5051abe1-c008-294d-c93d-dac345a26321 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 2015-07-15T16:58:45 creation ISO 19115-3 urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG::4326 OGP NZST/NZDT Benthic monitoring for marine farms in Port Levy, Banks Peninsula 2015-07-14T03:36:00 creation 2015-07-14T03:36:00 revision To satisfy resource consent conditions for monitoring at 2 adjacent mussel farm sites in Port Levy, Sanford LTD commissioned NIWA to conduct a benthic monitoring survey using methods detailed in the resource consent. Sampling for this project included a benthic grab and benthic sled to obtain samples to describe sediment physicochemical characteristics, and benthic assemblages at sample sites established along transects extending to the northwest, north and east of the farm block. Results showed no evidence that the mussel farming activity had caused significant impacts to the benthic habitat or communities beyond farm boundaries. The aim was to measure a suite of key seabed characteristics to detect any significant changes to seabed conditions resulting from the marine farming activity. Prepared for Sanford Ltd by Stephen Brown. Note earlier reports exist for these surveys. check references in the citation given above. completed pointOfContact NIWA Stephen.Brown@niwa.co.nz Stephen Brown Marine Ecologist vector biota environment farming Canterbury Region 174.264105,-42.099215 173.744383,-41.907383 173.463053,-42.117813 173.053389,-42.488129 172.721476,-42.103491 172.479033,-42.277029 171.710142,-42.903816 171.314245,-42.948149 170.615057,-43.431871 170.238184,-43.513901 169.699339,-43.963545 169.543104,-44.208303 169.641001,-44.596004 169.944216,-44.653984 170.094065,-44.940195 170.350157,-44.907763 170.387693,-45.078878 170.894705,-44.894241 170.894800,-44.894241 171.406801,-45.015368 171.616117,-44.375790 172.401239,-44.057322 172.998693,-44.098328 173.330328,-43.947910 173.371878,-43.635685 172.999571,-43.308992 173.462774,-43.075552 174.264105,-42.099215 169.543104 174.264105 -45.078878 -41.907383 2013-09-06T00:00:00 2013-10-31T00:00:00 benthic communities sled samples benthic grab biodiversity habitat surveys SFL13402 theme NIWA Project Codes 2012-01-01 publication NIWA_ProjectCode Restricted access. For further information, a contact email address is given above. restricted Brown, S. (2013). Benthic monitoring survey for marine farms in Port Levy, Banks Peninsula. NIWA Client Report NEL2013-018. 19 p. largerWorkCitation eng https://dc.niwa.co.nz/niwa_dc/srv/metadata/5051abe1-c008-294d-c93d-dac345a26321 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--metadata-URL Point of truth URL of this metadata record Hard copy in Nelson office Archived report dataset Port Levy benthic monitoring survey data restricted