Conservation International, GRID-Arendal and Geoscience Australia recently collaborated to produce a map of the global distribution of seafloor geomorphic features. The global seafloor geomorphic features map represents an important contribution towards the understanding of the distribution of blue habitats. Certain geomorphic feature are known to be good surrogates for biodiversity. For example, seamounts support a different suite of species to abyssal plains.
Fish biomass in the Alofi marine protected area (Alofi North MPA) and leeward locations at Niue. Source Friedlander et al. 2017. Extracted from Niue's 2018 SOE
Fish species that are responsible for the dissimilarity between Niue and Beveridge Reef. Source Friedlander et al. 2017. Extracted from Niue's 2018 State of Environment (SOE) report.
Fisheries contributions towards Niue’s GDP. Source Gillett 2016 Extracted from Niues 2018 State of Environment (SOE) Report
List of cetacean species reported, or likely to be present in the waters of Niue. Extracted from Friedlander et al 2017 (Exploring the marine ecosystems of Niue and Beveridge Reef. National Geographic Society Pristine Seas, the Government of Niue, Oceans 5 and the Pacific Community. report). Extracted from Niue's 2018 State of Environment (SOE) report
Niue's Fish consumption rate from 1950s to 2010. Extracted from Niue's 2018 State of Environment (SOE) report
Number of licensed vessels in Niue and their catch. Extracted from Niue's 2018 State of Environment (SOE) report
The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) is the most comprehensive global database of marine and terrestrial protected areas, updated on a monthly basis, and is one of the key global biodiversity data sets being widely used by scientists, businesses, governments, International secretariats and others to inform planning, policy decisions and management.
Comparison of live coral cover comparing 1998, 2004 and 2005 for Anono Marine Reserve and Avatele. Source Kronen et al. 2008. Extracted from Niue's 2018 SOE
Comparison of Niue's three dominant algal groups (Red, Green and Brown Algae). Extracted from Niue's 2018 SOE
Niue's marine managed areas in Niue. Source Govan et al. 2009 (Govan, H. et al. 2009. Status and potential of locally-managed marine areas in the South Pacific: Meeting nature conservation and sustainable livelihoods targets through wide-spread implementation of LMMAs. Study Report. Component 3A-Project 3A3. Coral Reef Initiatives for the Pacific. SPREP/WWF/WorldFish-Reefbase/CRISP. 95pp + 5 annexes). Other information also extracted from Niue's 2018 State of Environment (SOE) report
The USGS Earthquake Hazards Program of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is part of the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program (NEHRP) led by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).
AquaMaps are computer-generated predictions of natural occurrence of marine species, based on the environmental tolerance of a given species with respect to depth, salinity, temperature, primary productivity, and its association with sea ice or coastal areas. These 'environmental envelopes' are matched against an authority file which contains respective information for the Oceans of the World. Independent knowledge such as distribution by FAO areas or bounding boxes are used to avoid mapping species in areas that contain suitable habitat, but are not occupied by the species.