Photographic and trawl surveys of scampi in SCI 3 were conducted in September 2019. This area was last surveyed in 2016. The photographic and trawl survey results suggest scampi abundance has continued the increase observed since the 2009 survey. Scampi were tagged and released to investigate growth rates. Additional data were collected, including visually detected Microsporidian infection rates in scampi, sediment samples, acoustic seabed measurements, and stomach contents scampi predators.

The National Environmental Standards for Plantation Forestry (NES-PF) are regulations under the Resource Management Act 1991 and came into force on 1 May 2018. In December 2018, Forestry Ministers asked Te Uru Rākau and the Ministry for the Environment to carry out a review of the NES-PF that considered the matters agreed in the Terms of Reference. We have found that, overall, the NES-PF is effective, but further implementation support for councils and the forestry sector would lift performance and compliance.