Aquatic Biodiversity & Biosecurity
Our science helps New Zealand’s aquatic biodiversity to be understood, conserved, and sustainably managed.
Research projects
Featured research project
Effects of ocean acidification on plankton in New Zealand waters
Date: September 08, 2009
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Our oceans are expected to become more acidic as carbon dioxide concentrations rise. This will likely have impacts on the plankton, which play a major role in ocean ecosystems and processes. This study will measure plankton diversity and productivity in New Zealand’s Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) and predict their response to ocean acidification, warming, and stratification. Read more about Effects of ocean acidification on plankton in New Zealand waters
Latest projects
Reintroducing giant kōkopu to Nukumea Stream
The giant kōkopu is a native whitebait species considered rare and vulnerable. NIWA is working with Mahurangi Technical Institute and environmental consultancy Boffa Miskell to test the feasibility of reintroducing giant kōkopu to Nukumea Stream, north of Auckland. Read more about Reintroducing giant kōkopu to Nukumea Stream
Effects of ocean acidification on plankton in New Zealand waters
Our oceans are expected to become more acidic as carbon dioxide concentrations rise. This will likely have impacts on the plankton, which play a major role in ocean ecosystems and processes. This study will measure plankton diversity and productivity in New Zealand’s Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) and predict their response to ocean acidification, warming, and stratification. Read more about Effects of ocean acidification on plankton in New Zealand waters
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Our Services
NIWA combines systematics and taxonomic expertise and resources to help meet the requirements of the New Zealand Biodiversity Strategy and related international initiatives. Our biosecurity work ranges from identifying invasive marine species to managing aquatic weeds. Read more about Our Services
Freshwater Fish Database
The New Zealand Freshwater Fish Database (NZFFD) records the occurrence of fish in fresh waters of New Zealand. Read more about Freshwater Fish Database
NIWA Invertebrate Collection
The collection at Greta Point in Wellington holds specimens resulting from about half a century of marine taxonomic and biodiversity research in the New Zealand region, the southwestern Pacific and the Ross Sea. Read more about NIWA Invertebrate Collection
News
Surprising new species discovered during latest expedition
Date: November 03, 2009
A ‘Rasta’, a ‘Wee Scots’, and a ‘Squat Lobster’: three new and unusual discoveries revealed by a NIWA deep-sea survey of marine biodiversity on the Chatham Rise. Read more about Surprising new species discovered during latest expedition
Publications
The centre's main publication is Aquatic Biodiversity & Biosecurity Update. Read more about Publications
Aquatic Biodiversity & Biosecurity Update
This quarterly 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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Biodiversity Memoirs
This series includes mainly taxonomic monographs resulting from NIWA’s Marine Biodiversity and Systematics Programme. Read more about Biodiversity Memoirs
Tools & Resources
Freshwater and marine biodiversity information collected by NIWA. Read more about Tools & Resources
Freshwater Identification guides and fact sheets
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Freshwater Management Tools
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Marine Identification guides and fact sheets
Marine tools and resources Read more about Marine Identification guides and fact sheets