Photo Gallery for Sustainable Seas 2018

Joe, Shelley and the ambassadors talk to Paraparaumu Beach School and Tamatea Intermediate School during the web conference. Image: LEARNZ.

The NIWA research boat is launched in preparation for your trip out into Tasman Bay. Image: LEARNZ.

Joe shows Shelley and the ambassadors CTD instruments used to measure salinity, temperature and depth of seawater. Image: LEARNZ.

Olivia prepares to lower a CTD into the water in Tasman Bay. What are these instruments used for? Image: LEARNZ.

Olivia sets up a drogue which will connect to a drifter to track ocean currents. Image: LEARNZ.

A drifter is launched off the boat in Tasman Bay. You can see how the drogue is beginning to sink. Image: LEARNZ.

The drifter moves with the ocean currents away from the boat. Image: LEARNZ.

Joe shows you a model of a robotic glider which also measures salinity, temperature and depth. What do you think are the benefits of using a glider rather than a traditional CTD unit? Image: LEARNZ.

Joe shows you how information collected can be used to create computer models. This model shows how water moves in Tasman Bay. Image: LEARNZ.

You had to be up early to make it to the estuary at low tide this morning. Image: LEARNZ.

Cockles are filter feeders that perform an important job in estuaries. What job is this? Image: LEARNZ.

Students from Brooklyn School head out across the estuary to collect samples. Image: LEARNZ.

A core sample is being collected from within a quarter metre square quadrat to see what lives in the sediment. Image: LEARNZ.

A mud crab sits on the top of a core sample. This sample will be sieved to see what else lives within this sediment. Image: LEARNZ.

Students count the number of live cockles they find in each core sample. Image: LEARNZ.

Students measure the size of each cockle and record their results. What did these students learn about where cockles live? Image: LEARNZ.

Estuaries are home to many different animals. How many different species can you see in this photo? Image: LEARNZ.

Rebecca, Shelley, Josie and the ambassadors are all smiles after their estuary exploration. Image: LEARNZ.

Shelley, Rebecca and Josie talk to Red Beach School and Brooklyn School during the web conference. Image: LEARNZ.

The ambassadors, Shelley, Sorrel and Stina talk to Titirangi School and Harewood School during the first field trip web conference from the NIWA boat shed in Nelson. Image: LEARNZ.

The NIWA research boat is ready to leave Nelson to head out to Delaware Bay in search of blue cod. Image: LEARNZ.

Shelley, Stina and Sorrel leave Nelson on a NIWA research boat to head out to Delaware Bay. Image: LEARNZ.

Delaware Bay is north east of Nelson. You can see a recent landslide; how do you think coastal landslides like this affect marine areas? Image: LEARNZ.

John from NIWA and Sorrel from the University of Otago prepare to drop a cod pot to try and catch blue cod. Image: LEARNZ.

Sorrel waits for fish to bite. Image: LEARNZ.

After lots of nibbles Stina finally catches a blue cod. Image: LEARNZ.

Sorrel, Stina, Shelley and the ambassadors enjoy a successful fishing trip. Image: LEARNZ.

Lab coats and gloves on to prepare for fish dissection back at the NIWA lab in Nelson. Image: LEARNZ.

Stina will dissect this blue cod to find out more about what it has been eating, its gender and age. Image: LEARNZ.

The gonads of the blue cod on the left show that the fish is female and the ear bone on the right is used to find out how old the fish is. Why do you think this information is useful? Image: LEARNZ.

The cloud came and went as you flew north to Wellington. Image: LEARNZ.

Low cloud persisted over Wellington Airport this morning. Image: LEARNZ.

Shelley enjoys the flight to Nelson to begin the Sustainable Seas field trip. Image: LEARNZ.

The weather improved as you got closer to Nelson. Image: LEARNZ.

Nelson is the perfect place to learn more about the sea. How do you think the sea affects Nelson and the people who live there? Image: LEARNZ.

Nelson attracts thousands of tourists each year and as you explored the city you could see why. Image: LEARNZ.

The well-known boat shed cafe in Nelson is being repaired after it was damaged during ex-cyclone Gita. Image: LEARNZ.

Shelley and the ambassadors enjoy sightseeing in sunny Nelson. Image: LEARNZ.

A walk along Tahunanui Beach in Nelson was the perfect way to end the day. Image: LEARNZ.