Field Work

In search of salmon

Guest Author • Dec 26, 2016

• ecology,
• fishing,
• freshwater,
• salmon

Phil Jellyman is jet boating up the Waimakariri River in Canterbury – not because it’s a fun thing to do but in search of salmon. The NIWA freshwater fish ecologist is planning to implant acoustic tags on the fish to find out whether irrigation schemes are affecting their migration to spawning grounds up river. Along the river he will install … Read More

NIWA’s year of science

Guest Author • Dec 19, 2016

• #eqnz,
• atmosphere,
• climate change,
• earthquakes,
• marine science,
• NIWA,
• penguins,
• Science

A year is a short time in science but a lot happened in 2016. In the first of its Summer Series articles, NIWA highlights its top scientific endeavours of the past 12 months and reveals we know a lot more about a whole range of things than we did this time last year. MARCH – Methane culprits identified Scientists … Read More

Setting sail for the Subantarctics

Sarah-Jane O'Connor • Feb 22, 2016

• Antipodes Island,
• Campbell Island,
• HMNZS Canterbury,
• island eradications,
• mice,
• mus musculus,
• subantarctic islands

Update: The HMNZS Canterbury is being deployed to the Pacific to help Fiji in the recovery from Cyclone Winston. At this stage, Operation Endurance is suspended. Feb 24, 2016. It’s not every day you get a phone call asking if you’d like to jump on a boat for a few weeks and travel to a part of New … Read More

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Subantarctic Island Quarantine

Guest Author • Jul 05, 2013

• conservation,
• mice,
• pests,
• subantarctic islands

Dr James Russell is a senior lecturer at the University of Auckland, jointly appointed in the School of Biological Sciences and the Department of Statistics. He is blogging for National Geographic on an expedition to the subantractic islands, studying the impacts of shipwrecked mice and plans to eradicate them. Field Work is reposting some of … Read More

New Auckland Museum Three Kings Islands Expedition

Guest Author • Apr 11, 2013

• Auckland Museum,
• marine ecology,
• marine research,
• NIWA,
• Te Papa,
• Three Kings Islands

From Alison Ballance, blogger for the Three Kings Islands Marine Expedition. Many people know the Three Kings islands as the site of the Elingamite wreck, and for over a hundred years treasure hunters have flocked here in search of gold and silver. But for the scientists of the Three Kings Islands Marine Expedition these islands hold treasures of … Read More

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Antarctic voyage: Back in Wellington

Guest Author • Mar 14, 2013

• Antarctic voyage,
• Antarctica

Date: 13/3/2013 Location: 41.52247˚S, 174.772597˚E Weather: Sunny Sea state: Calm The day started early with a 6:30am breakfast, arriving in to Wellington Harbour at 8am – a beautiful day coming in to the harbour! RV Tangaroa looks very small compared to the large cruise ships (that’s Tangaroa on the left hand side, compared with the … Read More

Antarctic voyage: Are we there yet?

Guest Author • Mar 13, 2013

• Antarctic voyage,
• Antarctica

Date: 12/03/2013 Location: 43.292704°S, 173.575944°E Weather: Sunny Sea state: Calm The last couple of days we have been making our way up the east coast of the South Island back to Wellington. While it hasn’t been blue skies and calm seas, we have had a good trip home, with no delays from wild weather. As we … Read More

Antarctic voyage: Student experience

Guest Author • Mar 12, 2013

• Antarctic voyage,
• Antarctica

Written by Antoine Martin (PhD student from LOCEAN) Date: 11/03/2013 Location: 46.21046°S, 170.330154°E Weather: Cloudy Sea State: Calm, 1 m swell I am a first year PhD student in the LOCEAN (French oceanographic laboratory). I have been part of the RV Tangaroa Mertz Polynya Voyage 2013 science team because my research topic is oceanic circulation on … Read More

Antarctic voyage: Q and A

Guest Author • Mar 11, 2013

• Antarctic voyage,
• Antarctica

Date: 10/03/2013 Location: 49.181135°S, 166.812487°E Weather: Rain and up to 40 knots Sea state: 3 to 4 m swell The last few days of the voyage, and some final questions answered! Firstly, from Greytown School years 4 and 5. What clothing and special gear do you need to wear when you are on deck on the … Read More

Antarctic voyage: Sections through the ocean

Guest Author • Mar 08, 2013

• Antarctic voyage,
• Antarctica,
• oceanography

Written by NIWA oceanographer and voyage leader Dr Mike Williams. Date: 7/3/2013 Location: 58.600213°S, 158.239401°E Weather: Cloudy, rain, 20-30 knots wind Sea state: 2-3 m swell Both on our transit to Antarctica, and on our way home, we have repeated lines of CTD stations know as sections.  On our way south we occupied the southern part … Read More