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Credit: Ayushi Kachhara NIWA 2018

Posted on 17 June 2022

Ngā Taonga Tuku Iho | Wai 262 Best Practice Guide

A year on from the Wai 262 webinar series hosted by the Rauika Māngai, we're eagerly anticipating the launch of A Wai 262 Best Practice Guide for Science Partnerships with Kaitiaki…

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Restorative marine economies
Credit: Greg Lois Nunes

Posted on 13 June 2022

Seafood Magazine: Doing business by ‘doing good’

Shared with permission from Seafood New Zealand Magazine - June 2022: ‘Restorative marine economies’ are practical models that foster new investments and business enterprises aiming to reverse environmental degradation and protect natural…

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Credit: Nguyen

Posted on 09 June 2022

Minister highlights need for EBM on World Ocean Day

The contribution of our work towards creating healthy resilient oceans has been recognised by the Ocean and Fisheries Minister David Parker, in a speech at Auckland University.

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Eva siwicka by the ocean

Posted on 08 June 2022

Te Au o Te Moana - Voice of the Ocean: Eva Siwicka

Eva Siwicka is a post-doctoral research fellow at the University of Auckland, working on the Modelling restorative economies project.

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Credit: National Aquarium of New Zealand

Posted on 08 June 2022

Thousands roped in to help create The Unseen

World Oceans Day is a time for celebrating and honouring our moana – making it a fitting last day for the exhibition of The Unseen at the National Aquarium of…

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Enabling ecosystem based management Credit Jo Hoyle NIWA 2018
Credit: Jo Hoyle NIWA 2018

Posted on 02 June 2022

Need for EBFM highlighted at Parliament

A need for an ecosystem-based approach to managing fishing was highlighted by Dr Chris Cornelisen at Parliament last month.

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Waves in Piha
Credit: Ivan Sanford

Posted on 16 May 2022

Haere mai to our new Māori Engagement Specialist, Darcy Karaka

We are pleased to introduce Darcy Karaka as our new Māori Engagement Specialist.

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Elizabeth Jane Macpherson
Credit: Corey Blackburn / The University of Canterbury

Posted on 10 May 2022

Te Au o Te Moana - Voice of the Ocean: Elizabeth Macpherson

Associate Professor Elizabeth Macpherson, an environmental law scholar at the University of Canterbury, is looking at the legal frameworks that manage relationships between people and marine environments, and how they…

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Aerial headland Credit Ayushi Kachhara NIWA 2018
Credit: Ayushi Kachhara NIWA 2018

Posted on 04 May 2022

Sustainable Seas resources feature in Southern Institute of Technology course

In November, Bálint Koller, Instructional Designer at the Southern Institute of Technology, asked about our resources relevant to marine management and EBM for their ENV402 Marine and Freshwater Ecology level…

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Credit: David Tip

Posted on 15 April 2022

Our impact on the ‘state of the environment’ report

"Human activities including pollution, overfishing, and impacts from climate change are damaging the mauri of our marine environments and reducing our ability to connect with them.

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Upholding the value of Pāua quota
Credit: Terra Moana

Posted on 11 April 2022

Seafood Magazine: Exploring what pāua fishery investors need to know

Shared with permission from Seafood New Zealand Magazine - April 2022Researchers from the Sustainable Seas National Science Challenge are working with an east coast pāua fishery to identify and assess…

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Posted on 01 April 2022

Updated Research Book highlights new projects

We’re delighted to announce the publication of the latest Research Book for the Sustainable Seas Challenge.    It includes new projects that have come on board since last April.

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