Posted on Monday 31 August 2020
Director Julie Hall commented on the inclusion of cumulative effects and ecosystem-based management, and Project Leader Carolyn Lundquist (NIWA) provided an in-depth perspective on marine biodiversity and how the strategy will benefit from new knowledge emerging from Sustainable Seas.
Degradation and recovery Theme Leader Conrad Pilditch (University of Waikato) provided the Challenge's perspective on the PCE report Managing our estuaries.
Project Leader Jo Ellis (University of Waikato) discussed the report, the recommendations for robust standardised monitoring, the need for holistic ecosystem-based management and the research that Sustainable Seas is doing to support the this.