ngati Kere interests and expectations for the rohe moana

This report provides opinion on modern management systems in the rohe moana/ coastal area, by identifying visions and values, species of importance and indicators relevant to Ngati Kere. It has been produced from a Ngati Kere perspective.

Tamariki/children exploring the marine reserve.

Ngati Konohi interests and expectations for the rohe moana

This report aims to explore how different marine management systems are able to meet the goals and aspirations of Ngati Konohi in their rohe moana/coastal area and also meet wider conservation objectives.

Children about to go snorkelling, Te Angiangi Marine Reserve. Photo copyright: Catherine Tiffen.

Te Angiangi and Te Tapuwae o Rongokako marine reserves: Intertidal paua and kina monitoring

This report details the findings of monitoring intertidal paua and kina populations within and surrounding Te Angiangi and Te Tapuwae o Rongokako Marine Reserves, aimed at establishing whether populations of these species have demonstrated any response to protection.

Reef fish.

Reef fish monitoring, Te Tapuwae o Rongokako marine reserve

This report presents the results of five years of reef fish monitoring in Te Tapuwae o Rongokako Marine Reserve, aimed at describing the reef fish communities of the area and determining whether any changes have taken place within the reserve that may be attributable to protection.

Sand sediments ripples, Rakitu Island. Image copyright: Dr Kim Westerskov.

A broad scale, soft sediment habitat assessment of the Hauraki Gulf

This report provides an overview of the types of seabed habitats and their spatial extent in the Hauraki Gulf, as information relevant to the potential placement of marine reserves within the area.

A closeup of a kina. Image: D Freeman.

Larval dispersal from Te Taonga O Ngati Kere and Te Angiangi marine reserve: numerical model simulations

This report gives details of the development of a hydrodynamic and dispersion model for the Central Hawke's Bay coastline between Cape Turnagain and the Te Angiangi Marine Reserve.

Rocks, waves and seaweeds at Blackhead, Hawke's Bay. Image: P, W & E Creswell.

Case two climatology of NZ: Final report

This report is part of two climatologies of biogeochemical properties of the New Zealand coastal zone using over six years of satellite remotely-sensed observations of ocean colour from the NASA SeaWiFS sensor.

Eel grass and rockpools, Blackhead Point. Image: P, W & E Creswell.

Tuingara to Blackhead Point habitat mapping

This report provides a subtidal habitat survey of the area between Tuingara Point and Blackhead Point, encompassing the reserve and 3 other subtidal reef systems outside the reserve, using acoustic mapping techniques and video.

Crashing waves on rocks, Lottin Point, East Cape. Copyright: Kim Westerskov.

Current and wave measurements in the Te Tapuwae O Rongokako marine reserve during September-October 2003

This report documents numerical simulations of larvae dispersal in the Te Tapuwae O Rongokako Marine Reserve, iincluding the deployment of current, wave and temperature measurement devices in the marine reserve.

Crayfish among seaweeds in Te Tapuwae o Rongokako Marine Reserve. Image: J Quirk.

Larval dispersal from the Te Tapuwae O Rongokako Marine reserve: Numerical model simulations

This report documents the modelling of larval dispersal from the Te Tapuwae O Rongokako Marine Reserve, with particular focus on predicting the ability of populations within the reserve to populate other habitats along the coast.

Sea pen and sea perch, Fiordland Marine Area.

Classification of Fiordland marine environments and their use as surrogates measures of biodiversity

This report documents a finer resolution terrestrial, freshwater and marine environment classification developed for Fiordland. The results of the statistical modelling were used to develop a multivariate classification ofphysical environmental types.

Sponge, coralline algae and kelp on reef. Copyright: Kim Westerskov.

Marine environment classification: physical influences on rocky reef assemblages in the Hauraki Gulf

This report summarises results from the survey of 38 rocky reefs at ~15 m depth throughout the Hauraki Gulf conducted between May 2002 and February 2003 and reports on statistical relationships established between biological data and physical environmental variables.

Comb starfish on rippled sand. Copyright: Kim Westerskov.

Three additional layers for marine environmental classification: (1) Sea bed temperature; (2) Calcium compensation depth; (3) Sea-bed light levels

This reports provides three data layers for incorporation into the Marine Environment Classification scheme, to represent long-term average values, to be indicative of the climatological average state under existing conditions.


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