fb1551fb-657a-91a9-b21d-ee63fa510d39 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 2015-07-17T15:16:43 creation ISO 19115-3 urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG::4326 OGP NZST/NZDT Seabed survey for a proposal extension to marine farm 8321, Wilson Bay, Pelorus Sound 2015-07-17T00:00:00 creation 2015-07-17T00:00:00 revision Just Mussels LTD engaged NIWA to complete a benthic survey and assessment as part of a coastal permit application for an extension to marine farm 8321, in Wilson Bay, Pelorus Sound. This assessment comprised side-scan-sonar swath mapping of sites to characterise seabed topography, photoquadrats of the seabed to ground-truth the side-scans, samples of epifauana, diver observations and core sampling. The report indicated that the proposed extension is not expected to cause any significant adverse ecological effects. The ecological effects of farming the proposed additional mollusc species are likely to be no greater than the effects of farming green mussels. Farming of the algal species (as proposed) is unlikely to have any significant ecological effects. The report identifies a dense population of burrowing shrimp (Upogebia hirtifrons) adjacent to the inshore boundary of the site. However, the report notes that there is unlikely to be any significant detrimental effect of the proposed extension to the shrimp burrow habitat. The aim of that study was to provide a report on the habitats and the impact zone associated with the current activities at site 8321 and to identify any potential threats to any ecological, scientific or conservation values posed by the activities sought in the extension. Prepared for Just Mussels Ltd. by Stephen Brown. Reference: Brown S (2014) Seabed survey for a proposed extension to marine farm 8321, Wilson Bay. In: NEL2014-018. Just Mussels Ltd completed pointOfContact NIWA Stephen. Brown@niwa.co.nz Stephen Brown Marine Ecologist vector biota health location 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 2014-05-01T00:00:00 2014-08-01T00:00:00 marine farming side-scan remote video and photoquadrats biologist sled diver observations core samples Pelorus Sound. JML14401 theme NIWA Project Codes 2012-01-01 publication NIWA_ProjectCode Access to data is restricted. For further information, NIWA contact email details are given above. restricted eng https://dc.niwa.co.nz/niwa_dc/srv/metadata/fb1551fb-657a-91a9-b21d-ee63fa510d39 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--metadata-URL Point of truth URL of this metadata record hard copy in Nelson office archived report dataset Benthic survey data for Wilson Bay, Pelorus Sound restricted