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    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?

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    Mātauranga Māori informing and underpinning EBM for Aotearoa

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    Te Au o Te Moana story series

    This series aims to whakamana (empower) the voices of researchers, co-developers, Māori partners and communities of research and practice as…

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    Tune in to our new, short docuseries, Turning the Tide

    Ripples of hope have risen from the work of marine researchers, kaitiaki, and community members who’ve pooled their knowledge for the good of the ocean.

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Posted on 29 February 2020

Media coverage in February 2020

  • In the media
  • Blue economy Improving ecosystem health Northland/Te Tai Tokerau
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Fish of the Day (Ep 10)

TV Three

Jeroen Jongejans of Dive Tutukaka, the ecotourism representative on our Stakeholder Panel, was interviewed about the contribution of healthy marine ecosystem to the local economy (interview starts 10 mins into the program).

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    • Why EBM?
    • What we do
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      • Challenge Leadership Team
      • Kāhui Māori
      • Stakeholder Panel
      • Independent Science Panel
      • VM Leadership Group
      • Synthesis team
    • Vision Mātauranga
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