The latest newsletter from NIWA's National Centre for Aquatic Biodiversity & Biosecurity.
Copepods are small crustaceans found throughout the world’s oceans. They are so common that, as a group, they may form the largest weight of animals in the world. NIWA scientists have been mapping the distribution of one species of these tiny animals.
NIWA is helping the Department of Conservation to ensure cruise ships don’t inadvertently carry unwanted foreign organisms on their hulls to New Zealand’s subantarctic islands.
Celebrate New Zealand's biodiversity by entering a national photo competition.
Experiments on Antarctic shellfish at NIWA are revealing the potential effects of ocean acidification on fragile marine ecosystems.
NIWA scientists continue their research into didymo, hoping to find out more about the conditions most suited to its establishment.
