Aquatic Biodiversity & Biosecurity Update

Science Centres: Aquatic Biodiversity and Biosecurity

This electronic newsletter is produced by the National Centre for Aquatic Biodiversity and Biosecurity. Articles range from the discovery of a giant octopus to distribution of native fish in New Zealand waterways, and from detection of introduced marine species to biosecurity threats to geothermal streams.

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Aquatic Biodiversity & Biosecurity Update 31, December 2010

The latest newsletter from NIWA's National Centre for Aquatic Biodiversity & Biosecurity.

Eradicating the world’s worst aquatic weed
Web portal opens door to Bay of Islands data
Identifying vulnerable invertebrates in toothfish bycatch
Barb Hayden appointed Chief Scientist
NZ biodiversity captured on camera

Aquatic Biodiversity & Biosecurity 30, June 2010

The latest newsletter from NIWA's National Centre for Aquatic Biodiversity & Biosecurity.

Mapping the distribution of (maybe!) the world’s commonest animal
Protecting subantarctic islands from invasive species
Get clicking and enter a photo competition!
Ocean acidification and Antarctic shellfish
The riddle of didymo

Aquatic Biodiversity & Biosecurity 29, August 2009

Welcome to Aquatic Biodiversity & Biosecurity Update, the e-newsletter of NIWA's National Centre for Aquatic Biodiversity & Biosecurity. Here, we will bring you news of research, courses, and events NIWA is engaged in to advance the understanding and protection of New Zealand's aquatic biodiversity.

Workshop focuses on shallow lakes restoration
Conservation planning courses - coming soon!
New Zealand Inventory of Biodiversity published
Progress on Mediterranean fanworm removal
Update on Ross Sea biodiversity

Issue 28, 2008

Major yacht fouling study complete

Algae in a Changing World:

Freshwater fish finder

Invasive fanworm discovered

Algae in a Changing World:
Invasive fanworm discovered
Freshwater fish finder
Major yacht fouling study complete

Issue 27, 2008

Epic Antarctic voyage complete: analysis begins

Applying the science: didymo

Major port biosecurity surveillance underway

What risk from alien fish?

What risk from alien fish?
Epic Antarctic voyage complete: analysis begins
Applying the science: didymo
Major port biosecurity surveillance underway

Issue 26, 2008

Major Antarctic biodiversity voyage underway

Sea ice effects on Ross Sea food webs

A sexy lure for perch

Weedbusting at the border

NIWA co-hosts global marine biodiversity meeting

Major Antarctic biodiversity voyage underway
Weedbusting at the border
Sea ice effects on Ross Sea food webs
NIWA co-hosts global marine biodiversity meeting
A sexy lure for perch

Issue 25, 2007

Minding Nemo

Bioblitz night dive reveals an exciting find

Didymo round-up

Awards, awards, awards

Awards, awards, awards
Bioblitz night dive reveals an exciting find
Didymo round-up
Minding Nemo

Issue 24, 2007

Foot and mouth defences at the ready
The recent foot and mouth disease (FMD) outbreak and subsequent scares in the UK are a reminder of how serious a threat FMD is to New Zealand’s livestock industry.

A millennium of change
Ever wondered what life was like in the seas around New Zealand 1000 years ago, before human settlement?

A millennium of change
Foot and mouth defences at the ready
Wellington's Marine Bioblitz
Weeding out Aussie suspects
An A to Z of sea treasures

Issue 23, 2007

Keeping pest plants at bay

Promising results from GemexTM field trials

Seamount research extended

NIWA's biosecurity expertise sought in Middle East

NZ seabed biodiversity probed

NIWA's biosecurity expertise sought in Middle East
Keeping pest plants at bay
Seamount research extended
NZ seabed biodiversity probed
Promising results from GemexTM field trials

Issue 22, 2007

New caddisfly species revealed

Of troglobites and troglophiles

Getting to grips with New Zealand Crustacea

Alien worms - frequent international travellers

Marine Invasives Taxonomic Service - 12 months on

Alien worms - frequent international travellers
Getting to grips with New Zealand Crustacea
Marine Invasives Taxonomic Service - 12 months on
New caddisfly species revealed
Of troglobites and troglophiles

Issue 01, 2002

Protecting our aquatic biodiversity

On the lookout for marine pests

Recently introduced Asian paddle crab invades Waitemata Harbour

Minimising the impact of ballast water

Finned bio-invader surfaces in the Coromandel

Beware of the green invader

Pest fish in our freshwater

Biosecurity threats to geothermal streams

Potentially devastating foreign invaders

Protecting our aquatic biodiversity
Recently introduced Asian paddle crab invades Waitemata Harbour
Minimising the impact of ballast water
Finned bio-invader surfaces in the Coromandel
Pest fish in our freshwater

Issue 02, 2002

In the pink – new coralline algae programme

The rich biodiversity in our groundwater

Are snails the "canaries" of biodiversity change in streams?

Video reveals unusual lace coral communities

A living fossil diatom discovered in Antarctic waters

Tarns: islands of endemism for diatoms?

On the quest for spongy pests

A living fossil diatom discovered in Antarctic waters
The rich biodiversity in our groundwater
In the pink – new coralline algae programme
Are snails the "canaries" of biodiversity change in streams?
On the quest for spongy pests

Issue 03, 2003

New web-based identification guides for aquatic organisms

Shedding new light on the humble sea cucumber

Effect of different estuarine habitats on biodiversity

Algal blooms wreak havoc in the Hauraki Gulf

No ordinary worms

Algal blooms wreak havoc in the Hauraki Gulf
Shedding new light on the humble sea cucumber
New web-based identification guides for aquatic organisms
Effect of different estuarine habitats on biodiversity
No ordinary worms

Issue 04, 2003

New relationship a boost to biodiversity and biosecurity research

Valued kai moana reef back from the brink

New Zealand’s coastline rich in ‘tasty’ red alga

Sea squirts come under the microscope

A new milestone in marine biodiversity

Desperately seeking tunicate specialists

New sponge posters at Kelly Tarlton’s

Sorting out the stoneflies from the mayflies

New relationship a boost to biodiversity and biosecurity research
New Zealand’s coastline rich in ‘tasty’ red alga
Sea squirts come under the microscope
A new milestone in marine biodiversity
New sponge posters at Kelly Tarlton’s

Issue 05, 2003

NORFANZ marine biodiversity survey uncovers mysteries of the deep

Mapping seafloor ecology and biodiversity

Filming yacht hulls from around the world – the Biosecurity HullCam

Floundering in the mud – can we predict estuarine fish diversity and numbers?

Seeps – a new frontier in freshwater biodiversity?

Stopping the freshwater wild rice invader

Rare bug in Auckland region raises many questions

On the lookout for introduced marine isopods

Filming yacht hulls from around the world – the Biosecurity HullCam
Stopping the freshwater wild rice invader
On the lookout for introduced marine isopods
Mapping seafloor ecology and biodiversity
Floundering in the mud – can we predict estuarine fish diversity and numbers?

Issue 06, 2003

Basketball-sized alien bryozoan could threaten native fish habitat

Showcasing New Zealand’s stunning rocky reefs

The ocean’s own ‘tuatara’

Skeletons reveal New Zealand’s rich sponge biodiversity

Should marine biosecurity surveillance consider zooplankton invaders?

On safari for rare seaweeds in Northland

What effects do different land-uses have on the biodiversity of our lowland springs?

Basketball-sized alien bryozoan could threaten native fish habitat
Showcasing New Zealand’s stunning rocky reefs
On safari for rare seaweeds in Northland
Skeletons reveal New Zealand’s rich sponge biodiversity
What effects do different land-uses have on the biodiversity of our lowland springs?

Issue 07, 2004

Biodiversity in a disappearing river

Revealing the diversity of New Zealand hydrobiid snails

A new toxic dinoflagellate for New Zealand

New Zealand's cirolanid isopods - highlighting the diversity of these marine garbage cleaners

Enemy escapee or Trojan Horse? Looking for parasitic hitchhikers on an introduced crab

Species identification guides - identifying user needs

NIWA scientist receives hands-on training in marine alien-species research in USA

NIWA scientist receives hands-on training in marine alien-species research in USA
Enemy escapee or Trojan Horse? Looking for parasitic hitchhikers on an introduced crab
Species identification guides - identifying user needs
New Zealand's cirolanid isopods - highlighting the diversity of these marine garbage cleaners
Biodiversity in a disappearing river

Issue 08, 2004

What lives in that stream?

Crime-fighting techniques track down pests

Pests & pollution: tools to predict where they'll go

Freshwater biodiversity & biosecurity courses

A treasure chest of marine animals

Freshwater biodiversity & biosecurity courses
Crime-fighting techniques track down pests
Pests & pollution: tools to predict where they'll go
What lives in that stream?
A treasure chest of marine animals

Issue 09, 2004

Caught in the act

Guide to identifying freshwater pests

To stop aquatic pests, take salt

Deep-sea coral count rises

Weeds in waiting

NIWA assists marine pest surveys in Viet Nam

Caught in the act
Deep-sea coral count rises
Guide to identifying freshwater pests
To stop aquatic pests, take salt
NIWA assists marine pest surveys in Viet Nam

Issue 10, 2005

Algal invasion

New quick ID guides

Lessons on a reef

Take a look into lakes

New quick ID guides
Algal invasion
Take a look into lakes
Lessons on a reef

Issue 11, 2005

Centre leader joins ministerial advisory group

Saving quillworts

Stream health in the Pacific

Search for aliens in the Seychelles

Which macrophyte

Search for aliens in the Seychelles
Centre leader joins ministerial advisory group
Which macrophyte
Saving quillworts
Stream health in the Pacific

Issue 12, 2005

Foot-and-mouth: when the call came

Plants in cyberspace

Black water fish

Life on undersea volcanoes

Foot-and-mouth: when the call came
Black water fish
Plants in cyberspace
Life on undersea volcanoes

Issue 13, 2005

NIWA and partners win new 'Outcome-Based Investment' for marine biodiversity & biosecurity

Practical plant guides for aquarium & pond owners

Saving farmed oysters from sea squirts

Insight into cold-water springs

Strategy for northern lakes

Strategy for northern lakes
Saving farmed oysters from sea squirts
Practical plant guides for aquarium & pond owners
Insight into cold-water springs
NIWA and partners win new 'Outcome-Based Investment' for marine biodiversity & biosecurity

Issue 14, 2005

Rock snot is a tenacious beast

NIWA scientist wins award

Gypsywort warning

Foreign yachts inspected for marine invaders

Scientists search for invasive sea squirt

Gypsywort warning
Rock snot is a tenacious beast
NIWA scientist wins award
Scientists search for invasive sea squirt
Foreign yachts inspected for marine invaders

Issue 15, 2005

Tracking native freshwater fish

DNA analysis reveals hidden differences among bullies

Didymo escapes into new waterways

Port surveyed for invasive sea squirt

Partnerships key to better biosecurity

Didymo escapes into new waterways
DNA analysis reveals hidden differences among bullies
Tracking native freshwater fish
Partnerships key to better biosecurity
Port surveyed for invasive sea squirt

Issue 16, 2006

NIWA helps revamp the National Pest Plant Accord

Horse mussels, murky water, and biodiversity

Port surveys turn up 100 new species

New bugs from deep-sea mud

Didymo control trials underway

Didymo control trials underway
Horse mussels, murky water, and biodiversity
New bugs from deep-sea mud
Port surveys turn up 100 new species
NIWA helps revamp the National Pest Plant Accord

Issue 17, 2006

Groundwater ecosystems

Hornwort hits South Island waterway

Carnivorous sponges add to seamount biodiversity

Marine Invasives Taxonomic Service

Groundwater ecosystems
Hornwort hits South Island waterway
Marine Invasives Taxonomic Service
Carnivorous sponges add to seamount biodiversity

Issue 18, 2006

Waikato weeds assessed

Echinoderms exposed

Fish biodiversity in the EEZ

What Fish is that?

Fish it when it's down?

Fish it when it's down?
Echinoderms exposed
Fish biodiversity in the EEZ
Waikato weeds assessed
What Fish is that?

Issue 19, 2006

Atlas of foot-and-mouth risk

The little things that hold wetlands together

Sticky Beaks

Copper shows promise for didymo control

Styela checks continue

Copper shows promise for didymo control
Atlas of foot-and-mouth risk
Sticky Beaks
Styela checks continue
The little things that hold wetlands together

Issue 20, 2006

Preventing the spread of marine pests

Poor Knights on candid camera

Fish database tops 25 000 records

Genetic detectives tackle marine pests

Fish database tops 25 000 records
Poor Knights on candid camera
Preventing the spread of marine pests
Genetic detectives tackle marine pests

Issue 21, 2007

What's new in didymo research?

Styela clava gets a hold in Lyttelton

Estuaries as fish nurseries

Gas-fuelled ecosystems unveiled

Klingons on the starboard bow!

What's new in didymo research?
Gas-fuelled ecosystems unveiled
Estuaries as fish nurseries
Styela clava gets a hold in Lyttelton
Klingons on the starboard bow!

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