Information from various farms around the Marlborough Sounds - collected as part of initial establishment of farms, annual monitoring or to change consent conditions. Diverse array of farms but collectively may be viewed as a long-term dataset.

Temporal coverage: Date of first record unknown, but is ongoing

Number of sites: A number of farms around the sounds

Main marine environment sampled: Coastal

Depth zone: Unknown

Sedimentary type: Primarily soft

Community association: Unknown

Sampling method: Diver observations - camera/video, drop cams, grab samples, bathymetry, invertebrate cores

Parameters collected: Sediment chemistry, community composition, mussel shell drop-off

Measured variables: Presence/absence of species, community composition, various sediment parameters

Species/community data: Benthic invertebrates, algae

Other data collection: Unknown

Will continue to collect data as and when required

Quality assurance: Yes – for sediment parameters