About us
About us
Why EBM?

Aotearoa New Zealand has a vast marine estate that is increasingly under pressure, and the current legal framework for marine management is complex and fragmented.

What we do

Our research addresses the question: How can we best develop our marine economy, while protecting the taonga of our marine environment?

Our people

Governance Group

Challenge Leadership Team

Kāhui Māori

Stakeholder Panel

Independent Science Panel

VM Leadership Group

Vision Mātauranga

Mātauranga Māori informing and underpinning EBM for Aotearoa
Our research
Our research
Tangaroa

Māori-centric and Māori-led research

Degradation and recovery

Assessing the cumulative effects caused by human activities and if recovery is possible.

Blue economy

Investigating opportunities for innovative marine activities

Risk and uncertainty

Investigating how risk and uncertainty is perceived and communicated

Enhancing EBM practices

Tailoring practice, policy, regulation and legislation for EBM

EBM in action

Real-world trials of EBM knowledge and tools

Innovation Fund

For innovative research projects that help build a blue economy

2014–2019 research

40 research projects under the following themes

Our Seas

Valuable Seas

Tangaroa

Dynamic Seas

Managed Seas

Vision Mātauranga

Enabling EBM
Tools & resources

Tools & resources

Academic publication

Published peer-reviewed journal articles, books and book chapters. Some require a subscription.

Dataset

Publicly available datasets or metadata catalogue entries

Digital tool

A mobile app or a website

Graphic

Images, (info)graphics, diagrams, and data visualisation

Guidance

Recommendations, briefing documents, frameworks and processes

Map

A visual diagram to show physical and other features

Model

A simplified description, often mathematical, of a system or process, to assist calculations and predictions

Presentation

From webinars, conferences or public events

Report

Interim or final reports and written summaries

Sci-art

A collaboration between scientists and artists to gather information and/or engage with people

Video

Plain English short films, and recordings of research presentations

Credit: Sustainable Seas 2020
News & events

News & events

News

News and updates about our research, outreach and engagement

Events

Details of upcoming and past events, webinars, or public talks.

Newsletter archive

Our newsletter is sent out every 2–3 months

Media enquiries

Contact information for journalists

Credit: Ayushi Kachhara NIWA 2018

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Credit: Lana Young NIWA 2019

Contact us

Media enquiries

Robin Wilkinson – Communications Manager
robin.wilkinson@niwa.co.nz | 04 386 0468 | 027 282 6125

Charlotte Panton – Communications Advisor
charlotte.panton@niwa.co.nz | 04 386 0581 | 027 203 374

General enquiries

Please use the form below or email sustainableseasNC@niwa.co.nz

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