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Posted on 29 July 2019
Understanding food webs to help manage coastal resources
A study of coastal food webs has revealed how ecosystem-based approaches to marine management could improve management of fish stocks and biodiversity in our changing coastal ocean.
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Posted on 17 July 2019
New faces on stakeholder panel
We would like to extend a warm welcome to Sharleen Gargiulo and Oliver Wade who have recently joined our Stakeholder Panel.
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Posted on 03 July 2019
Haere mai: new leader for Tangaroa
We are delighted to welcome Beth Tupara-Katene as the leader for Tangaroa.
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Posted on 16 May 2019
Does NZ legislation enable EBM?
Marine law and policies will need to be updated to fully embrace ecosystem-based management (EBM) principles say researchers from the EBM within Aotearoa New Zealand’s legal framework project.
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Posted on 08 April 2019
Webinar: New Zealand law and the principles of ecosystem-based management
In this webinar Sustainable Seas National Science Challenge researchers summarise the legal framework that applies to the management of Aotearoa New Zealand’s marine environment.
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Posted on 22 February 2019
Empowering Māori to improve ecosystem management in Aotearoa
Sustainable Seas researchers have outlined ways to enable and empower Māori to lead the sustainable management of resources in Aotearoa New Zealand.
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Posted on 06 December 2018
Developing ecosystem-based management principles for NZ
The Sustainable Seas National Science Challenge leadership team have proposed seven major principles for ecosystem-based management (EBM) in Aotearoa New Zealand.
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Posted on 16 October 2017
New term, new NZ marine science resources
School pupils can now explore a real-world issue facing New Zealand – how to best manage our vast marine resources – thanks to a collaboration between the Sustainable Seas Challenge…
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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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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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Posted on 12 June 2017
Request for proposals: Tangaroa research project
This call for proposals in Tangaroa is for one project that combines two previously described projects outlined in the Research and Business plan.
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