051df566-cf9d-5b9b-116c-864d81a2d1b8 eng utf8 dataset custodian NIWA National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research +64 4 386 0300 voice +64 4 386 0574 facsimile 301 Evans Bay Parade Hataitai Wellington 6021 New Zealand curator@niwa.co.nz http://www.niwa.co.nz Website of the National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research, New Zealand - Enhancing the benefits of New Zealand's natural resources. Data curator 2015-07-09T14:46:36 creation ISO 19115-3 urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG::4326 OGP NZST/NZDT Pelorus sediment coring [progress report] 2015-07-02T21:07:00 creation 2015-07-02T21:07:00 revision The Marlborough District council is developing the second generation of its resource management plan for the Pelorus Sounds area. This includes, amongst other things, the identification and protection of significant marine biological sites, and the development of marine farming provisions. Pelorus Sound is a key location for both significant sites and activities This project provides a historic context for understanding how the Pelorus has changed, and will assist in the development of environmental outcomes for seabed habitats of planning provision. This project uses the Compound Specific Stable Isotope (CSSI) method developed by NIWA scientist, Max Gibbs, that can identify and apportion, by land use on a catchment scale, the sources of soil contributing to the sediment at a location of an estuary (Gibbs 2008). The aims of the proposed coring study are to provide: • A comprehensive understanding of long-time ecological change in Pelorus Sound • Improved ability to contextualise the effects of marine farming and fishing on ecological health and provision of ecosystem services • An underpinning contribution to assist in enabling sustainable management of the coastal marine area Sean Handley (NIWA). Funding from the Marlborough District Council. completed pointOfContact NIWA Sean.Handley@niwa.co.nz Sean Handley Group Manager vector biota environment farming Marlborough Region 174.603476,-40.895861 174.011862,-40.461016 173.635977,-40.616501 173.500673,-40.862873 173.574419,-41.183718 173.297445,-41.393141 172.721476,-42.103491 173.053389,-42.488129 173.463053,-42.117813 173.744383,-41.907383 174.264105,-42.099215 174.563162,-41.779398 174.412973,-41.469383 174.603476,-40.895861 172.721476 174.603476 -42.488129 -40.461016 Coring Pelorus Sound benthic communities marine farming contaminants MDC15401 theme NIWA Project Codes 2012-01-01 publication NIWA_ProjectCode Confidential. Contact details above for NIWA point-of-contact. confidential confidential eng https://dc.niwa.co.nz/niwa_dc/srv/metadata/051df566-cf9d-5b9b-116c-864d81a2d1b8 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--metadata-URL Point of truth URL of this metadata record dataset Pelorus Sound sediment core data restricted