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News and updates about our research, outreach and engagement
Posted on 25 August 2017
Article in Seafood NZ magazine
The latest issue has a feature about our research, what it means for fishing and aquaculture, the diverse stakeholders involved, and what the Challenge is trying to achieve.
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Posted on 03 August 2017
Seafood industry conference
Three of our researchers presented at the conference’s Technical Day (2 August). The day was attended by around 80 representatives from industry, government agencies, researchers, and experts.
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Posted on 05 July 2017
Plenary at AMSA 2017
Director Julie Hall gave the plenary address on 4 July at the Australian Marine Sciences Association conference in Darwin.
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Posted on 26 June 2017
Uncovering the seas’ secrets
Meet Betty, an amazing piece of marine technology that gives us detailed information about the oceans that we couldn’t get any other way.
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Posted on 29 May 2017
Video: Why Tasman and Golden Bays?
Tasman Bay/Te Tai-o-Aorere and Golden Bay/Mohua are our ‘case study area’, where we are testing the tools and knowledge for ecosystem-based management (EBM) that we are generating.
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Posted on 19 May 2017
Video: Working together
This video explains what we're about; how we are working with Māori, government, industry, NGOs and communities; and what we mean by ecosystem-based management (EBM).
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Posted on 15 May 2017
6 new Innovation Fund projects
We are delighted to announce that 6 projects have been funded in the second round of our Innovation Fund.
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Posted on 15 March 2017
Nelson workshop for iwi and stakeholders
On 1 March, we held a workshop in Nelson for regional stakeholders and iwi.
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Posted on 15 February 2017
RV Polaris II: photo diary, part 1
Alex Connolly, an MSc student at University of Otago, shares a photo diary of her first research voyage, on board RV Polaris II.
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Posted on 09 February 2017
Investigating food webs from Kaikoura to Golden Bay
In January the University of Otago’s research vessel Polaris II embarked from Dunedin on its latest marine science voyage.
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Posted on 22 December 2016
From sea cucumbers to the media
What do hydrokinetic metal fatigue, farming sea cucumbers, the media’s role in the future of our seas, and blue whales have in common? They were all research topics proposed during our…
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Posted on 24 March 2016
Requests for Proposals – Innovation Fund
A request for proposals - innovation fund will be made at the end of March 2016.
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