Over the past few summers there have been higher than usual numbers of fish deaths at a salmon farm in the Marlborough Sounds. The first reported event of this occurred in 2012 and a further larger event happened in February this year. The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) has been working closely with the farmed salmon company involved to investigate the situation.

A programme to estimate the age composition of snapper (SNA) caught by bottom trawl fisheries targeting snapper (SNA 7) and flatfish (FLA 7) was conducted during the 2013–14 fishing year. Landings were dominated by young snapper, with those six years or less collectively making up 96% of the landed catch by number. The 6-year-old year class was singularly the most dominant in the fishery (69% of fish landed), and is likely to be significant to the fishery for a number of years.

This is a short pullout guide to food safety for those with low immunity. The guide lists food types and informs readers about what to do when making decisions about buying and eating food.

This report examines the psychological, social and other factors that determine farmers' different responses to environmental change. In particular, it is designed to explain why some farmers implement environmental strategies but others remain intransigent and resistant to change.

Research and analysis to underpin and support climate change policy implementation, forest management decision-making and future policy development. Build future capacity by having final year BForSc students carry out basic analysis as Management Case Studies.

Results from a yield per recruit and spawning stock biomass per recruit (YPR/SSBR) analyses show that, under the current commercial and recreational MLS, the optimum fishing mortality (F40%) is 0.10–0.12; this equating to a total mortality (Z) for ages older than 7 years of 0.3. Kingfish stock boundaries are poorly understood making an improved understanding of stock structure a high research priority.

This report provides an overview of campylobacteriosis in New Zealand and describes some of the work undertaken to inform decision making.

This is chapter eight of a technical report that supports New Zealand’s land-based production sectors by reviewing impacts and identifying climate change adaptation options. It is the first comprehensive evaluation of climate change, bringing together existing information while making some advances in knowledge surrounding climate change adaptation.

This is chapter nine of a technical report that supports New Zealand’s land-based production sectors by reviewing impacts and identifying climate change adaptation options. It is the first comprehensive evaluation of climate change, bringing together existing information while making some advances in knowledge surrounding climate change adaptation.

This is chapter seven of a technical report that supports New Zealand’s land-based production sectors by reviewing impacts and identifying climate change adaptation options. It is the first comprehensive evaluation of climate change, bringing together existing information while making some advances in knowledge surrounding climate change adaptation.

This is chapter six of a technical report that supports New Zealand’s land-based production sectors by reviewing impacts and identifying climate change adaptation options. It is the first comprehensive evaluation of climate change, bringing together existing information while making some advances in knowledge surrounding climate change adaptation.

This is chapter five of a technical report that supports New Zealand’s land-based production sectors by reviewing impacts and identifying climate change adaptation options. It is the first comprehensive evaluation of climate change, bringing together existing information while making some advances in knowledge surrounding climate change adaptation.

This is chapter four of a technical report that supports New Zealand’s land-based production sectors by reviewing impacts and identifying climate change adaptation options. It is the first comprehensive evaluation of climate change, bringing together existing information while making some advances in knowledge surrounding climate change adaptation.

This is chapter three of a technical report that supports New Zealand’s land-based production sectors by reviewing impacts and identifying climate change adaptation options. It is the first comprehensive evaluation of climate change, bringing together existing information while making some advances in knowledge surrounding climate change adaptation.

This is chapter two of a technical report that supports New Zealand’s land-based production sectors by reviewing impacts and identifying climate change adaptation options. It is the first comprehensive evaluation of climate change, bringing together existing information while making some advances in knowledge surrounding climate change adaptation.

This is chapter one of a technical report that supports New Zealand’s land-based production sectors by reviewing impacts and identifying climate change adaptation options. It is the first comprehensive evaluation of climate change, bringing together existing information while making some advances in knowledge surrounding climate change adaptation.