This fact sheet outlines how exotic pests can be transported to New Zealand via vessels, affecting human health and harming New Zealand’s economy and unique environment. Many insect pests can fly, meaning that they do not have to be physically transferred from a vessel to the land to establish a population.

The acoustic database stores recorded oceanographic sound data that has been collected during acoustic biomass surveys using an echosounder either mounted on a vessel, towed by a vessel, or in a fixed location.