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Freshwater Ecological Values of the Waitaki Catchment
November 2004, Ref. ME556
This report provides a brief overview of the freshwater ecological values in the catchment based on information that has been collated as Geographical Information System (GIS) layers. The report describes the various sources of the GIS data and lists the layers that have been prepared. The GIS layers are not available on the website but are available for inspection at the Christchurch Office of the Ministry for the Environment.
Availability:
- Read online (HTML)
- Download main report (PDF 494 KB)
- Printed copies free from the Ministry for the Environment (email publications@mfe.govt.nz)
Appendix 1:
- Figure 1: Location map of the Waikaki River catchment PDF 874 KB)
- Figure 2: Location of primary breeding, feeding, and roosting habitat for black stilt (PDF 419 KB)
- Figure 3: Brown trout spawning areas (PDF 502 KB)
- Figure 4: Location of fish and lizards, and threatened plants and birds in the Maraewhenua River catchment (PDF 168 KB)
- Figure 5: Location of threatened species (PDF 217 KB)
- Figure 6: Number of threatened fish species recorded at each site (PDF 260 KB)
- Figure 7: Identified threats to significant bird habitat (PDF 232 KB)
- Figure 8: Locations of ecological data and water permits within the Waitaki River catchment (PDF 252 KB)
- Figure 9: Location of threatened species and water permits within the Hakataramea River catchment (PDF 186 KB)
- Figure 10: Brown trout records and location of water permits within the Hakataramea River catchment (PDF 182 KB)
- Figure 11: Chinook salmon records and percent occurrence in REC classes in the Waitaki River catchment (PDF 235 KB)
- Figure 12: Longfin eel records and percent occurrence in REC classes in the Waitaki River catchment (PDF 283 KB)
Appendix 2
