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Posted on 04 December 2019
Decision-making in the face of uncertainty
The Tipping points team proposes harnessing expert opinions from scientists and mātauranga Māori holders to bridge key knowledge gaps so marine managers can plan for different outcomes and prevent tipping points.…
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Posted on 31 October 2019
Media coverage in October 2019
Breakfast TVNZ (no link available) Director Julie Hall was interviewed about the report Our Marine Environment 2019 A call to arms on New Zealanders’ abuse of the ocean The Spinoff This article about the MfE report Our Marine Environment 2019 included…
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Posted on 24 October 2019
Online resource connects and empowers kaitiaki
A new report from the Tāhuhu Matatau Te Ao Tangaroa project summarises the guiding principles, core values and process they’ve used to develop an online digital resource centre for kaitiaki – stewards or guardians…
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Posted on 24 September 2019
Case study focuses on improving Hawke’s Bay
A collaboration with the Hawke’s Bay Marine and Coastal Group (HBMaC) will map environmental stressors, their interactions, and provide guidance for reducing their impacts.
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Posted on 17 September 2019
Maritime Museum Talk: Forecasting contamination
Watch recordings of our second NZ Maritime Museum breakfast talk on 19 August 2019.
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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 16 May 2019
Ocean research in Aotearoa: prospects and predictions
To best manage a marine ecosystem we need to know how it works – and one of the foundation stones is understanding the mechanics of water, nutrient, sediment and pollutant…
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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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Posted on 25 February 2019
Monitoring for tipping points in the marine environment
Councils are welcoming new research from Sustainable Seas National Science Challenge that recommends monitoring regimes for detecting tipping points in Aotearoa New Zealand’s marine environment.
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Posted on 30 August 2017
Cumulative effects project kicks off
Managing the cumulative effects from natural events and human activities is one of the most urgent and complex problems facing our coastal and marine ecosystems.
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Posted on 29 June 2017
‘Betty’ returns with info about eddies
In May, Betty (an ocean glider), spent 24 days travelling 610km through the Cook Strait’s turbulent waters continuously recording temperature, salinity, oxygen concentration, light, acoustic recordings, and more.
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