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1. Location Information
*Choose a location of interest. The Waikato area is divided up by a 4-tier system. Each tier contains subsets of its parent tier.
Location	Any -- Tier 1 Locations -- Waikato Region -- Tier 2 Locations -- East Coast West Coast -- Tier 3 Locations -- Unknown or Outside Limits Port Waikato Port Waikato to Raglan Harbour Raglan Harbour Raglan Harbour to Aotea Harbour Aotea Harbour Aotea Harbour to Kawhia Harbour Kawhia Harbour Kawhia Harbour to Marokopa River Marokopa River Marokopa River to Waikawau River Waikawau River Waikawau River to Awakino River Awakino River Awakino River to Mokau River Mokau River Mokau River to Mohakatino Waikato Offshore Firth of Thames West Coast FoT: Kaiaua to Waitakaruru River Waitakaruru River South Coast FoT: Waitakaruru River to Waihou River (includin... Piako River Waihou River East Coast Inner FoT: Waihou River to Tararu Stream (includi... Moanatairi Stream Outer Firth of Thames and Thames Coast: Tararu to Deadman's ... Manaia Harbour Te Kouma Harbour Coromandel Harbour Coromandel to Colville Colville Bay North Coromandel (including Fantail Bay, Port Jackson, Stony... Waiaro Estuary Hauraki Gulf Hauraki Gulf Outer Waikawau Estuary Waikawau Estuary to Kennedy Bay Kennedy Bay Estuary Kennedy Bay to Whangapoua Estuary Whangapoua Harbour Kuaotunu Peninsula (incudes Matarangi, Rings, Kuaotunu, Otam... Mercury Bay (including Wharekaho, Buffalo, Maramaratotara an... Whitianga Harbour Purangi Estuary Mercury Bay to Tairua Harbour (including Tairua Ocean Beach) Tairua Harbour Tairua to Wharekawa Wharekawa Harbour Wharekawa to Whangamata Whangamata Harbour Whangamata Beach Otahu Estuary Otahu Estuary to Waihi Beach (including Whiritoa Beach) Coromandel Offshore Gannet Island West Coromandel Islands Mercury Island Group Alderman Island Group Cuvier Island Clark Island Group Slipper Island Group   Click icon to search by map
Territorial Authority	Any Area Outside Territorial Authority Franklin District Hauraki District Otorohanga District Thames-Coromandel District Unknown Waikato District Waitomo District
2. Data Content
Marine Ecosystems and Habitats Open Coast Estuary/Harbour Wetland Catchment Intertidal Subtidal Coastal Margin Rocky Reefs Soft Sediments and Sandy Beaches Pelagic/Open Water Offshore Islands Habitats/Habitat Mapping   Marine Species Biological Data Coastal Birds Marine Mammals Introduced Species Fish Shellfish Benthic communities (including shellfish, invertebrates, infauna and epifauna) Plants/Vegetation Habitats/Habitat Mapping   Physical Data Physical Processes Physical Data Sediments  (including suspended sediment) Shoreline Change Aerial Photography Coastal Hazards Bathymetry Water Quality Nutrients Chemical Parameters/Composition Organics Contaminants Geology Landscape   Coastal and Marine Management Coastal Hazards Introduced Species Marine Reserves Fisheries Aquaculture Structures Pollution Marinas Coastal Reserves and Development Socio-economic Consents
3. General Dataset Details
Keywords	Any accretion aerial survey Albatross point Albatross Point and adjoining coastline Alderman Island Group algae AllSeaBioestuary AMA Amodeo Bay Amphibola and Kawhia Harbour Aotea Aotea Harbour Aoteabiodiversity applications aquaculture aquaculture management areas ARC archaeology ASCV assessment authorisations bacteria bacteriaCoromandel Peninsula biodiversity bacteriaWater quality bathymetry beach beach profiles beach renourishment benthic benthic fauna benthicharbour benthos biodiversity Biological Oxygen Demand biology biomass biota birds bivalve bivalves blue cod boat ramp boating BOD boundaries breeding breeding sites Bryde's whale Buffalo Beach building buildings by-laws cadastralFish Cape Colville to Sandy Bay Carpophyllum Catch Effort catchment Cathedral Cove Marine Reserve Cathedral Cove Recreation Reserve census cetacean cetaceans channel chart chemical parameters chlorophyll chlorophyll a Clark Island Group classification classification system climate coastal coastal forest coastal hazard Coastal Resource Inventoryestuary cockle cockles Colville Colville Bay commercial community community group communityshellfish consent consentvegetation contaminants control Cooks Beach copper Coromandel Coromandel Peninsula Coromandel Peninsulabiodiversity Coromandel Peninsulawater quality Coromandel Peninulamarine mammals Coromandel Pensinsula CoromandelCoromandel Peninsula crayfish crustacea cryptic fishes C-SEX cultural current currents database databasebirds databasemarine reserve databasephysical processes decision-making tool decline Department of Conservation estate depth development development setback development setback recommendations directory of wetlands distribution distributionCoromandel Peninsula dive survey DOC DoCbiodiversity DoCfur seal DOCGreen-lipped mussel dolphin dolphins Dotterel Breeding Programmevegetation drains dredge dredging dredgingplankton dune toe East Coast EBOP echo-sounding Ecklonia ecological districts ecology ecosystem ecosystems ecotoxicology ecoystems enterococci Environment Waikato Environment Waikatobivalves environmental distinctivenessrocky reefs epifauna epifaunal invertebrates eradication erosion estuaries estuary estuaryCoromandel Peninsula EW extraction faecal coliforms fauna Firth of Thames Firth of Thamesbirds Firth of Thamesharbour Firth of ThamesHector's dolphin Firth of Thamesmarine mammals Firth of ThamesPhysical processes Firth of Thamessediment Firth of Thamesvegetation Firth of ThamesWaihou River Firth Thames fish fish larvae fish size fishCoromandel Peninsula fisheries fisheries survey fisheriesinvertebrate fishery fishing fishing impact fishing methods fishplants floc flocculation flood flooding flora flow flowMangroves Foredune foreshore forestry Gallant Gannet Island genetics geology geomorphology GIS grain sizeestuary grazing groyne groynes gryone gull habitat habitat disturbance Hahei Haheibirds HaheiHauraki Gulf Haheisediment HaheiWest coast harbour harbourvegetation harvesting harvesting pressure Hauraki Catchment BoardCoromandel Peninsula Hauraki Gulf Hauraki Plainsbirds hazard hazarderosion hazards health heavy metals Hectors dolphin Hector's dolphin historic extent historical hullCoromandel Peninsula hydrodynamic model hydrodynamics hydrology image analysis image analysisphysical processes infauna infilling Inner Coromandel Harbour inner Hauraki Gulf intertidal introduced species inventory invertebrates Iti Placecoastal Jasus edwardsii jigging John dory Kaiaua kaimoana kaimoanawater quality Karewa-1 Exploration wellbiodiversity Kawhia Kawhia Harbour KawhiaBenthic Kennedy Bay Kopu Bridge Kopu Quay Kuaotunu Kuaotunu Peninsula land use landform landforms landscape landscapelobster lead LENZMarine Environment Classification Lessonia light longlining longshore drift macrofauna macroinvertebrate MAF management managementCurrents Manaia Manaia Harbour mangroves mangroveserosion map Marakopa River Estuary Maramaratotara marina marina biodiversity marinainvertebrates marinashellfish marinavegetation marine marine classification marine farm marine farming marine farms marine mammal marine mammals marine reserve marine reserves Matarangisediment Maui Maui dolphin MEC MECHau Mercury Island Group and Cuvier Island Mercury Islands MFish Mfishfish Mfishfish assemblages Mfishshellfish micro-organisms minerals Ministry for the Environmentbiodiversity Ministry of Fisheriesshellfish Miranda mistletoe mobile invertebrates model modelbiodiversity modelCam-era modification Moehau Mokau Mokau River EstuaryOhinau Island Group moki monitoring monitoringFish monitoringphysical processes monitoringphysical variables monitoringshellfish mussel mussels N natural natural character navigation nesting newspaper article nitrogen NIWA NIWAbivalves NIWAfish NIWAharbour NIWAPhysical processes NIWAsediment NIWAshellfish NIWAvegetation NIWAWater quality nutrient limited nutrients NZ dotterel offshore off-shore islandsHector's dolphin oil oil spill Opani PointFirth of Thames open coast open water open watershellfish Opito Opito Beach Opitofish Opoutere Opoutere sandspit and Wharekawa Harbour optical properties Ornithological Society Ornithological Societyshorebirds OSNZ OSNZbirds Otahu Otahu Estuary Otahu streamharbours Otahuaerial photography Otama Otama Beach overharvestingspecies ownership oysters P Pauanui Pauanuicoast Pauanuimarina Pauanuisand dunes Pepe estuary Perna canaliculus petroleum hydrocarbons phosphorus photosynthesis physical processes physical processes/variables physical variables phytoplankton phytoplanktonplankton Piako pipeline pipi plankton plants plants/vegetation PNA political problems pollen pollution polychaetes population density population estimate Port Jackson Potamopyrgus prograding protection public opinionCam-era public opinionestuary public perception Purangi Estuary radiocarbon Raglan Raglan Harbour Raglanphysical processes rail RAMSAR Raudkivi recoverybeach recreation red gurnard regional classification research researchbirds researchfish researchvegetation reservesfish resource assessment restoration RMA road construction rocky shore RUAMS rushland safety salinity saltmarsh saltmarsh ribbonwood sand sand dune Sand dunes sand extraction sand mining Sandy Bay scallops sea sea level sea level recorder seafloor seagrass seameadow seaweed sedgeland sediment sediment type sedimentation seiche septic tank disposal area sewage sharks shellfish shingle shoreline side scan sonar silting Slipper Island snapper social impact soft shore soft shoreFish softshore soils spartina species spit sponge stock assessment storm storm damage storm surge stormwater strandings stream channel structure structures subdivision subtidal survey Tairua Tairua estuary Tairuabeach tangata whenua tangata whenuamarina tangata whenuasediment Tararu Tararuvegetation taxonomy TCDC Te Kouma Te Whanganui a Hei Te Whanganui A Hei fish Te Whanganui-A-Hei marine reserve Te Whanganui-a-Hei marine reserve south to Hereher Te Whanganui-A-Hei Marine Reserveflora temperature tern terrestrial Thames Thamescoastal threat threatened species threats threatvegetation tides topography trawl survey trawling trial tsunamisea level tuatua University of Waikatoerosion University of Waikatovegetation Upper Tairua Harbour Upper Whangamata Harbour urban urchin value values valueshellfish vegetation wader waders Waihou Waihou / Ohinemuri River Waikato Waikato Conservation Management StrategyWaikato Co Waikato Regionestuary Waikato River mouth and Estuary Waikato Universityvegetation Waikawa Stream Waikawau Waikawau Bay and Estuary Waitakaruru water column water movementbiodiversity water quality waterfowl waterways wave wave climate waves weather weed West Coast West Coastbeach West Coastcoastal structures West Coastfish West Coastharbour wetland Whaingaroa Whaingaroaestuary whales whalevegetation Whangamata Whangamatabiodiversity Whangapoua Whangapoua Harbour Whangapouafish Whangapouaplankton Wharekawa Wharf Whiritoa Whitianga Whitianga HarbourCoromandel Peninsula Whitiangabiodiversity Whitiangabirds WhitiangaCoromandel Peninsula Whitiangainvertebrates Whitiangashellfish Whitiangawetland Wilson's Bay wind wind-blown sand wreck zinc zooplankton Zostera	Type of Study	Any Inventory/Survey Literature Review Monitoring Unknown Scientific Study
4. Agency Details
Commissioning Agency	Any Auckland Regional Council Bay of Plenty Polytech Civil Defence Conoco UK Ltd Coromandel Waterways Ltd Department of Conservation Department of Scientific and Industrial Research (DSIR) Environment Bay of Plent Environment Bay of Plenty Environment Waikato Ernslaw One Ltd Foundation for Research Science and Technology Hauraki Catchment Board In Tandem Maritime Enhancement Kennedy Bay Mussel Co. Maritime Safety Authority Mercury Bay Environmental Society Ministry for the Environment Ministry of Fisheries Ministry of Transport Ministry of Works NIWA Northland Regional Council NZ Oceanographic Institute Ornithological Society of New Zealand Otorohanga District Council Prepared also for The Proprietors of Taharoa C Block and Waitomo Distric Te Papa Telstra Saturn Ltd Thames Coromandel Distri Thames Coromandel District Council Transit NZ Ltd University of Auckland University of Otago University of Waikato Waikato District Council Waikato Valley Authority Western Firth Mussel Consortium Whangamata HarbourCare Whitianga Marina Society Wilkins & Davies Marinas Ltd Wilson's Bay consortium

 

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