Marine Biosecurity & Commercial Diving Insights from CDS

A smaller version of the Rehabitat to treat small areas of sparse Caulerpa (less than 1 metre in size) was recently tested in Omakiwi Cove, Bay of Islands. At our recent trial, the Commercial Dive Specialists dive team was supported in the field by Cawthron Institute and Northland Regional Council (NRC) divers. Cawthron, who have been performing scientific testing and reporting for Rehabitat over the past year, conducted scientific testing and analysed the seabed ecology befo

Brook McRae explains the idea behind Rehabitat and how it is a world-first to treat invasive species such as Caulerpa at this scale.

"At the New Zealand Marina and Boatyard Conference in September, Brook McRae from Commercial Dive Specialist Services (CDS) updated marina managers not only about the Rehabitat chamber, which he describes as a scalable, cost effective way of treating exotic caulerpa infestations of any volume, but also on RDC (Rapid Data Collection Unit) which the company has developed and claims it to enable divers and underwater cameras to maintain GPS contact and therefore collect up to te

CDS is leading the way in marine innovation with Rehabitat — a custom-built treatment chamber developed in NZ to help eradicate invasive seaweed like Caulerpa. Learn how this breakthrough solution is performing in national trials and why it’s gaining media attention.

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CDS trials Rehabitat to fight invasive Caulerpa in NZ waters—early results are promising for this innovative marine solution.

New Zealand’s battle against invasive exotic Caulerpa is now in a bold new phase—and Commercial Dive Specialists (CDS) is proud to be at the