Marine invertebrates

A team of scientists are spending 21 days investigating the unexplored Bounty Trough

The NIWA Invertebrate Collection (NIC) holds specimens from almost all invertebrate phyla. This is a result of about half a century of marine taxonomic and biodiversity research in the New Zealand region, the South West Pacific and the Ross Sea, Antarctica.

Scientists on an expedition to the underexplored Bounty Trough off New Zealand have discovered around 100 new and potentially new ocean species.

The third and final update from Voyage leader, Sadie Mills on the 21-day Ocean Census – Bounty Trough research voyage.

An expedition to discover new species in one of the most remote parts of the deep ocean is departing from Wellington today. 

Long hot days, sand between your toes, and jellyfish – all part of the New Zealand beach summer.

Aotearoa New Zealand’s marine biodiversity checklist has been updated, representing an increase of 3,630 known living species since the turn of the century.

A new database describing marine species has been released to assist conservation.

Areas of Kaikōura’s seabed show promising signs of recovery just four years after the 2016 earthquake, says NIWA.

A new study is doing a deep dive into whether mussel farms could help reduce nitrogen in New Zealand waters.

Long-term protection of Otago’s coastal habitats took a step closer to reality after more than 100 marine Significant Ecological Areas (SEA) were identified as part of a research project led by NIWA.

Researchers have discovered 26 species of roundworms that are completely new to science.