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New data for October 2011...
New and updated data on the site:
- NEW Current Marine Farms.
- NEW Current Marine Farm Applications.
- NEW Previous Marine Farms.
- NEW Previous Marine Farm Applications.
- NEW Declined Marine Farm Applications.
- NEW General FMA coordinates.
- NEW General Statistical Area Coordinates.
- NEW Marine Reserve Coordinates.
- UPDATED Mätaitai Reserve boundaries and coordinates - 4 newly gazetted Mätaitai have been added (Tauperikaka, Mussel Point, Bruce Bay, Hunts Beach).
- UPDATED Rohe Moana boundaries and coordinates - Updated with new Ngati Pahauwera Rohe Moana and also updated with the latest Kaitiaki changes up until the 30th September 2011.
- UPDATED Marine Reserves - Updated with new Tawharanui Marine Reserve.
- IMPROVED General FMA boundaries - Now the FMA labels display as the FMA code plus the FMA name e.g. 'FMA5 Southland'.
- We also made nearly 100 bug fixes!
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New Data
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New Aquaculture Layers:
Current Marine Farms & Current Marine Farm Applications
Previous Marine Farms & Previous Marine Farm Applications
Declined Marine Farm Applications
5 new aquaculture layers have been added to NABIS:
Current marine farms – locations of existing marine farms
Current marine farm applications – locations of marine farms that are currently being applied for
Previous marine farms - locations of marine farms that are no longer in existence
Previous marine farm applications – locations of marine farms that were applied for in the past
Declined marine farm applications – locations of marine farms whose applications were declined
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General FMA Coordinates
A new layer of general FMA coordinates has been added to NABIS.
Also note that the FMA labels are now in the format of FMA code followed by the FMA name (rather than just the FMA name).

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General Statistical Area Coordinates
The general statistical area coordinates have been added to NABIS.

Marine Reserve Coordinates and New Tawharanui Marine Reserve
Marine reserve coordinates have been added to NABIS (Note: that only legislated coordinates have been included in this layer)
Tawharanui Marine Reserve (north of Auckland) has also been added to NABIS. |
Updated Data
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Mätaitai Reserve Coordinates and Boundaries
Four new mätaitai reserves (Tauperikaka, Mussel Point, Bruce Bay, Hunts Beach) on the west coast of the South Island have been gazetted and added to the Mataitai Reserve Coordinates and Boundaries layers.

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Rohe Moana Coordinates and Boundaries
A new Rohe Moana (Ngati Pahauwere) in the Hawkes Bay has been gazetted and added to the Rohe Moana Coordinates and Boundaries layers.
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Please contact us @ nabis@fish.govt.nz
- We will answer your questions and provide help on using the functions on NABIS.
- Please let us know of improvements (cosmetic or otherwise) and suggestions for new data on the site.
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