The 2016 Kaikoura earthquake had massive impacts on paua populations, resulting the ongoing closure of the local paua fishery. Surveys were undertaken over the last three years to monitor paua population recovery. An increase in paua abundance and post-earthquake recruitment were observed at fishery scale, although there was high variability between sites. Outcomes from this project will inform decisions about the re-opening and future management of this paua fishery.

This study, conducted in stages over four years, synthesises available information on CO2 and climate-induced changes that affect the New Zealand region and our fisheries. The report reviews the known implications of these changes to the physical and oceanographic system in the coming decades, the state-of-knowledge of how specific fisheries may be affected and, where known, combines this information to determine potential risks to these fisheries.