Mapping Kaikōura seabed could unveil what hides beneathIAIN MCGREGOR/STUFF Re-mapping the Kaikōura and Cape Campbell seabeds will reveal more about the damage the November 14, 2016 earthquake caused. Mapping Kaikōura's earthquake damaged coastline will reveal changes beneath the surface and could help scientists figure out what sea life may live there. Land Information New Zealand (LINZ), with survey companies IXSurvey and Discovery Marine, would re-map the seabed between Kaikōura and Cape Campbell. The November 2016 earthquake raised parts of the Kaikoura seabed by more than a metre. "We know from earlier surveys that there have been changes to the seabed in the upper South Island following the November 2016 earthquake.
Source: Stuff January 08, 2018 03:11 UTC