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Posted on 13 July 2023

Understanding cumulative effects from a te ao Māori perspective

Understanding some of the barriers faced by iwi and hapū across Aotearoa with regards to management of cumulative effects in freshwater, estuarine and marine environments, and potential solutions to overcome these barriers.

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Posted on 04 July 2023

Te Au o Te Moana – Voice of the Ocean: Matt Rout

Matt’s speciality can be broadly defined as indigenous socio-economic development and environmental sustainability, focusing on creating theoretical frameworks grounded in context and designed to deliver practical progress.

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Posted on 30 June 2023

Seafood Magazine: Visible footprints on the seafloor

Shared with permission from Seafood New Zealand Magazine - June 2023Knowledge is power — and knowing exactly how large a trawl footprint is on the sea floor can help fishers…

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Posted on 30 June 2023

Media Coverage June 2023

Our oceans are in deep trouble – a 'mountains to sea' approach could make a real differenceThe Conversation – Leader of our Enhancing EBM practices research theme Karen Fisher shares…

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Posted on 20 June 2023

Te Au o Te Moana – Voice of the Ocean: Shaun Awatere

Shaun Awatere leads the Tangaroa research theme, which places Māori at its centre and aims to promote and support Māori-led or partnered projects to enable direct benefits to those iwi and hapū…

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Posted on 01 June 2023

Media Coverage April/May 2023

Commercial fishers flock to protected areas95bFM The Green Desk — Researchers have found that commercial fishing activity increases sharply near new marine protected areas.

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Posted on 15 May 2023

New research reveals a change in fisher behaviour around offshore marine protected areas

Globally, marine protected areas (MPAs) are used as a marine conservation tool, with many studies demonstrating that the fish biomass from within the MPA can “spillover” into the surrounding non-MPA…

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Posted on 20 April 2023

Te Au o Te Moana – 2023 conference highlights

View recordings Connecting Te Au o Te Moana with the voices of our researchers, co-developers, and Māori partners resonated strongly across the Sustainable Seas 2023 three-day conference.

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Posted on 17 April 2023

Seafood Magazine: New tools developed to support multi-species management

A collaborative research project by Fisheries New Zealand (FNZ) and Sustainable Seas National Science Challenge has explored how mapping and modelling tools can support multi-species finfish management.

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Posted on 04 April 2023

Media Coverage March 2023

The wahine professor who is making waves in marine scienceStuff – A star above and below the water.

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Posted on 03 March 2023

Media Coverage in February 2023

The impact of back-to-back storms Science Media Centre – Professor Conrad Pilditch provided an expert reaction on the unseen costs of extreme weather events for our estuarine and coastal ecosystems.

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Posted on 15 February 2023

Seafood Magazine: FNZ project to help monitor health of the Hauraki Gulf

Shared with permission from Seafood New Zealand Magazine - February 2023The Sustainable Seas Challenge and Fisheries New Zealand are co-leading a new project looking at Ecosystem-Based Fisheries Management (EBFM) in Te Moananui-a-Toi,…

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