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

Published:  

2003
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.

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Part one: pages 1-20 (PDF, 479K)

  • Disclaimer
  • Executive summary
  • Introduction
  • Methods
  • Results
  • Conclusions
  • Acknowledgements
  • References
  • Table one: Ground truth stations, video and grab sample results

Part two: pages 21-24 (PDF, 286K)

  • Table two: Acoustic class spatial extents (km2) by 5m depth ranges
  • Table two: Summary of fish catches from R.V. Kaharoa trawl surveys, 1982-2000

Part three: pages 25-28 (PDF, 467K)

  • Figure two - Figure five

Part four: pages 29-34 (PDF, 425K)

  • Figure six - Figure ten

Part five: pages 35-40 (PDF, 458K)

  • Figure eleven - Figure sixteen

Part six: pages 41-48 (PDF, 461K)

  • Appendix one: Video stills from ground-truthing work

Part seven: 49-56 (PDF, 512K)

  • Appendix two: Combination of Hauraki Gulf and Firth of Thames acoustic datasets

Publication information

Prepared by M. Morrison, J. Drury, U. Shankar, C. Middleton, M. Smith, National Institute of Water & Atmospheric Research Ltd (NIWA) for the Department of Conservation (DOC).

This report is made available on the DOC website but has not been published under the Department of Conservation's usual processes. Users should refer to NIWA or the author of the report for any conditions relating to its use and any disclaimers.

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