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

Vision Mātauranga

Mātauranga Māori informing and underpinning EBM for Aotearoa

Degradation and recovery

Investigating how to assess the cumulative effects caused by human activities, and the potential for recovery

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

2014–2019 research

40 research projects under the following themes

Innovation Fund

For innovative research projects that help build a blue economy

Tangaroa

Māori-centric and Māori-led research

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

Project reports detailing research findings

Summary

Written summaries including: research round-ups, discussion papers, Research Book 2021, impact case studies, executive summaries of reports

Video

Plain language short films about our research and relevant issues

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