Coastal and Aquatic Systems Ltd conducts numerous research projects

Current and on-going research includes:

•  Biodiversity in Marine Reserves;
•  Response of crayfish to Marine Reserve protection;
•  Physical factors affecting lower limits of algal distribution;
•  Enhancement of marine habitats, in particular kelp forests;
•  Determining the effect of large-scale harvesting and disturbance of kelp forests

Coastal and Aquatic Systems Ltd (CAS) has particular expertise in marine reserve assessment and monitoring and has:

•  been involved in establishing monitoring programmes and/or specific research in Cape    Rodney to Okakari Point Marine Reserve, Cathedral Cove Marine Reserve, Te Angiangi    Marine Reserve, Sugar Loaf Islands Marine Park, Tawharanui Marine Park and Tuhua    Marine Reserve;
•  carried our habitat surveys for the proposed marine reserves;
•  undertaken species inventories of soft sediment and rocky reef subtidal communities;
•  Audited and developed marine protected area monitoring programmes.