Coasts Update

Science Centres: Coasts

Coasts Update brings you news of coastal research, events, and workshops at NIWA.

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Issues

Coasts Update 04, January 2012

Welcome to this special edition of Coasts Update, highlighting the Shallow Survey 2012.

Coasts Update 03, April 2011

Welcome to the latest edition of Coasts Update. Here we bring you news of some of NIWA's latest research on aspects of coastal ecology, and the possible impacts of climate change on one of our coastal communities.

Nationwide rig shark survey completed
New NIWA post-doc studies ocean acidification
Other recent additions to our website
Preparing coastal communities for climate change
Where will the young fish play?

Coasts Update 02, September 2010

In this issue we bring you news of recently completed research on: Tauranga Harbour sediments, the Separation Point fishing exclusion zone, the Bay of Islands Coastal Survey, and mapping coastal environmental values.

Bay of Islands Coastal Survey complete
Mapping coastal environmental values
Tauranga Harbour sediments in 2051
Benthic fauna thrives in fishing exclusion zone

Coasts Update 01, December 2009

Welcome to Coasts Update, the new quarterly e-newsletter of NIWA's National Centre for Coasts. In this issue, we report on tsunami research, predicting contaminant accumulation in estuaries, seagrass restoration, and a new set of posters depicting the seafloor of Cook Strait and Wellington Harbour.

New posters reveal dynamic seafloor
Predicting long-term contamination in estuaries
Scientists track Samoa and Vanuatu tsunami
Seagrass restoration success in Whangarei