Coasts

Science Centres: Coasts

Coasts

Our coasts are complex, dynamic, and threatened. Coastal management needs multidisciplinary science.

Coasts Update brings you news of coastal research, events, and workshops at NIWA.

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Tools and Resources

NIWA is constantly making new tools and resources available related to our work with coasts and estuaries.

Summer Series 8: The forces behind beach ‘foam’

Ever wondered what that brownish foam is that you sometimes see clinging to sandy beaches? It's easy to think the foam is a sign of pollution, but in fact it's a natural phenomenon associated with certain kinds of beaches, and the tiny organisms that live there.