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Estuarine Sediment Monitoring

1. Identification information

Status
Complete
Data Collection Date
Summary
The programme focuses on intertidal sediments and their benthic macrofauna communities as "indicators" of the health of the Region's estuaries. The objective is to determine the current status of, and monitor the temporal changes in benthic macrofauna communities that may occur as a direct or indirect consequence of catchment activity and/or estuary development. Purpose: In April 2001 Environment Waikato initiated the Regional Estuary Monitoring Programme (REMP) at permanent monitoring sites in the southern Firth of Thames and Whaingaroa (Raglan) Harbour.
Content
Data includes - sediment organic content, grain size analysis, and sediment level changes.
Study Types
  • Monitoring
Categories
  • Sediments

2. Contact information

Commissioning Agencies
Contact Organisations
  • Environment Waikato

3. Spatial information

Geographic Coverage
Grid Coordinates
Locations
  • Name
    NZMG Easting
    0
    NZMG Northing
    0
    Location
    Raglan Harbour
    West Coast
  • Name
    NZMG Easting
    0
    NZMG Northing
    0
    Location
    West Coast FoT: Kaiaua to Waitakaruru River
    East Coast
  • Name
    NZMG Easting
    0
    NZMG Northing
    0
    Location
    East Coast Inner FoT: Waihou River to Tararu Stream (including Kauranga River and Thames Township)
    East Coast
  • Name
    NZMG Easting
    0
    NZMG Northing
    0
    Location
    Outer Firth of Thames and Thames Coast: Tararu to Deadman's Point
    East Coast

4. Data acquisition information

Collection Date
Methodology

5. Data quality information

Known Limitations

6. Distribution information

Format
Applications
Availability

7. Status information

Data Status

8. Metadata information

General Notes
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