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  Beach (beach)

The beach database contains data from surveys of beaches which are used to monitor the population size and length structure of selected shellfish species at various beaches within the inter-tidal zone.

Traditionally, these surveys have been done for toheroa (Paphies ventricosa), but have also included cockles (Austrovenus stutchburyi), large wedge shells (Macomona liliana), pipi (Paphies australis), tuatua (Paphies subtriangulata) and sea lettuce (Ulva).

Sampling protocol. Predominately, beaches are sampled with transect lines, with samples dug from quadrats along the transect line, and the beach material sieved for shellfish.

Sampled data are from 1969. Data collection is ongoing.

Sampling frequency: variable.

Lat/Long provided for some data.

Sampling sites range from Ninety Mile Beach in the north to Te Waewae Bay in the south, including the Bay of Plenty.

Sampling methods: core, quadrat, transect

 
Citation proposal
. Beach (beach). https://dc.niwa.co.nz:/niwa_dc/srv/api/records/080c4ded-a6a6-4d48-8504-5aef637275bb
 

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Fisheries researchers, Ministry for Primary Industries

  Point of contact

Ministry for Primary Industries - Research Data Manager  
Pastoral House, 25 The Terrace Wellington 6011 New Zealand

  +64 4 894 0100 or 0800 00 83 33  
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Website
Link to the MPI fisheries webpage where the information and background documentation are stored.  

Link to the MPI fisheries webpage where the information and background documentation are stored.

Keywords
  • beach benthic soft ecological core
Specific usage
MEMP

 

 
Use limitation
To access data permission is required from [email protected].
Metadata language
eng
Character set
UTF8
Topic category
  • Environment
Description
New Zealand selected intertidal beaches between Ninety Mile Beach and Te Waewae Bay and the Bay of Plenty
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OnLine resource
Point of truth URL of this metadata record  

Point of truth URL of this metadata record

OnLine resource
Link to website where beach metadata are available.  

Link to website where beach metadata are available.

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File identifier
080c4ded-a6a6-4d48-8504-5aef637275bb   XML
Date stamp
2012-08-20T12:03:27
Metadata standard name
ISO 19115:2003/19139
Metadata standard version
1.0

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NIWA National Insititute of Water & Atmospheric Research - Data curator  

 
 

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