Dear Canterbury Regional Council,

I am a Master of Science student in Marine Science. I am seeking information on whether Canterbury Regional Council (Environment Canterbury) holds any water temperature data collected by sensors fixed in place (for example, moorings, buoys, seafloor instruments, wharf sensors, or ship-berth loggers) within New Zealand’s Exclusive Economic Zone, particularly within the Canterbury region.

If such datasets exist, please advise:

• The sampling frequency or interval between measurements (e.g., minutes or hours);
• The geographic location(s) or area(s) where the sensors are deployed.

I am not requesting copies of the data themselves; I simply wish to know whether the data exist and, if so, the sampling rate and geographic coverage, along with any available metadata.

Yours faithfully,

Logan