Marine NZ

Map Book - Marine Habitat Map of Northland: Mangawhai to Ahipara Vers. 1
Author(s): Vince Kerr

Ten A3 maps supporting the technical report

A marine habitat map for the Northland section of the Northeast Marine
Bioregion in New Zealand’s territorial sea has been completed and is
presented in a series of maps. The maps cover an area of 1.34 million
hectares extending out 12 nautical miles from the coast between Ahipara
in the west to Mangawhai on the east coast.

Data were collated from a range of recent and historic sources,
and merged and analysed in ArcGIS 9.3.1 Geographical Information
System. These data include multibeam and sidescan sonar data from
the National Institute for Water and Atmospheric Research and Land
Information New Zealand. A ‘rapid sonar survey’ technique was developed
to fill data gaps for areas not covered by past or recent survey effort.
These sources and methods are described to assist in understanding
the strengths and weaknesses of the current habitat maps and to help
implement improvements in this and future work.

The use of the habitat maps to identify potential locations for a network
of marine protected areas in Northland is discussed and recommendations
are made to incorporate this information within decision support tools
to assist in planning, education and community engagement.

Subantarctic Forum Letter
Author(s): DOC

Subantarctic Marine Protection Planning forum summary letter

Implementation of the Marine Protected Areas Policy in the Subantarctic
Author(s): Subantarctic Marine Protection Planning Forum

The Subantarctic Marine Protection Planning Forum invites the public to comment on a consultation document describing proposed options for marine protected areas around New Zealand’s Subantarctic Islands.

State of Southland’s Coastal Marine Environment 2005: Summary Report
Author(s): Environment Southland

This is a summary of the state of the environment report for the coastal marine areas of the Southland region. This summary provides an overview of the report, and an appetiser for the website. This summary shows the situation at a fixed point in time, while the web-based report will be updated periodically. This report was the product of a collaborative effort by five different agencies that have responsibility for managing part of the coastal marine environment in Southland. The report is based on a ‘sustainable development’ approach in an effort to provide information that will help Southland communities to develop in a sustainable way.