Chatham Rise

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Chatham Rise is a broad submarine ridge east of New Zealand known for its rich marine biodiversity and significant fisheries.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Chatham Rise canonical 2
Chatham Rise region 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf submarine ridge
undersea plateau
associatedWith New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone
country New Zealand
extendsFrom South Island
surface form: South Island of New Zealand
extendsToward Chatham Islands
geologicalOrigin continental fragment of Zealandia
governedBy New Zealand fisheries regulations
habitatFor deep-sea corals
demersal fish
marine mammals
seabirds
hasBiologicalCharacteristic high plankton productivity
important feeding grounds for migratory species
hasEconomicImportanceFor New Zealand fishing industry
hasEcosystemType benthic ecosystem
pelagic ecosystem
hasLegalStatus within New Zealand maritime jurisdiction
hasRelativeDepth shallower than surrounding deep ocean basin
influencedBy Subantarctic Front
Subtropical Front (South Pacific)
surface form: Subtropical Front
knownFor high primary productivity
rich marine biodiversity
significant fisheries
locatedEastOf New Zealand
locatedIn South Pacific Ocean
monitoredBy National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research
New Zealand research institutions
oceanographicFeature convergence zone of water masses
partOf New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone
surface form: New Zealand continental shelf

New Zealand marine ecosystem
recognizedAs key area for New Zealand fisheries management
seafloorFeatureOf Zealandia microcontinent
surface form: Zealandia
separates New Zealand Plateau from abyssal plains
subjectOf biodiversity assessments
fisheries management studies
marine scientific research
supports commercial fisheries
deepwater fisheries
hoki fishery
orange roughy fishery
squid fishery
threatenedBy bottom trawling impacts
climate change
overfishing

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Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

southwest Pacific Ocean contains Chatham Rise
The Sisters locatedIn Chatham Rise
this entity surface form: Chatham Rise region
Zealandia microcontinent containsRegion Chatham Rise
subject surface form: Zealandia