One of the giant kōkopu recovered and safely relocated as part of the SH1 Huntly Bypass Project.
Giant kokopu
Category Archives: Projects
Longfin eel relocation, Huntly bypass SH1
Water Quality Bottom Lines for Brackish Lakes and Coastal Lagoons
Keith at River Lake coordinated an expert panel to develop possible attributes and thresholds relevant to the ecosystem health of Intermittently Closed and Open Lakes and Lagoons (ICOLLs) and brackish lakes.
The work was undertaken for Ministry for the Environment to support the National Objectives Framework (NOF) in the National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management (NPS-FM).
Read the report here.
Maketu Estuary
Floating mats of the cyanobacteria Lyngbya sp. in an isolated section of the Maketu-Ongatoro Estuary. Reducing this cover of algae is one reason for the Kaituna River Re-Diversion Project (Bay of Plenty Regional Council).