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Posted on 30 November 2020
How ‘forests’ can help marine spatial planning
New guidance for marine managers explains how Gradient Forest models – a new ‘classification tree’ technique that predicts species composition in marine environments – can help predict biodiversity hotspots in marine areas where there is little to no available data.…
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Posted on 30 November 2020
Community empowerment in marine spatial planning and EBM
The New Zealand Geographical Society held their biennial conference over 25-27 November at Victoria University of Wellington. The theme was Embracing Diversity: Expanding Geographies.
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Posted on 27 November 2020
Our researchers nominated for Kudos Awards 2020
Congratulations to our researchers who were nominated for the Kudos Awards this year! Dr Joanne Ellis (co-leader for Communicating risk and uncertainty) Associate Professor Kura Paul-Burke (co-leader for Awhi Mai Awhi Atu…
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Posted on 17 November 2020
EBM workshop for Marlborough teachers
Sustainable Seas researchers are supporting teachers to pass on ecosystem-based management (EBM) knowledge to the next generation.
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Posted on 16 November 2020
Ocean robots show rivers flow further out to sea than expected
Aotearoa New Zealand's rivers don't just end at the coast, they travel much further than previously thought into our oceans, via eddies.
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Posted on 12 November 2020
Interview with: Leonardo Durante
Originally from São Paulo, Brazil, University of Otago PhD student Leonardo Durante recently submitted his thesis, funded through the Ecosystem connectivity project.
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Posted on 10 November 2020
Haere mai to Marie Davis, our new Challenge Manager
We are delighted to welcome Marie Davis to the Sustainable Seas Challenge Leadership Team as the new Challenge Manager. Marie is an expert in project management.
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Posted on 09 November 2020
Project leader Jason Mika wins Massey teaching award
Ka mau te wehi, congratulations to Jason Mika for being awarded the 2020 Richard Buchanan Teaching Excellence Award.
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Posted on 31 October 2020
Media coverage in October 2020
Huge electricity generation farm could be viable in Cook Strait - if costs come down StuffArticle about the research published by the Energy from tidal currents project.
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Posted on 29 October 2020
Aotearoa New Zealand’s complex marine laws
We’ve produced a poster of key pieces of legislation in our marine realm, and where they apply.
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Posted on 27 October 2020
Catching the wave: new Innovation Fund projects to grow our blue economy
Following a high level of interest, we are pleased to announce the projects that will be funded by the Innovation Fund 2020.
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Posted on 30 September 2020
Media coverage in September 2020
Morning news, episode 52 (this recording is no longer available)Māori TV/Te Ao Tapatahi A Skype interview with Dr Kura Paul-Burke, story starts at 41m45s.
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