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News and updates about our research, outreach and engagement

Tipping points in ecosystem structure function and services

Posted on 21 November 2017

Tipping Points team receives sustainability award

The NZ Coastal Society Conference’s Sustainability Award promotes sustainable coastal leadership and action in New Zealand, with the greenstone mere representing the winner’s mana and kaitiakitanga.

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Ocean acidification mitigation strategies for the mussel industry credit Dave Allen NIWA
Credit: Dave Allen NIWA

Posted on 07 November 2017

Smart aquaculture

A new aquaculture project from the Science for Technological Innovation (SfTI) National Science Challenge to develop technologies for sustainable, more productive, marine farming aligns well with our mission.

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Kelp Urchin Dunedin credit NIWA 2018
Credit: NIWA 2018

Posted on 20 September 2017

Eureka! Is ocean farming the future?

Jonathan Chan, from Auckland Grammar School, has won the Eureka Award Gold Scholarship sponsored by NIWA for the most innovative and creative science, technology and/or engineering solution that addresses issues…

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Managed Seas Credit Sarah Searson NIWA

Posted on 12 September 2017

Workshop to develop EBM tools

In August, we held a follow up workshop in Nelson for regional stakeholders and iwi.

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Mussel restoration station Awhi Mai Awhi Atu project Sustainable Seas 2020

Posted on 07 September 2017

Coastal tipping points talk at EDS conference

Prof Simon Thrush gave an invited presentation about our national estuaries experiment, and opportunities for management and governance agencies to address sudden unexpected changes in marine ecosystems.

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waves Credit Nava Fedaeff NIWA 2018
Credit: Nava Fedaeff NIWA 2018

Posted on 30 August 2017

Cumulative effects project kicks off

Managing the cumulative effects from natural events and human activities is one of the most urgent and complex problems facing our coastal and marine ecosystems.

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south coast DSC 7131 credit dave allen NIWA
Credit: Dave Allen NIWA

Posted on 18 August 2017

New expertise for leadership team

We are pleased to announce that Conrad Pilditch and Janet Stephenson have joined the Science Leadership Team, bringing both continuity and new blood.

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Spatially-explicit decision support tools
Credit: Crispin Middleton NIWA 2018

Posted on 03 August 2017

Seafood industry conference

Three of our researchers presented at the conference’s Technical Day (2 August). The day was attended by around 80 representatives from industry, government agencies, researchers, and experts.

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Incorporation of indigenous approaches to guardianship and stewardship in Canada Credit Zack Embree Greenpeace
Credit: Zack Embree Greenpeace

Posted on 26 July 2017

Lessons learned from Canada

A recently published paper in AlterNative identifies 5 elements to consider when developing ecosystem-based management (EBM) for Aotearoa. Our project investigating indigenous approaches to EBM completed in early 2017.

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Tipping points in ecosystem structure function and services

Posted on 18 July 2017

Tipping Points hosts interdisciplinary workshop

15 PhD students and postdocs from across New Zealand came together to discuss estuarine science and share ideas, as they developed sampling plans for the national Tipping Points experiment.

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Recreational fishing boat credit Stuart Mackay NIWA
Credit: Stuart Mackay, NIWA

Posted on 05 July 2017

Plenary at AMSA 2017

Director Julie Hall gave the plenary address on 4 July at the Australian Marine Sciences Association conference in Darwin.

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Sediment tolerance and mortality thresholds of benthic habitats

Posted on 04 July 2017

Sediment and seabed species

Experiments have begun investigating the effect of sedimentation from human activities on offshore seabed species.

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