f70b54c9-1311-4411-bca7-bfafdd260419 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 2015-07-15T17:14:37 creation ISO 19115-3 urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG::4326 OGP NZST/NZDT Monitoring of Whataroa Bay Tubeworms 2015-07-15T05:04:00 creation 2015-07-15T05:04:00 revision Large mounds of Galeolaria hystrix, classified as having significant ecological national importance, grow on a reef adjacent to a Sanford mussel farm (site 8444) located north-east of the southern headland of Whataroa Bay, Port Underwood. A monitoring survey using sonar side-scan images, photoquadrats and diving surveys was conducted on these tubeworm mounds on the 7 October 2013. Information provided qualitative and quantitative data on the extent and health of the tubeworm mounds, assessing their size and extent. Results showed no significant change in the extent and health of the tubeworm mounds as a result of mussel farming activity. However, localised damage was evident, likely due to small vessel anchoring. The objective of this study was to monitor changes in tubeworm mounds adjacent to a Sanford mussel farm (site 8444) located north-east of the southern headland of Whataroa Bay, Port Underwood from September 2011 – October 2013. Prepared for Sanford South Island Limited by Mike Page, stephen Brown, and Megan Carter (NIWA). completed pointOfContact NIWA Mike.Page@niwa.co.nz Mike Page Marine Ecologist vector biota farming health 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 2011-09-30T00:00:00 2013-10-01T00:00:00 aquaculture impacts species diversity - see biodiversity tubeworms Port Underwood diving SFL14401 theme NIWA Project Codes 2012-01-01 publication NIWA_ProjectCode Limited access. For further information, a contact email address is given above. restricted Page, M.; Brown, S.; Carter, M.(2011). Whataroa Bay Tubeworm Survey, Sanford Marine Farm Site 8444. NIWA Client Report NEL2011-022.13 p. largerWorkCitation eng https://dc.niwa.co.nz/niwa_dc/srv/metadata/f70b54c9-1311-4411-bca7-bfafdd260419 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--metadata-URL Point of truth URL of this metadata record dataset Whataroa bay tubeworm dataset restricted