Cawthron Institute
The potential of plankton
Could your burger one day come with a plankton patty? Alison Ballance visits the Cawthron Institute's collection of more than 750 different strains of microalgae, where scientists are investigating… Audio
Our Changing World – Microalgae
A collection of 750 different microalgae – or phytoplankton – at the Cawthron Institute offers a treasure trove for researchers seeking new useful compounds. Alison Ballance visits the collection to… Audio
Seagrass meadows in Nelson’s Haven estuary
Nelson Haven is an eight-kilometre expanse of mudflats northeast of the Nelson township. At low tide, if you happen to don some gumboots and squelch your way out, you’ll find it's also home to an… Audio
Seagrass restoration project aimed at fighting climate change
A new seagrass restoration project is being trialed with the hope it can then create an effective way to plant more of it around Aotearoa and help fight climate change. Cawthron Institute lead… Audio
A spotlight on NZ lakes - Lakes380 part 2
380 New Zealand lakes are in the spotlight, and Marcus Vandergoes from GNS Science explains what happens to the thousands of sediment cores that will reveal a 1000-year history for each lake. Audio
Our Changing World for 28 November 2019
Sediment cores from the Lakes380 project, which is building a 1000-year history for 10 percent of New Zealand's lakes, are housed at GNS's National Isotope Centre. Audio
Our Changing World for 21 November 2019
Susie Wood from the Cawthron Institute talks about Lakes 380, which will reveal a 1000-year history of 10 percent of NZ lakes, plus the element terbium. Audio
Lakes380 to reveal 1000-year history of lakes - part 1
Susie Wood from the Cawthron Institute says that sediment cores & eDNA will reveal a 1000-year history for 380 NZ lakes. Audio
Farming the open ocean. The new blue economy
As a result of growing demand and because of climate change, a shift is taking place in aquaculture from farming in sheltered waterways, to out in the open seas. Audio
Farmed fish research centre opens at Nelson's Cawthron Institute
The Finfish Research Centre will focus on selective breeding and how fish might adapt to changing environmental conditions.