Bay of Islands Marine Survey Maps

Download maps of the Ocean Survey 20/20 Bay of Islands marine survey zones.

Please note that these are large image files. Unless you have a fast internet connection we recommend that you save the images rather than view them in your browser window.

Zone 1: Bathymetric map of Bay of Islands survey area (jpg 10.1MB) Source: NIWA	Zone 2: Bathymetric map of outer coastal survey area (jpg 11.4MB) Source: NIWA

Zone 1 Bathymetric map shows seabed gradient from shallow inshore areas to water up to 50 metres deep. Greyed areas are very shallow areas surveyed using side-scan sonar.

Zone 2 Bathymetric map shows outer coastal survey area with seabed gradient from 50 metres depth to 200 metres depth.

To download:

• Windows users right click on the thumbnail image above and choose "Save Target As" from the menu
• Mac users Option + click the thumbnail image and select "Save this link as".

PDF versions:

• Bay of Islands Marine Survey Zone 1 (pdf 10.1MB)
• Bay of Islands Marine Survey Zone 2 (pdf 11.4MB)

For more information on the project see:

• Bay of Islands Coastal Survey Project
• Ocean Survey 20/20.

Or contact Mark Morrison, Project Leader, NIWA Auckland, Ph 09 375 2063, mobile 0274 290 507, email m.morrison@niwa.co.nz.

Media enquiries: Dave Chowdhury, Senior Communications Advisor, Land Information New Zealand, Ph 04 496 5402, mobile 027 222 9566, email media@linz.govt.nz.