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Enabling EBM low res Marlborough Sounds

Posted on 16 May 2019

New appointments to Challenge Leadership Team

The Sustainable Seas Governance Group has appointed two new research Theme Leaders to the Challenge Leadership Team.

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Dynamic Seas
Credit: Rob Suisted

Posted on 09 April 2019

Experts join forces to improve land to sea ecosystem management

Aotearoa New Zealand’s environment is changing.

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Dusky dolphins South Island Coast Feb 2018 credit Lana Young

Posted on 24 October 2018

Marlborough students promoting marine protection

In mid-October, Challenge researchers met a pioneering group of students from Marlborough Girls’ College to celebrate their efforts in environmental sustainability and invite them to attend the upcoming Sustainable Seas Annual…

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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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Mudflats Credit Lundquist NIWA 2018
Credit: Lundquist NIWA 2018

Posted on 29 March 2017

National estuary experiment gets off the (muddy) ground

Field work has begun for a national study assessing the potential risks and consequences of nutrient and sediment runoff on marine ecosystems.

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