The total area of the Adamsiella bed estimated from data collected in the winter and summer of 2022 was 112,749 m². This comprised 81,684 m² of dense beds and 31,065 m² of less dense beds. Overall, invertebrate richness was higher, and algae richness lower in February 2022 when compared with June 2021.

Reference: D'Archino, Nelson, Neill, Pallentin and Notman. 2022. Characterisation of the Evans Bay Adamsiella algal bed in 2022. Report 2022196WN prepared for Greater Wellington Regional Council by NIWA. 57p.

Author: Roberta D'Archino, Wendy Nelson, Kate Neill, Arne Pallentin and Pete Notman. NIWA.