Past events

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04 Mar

NZ Maritime Museum (AKL) - Ocean Detectives - Tracking plastics in our marine environment

Sustainable Seas researcher Heni Unwin from the Cawthron Institute is speaking at the NZ Maritime Museum about a new plastic tracking tool.  The talk is free but booking is essential via the Maritime Museum…

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Credit: Dave Allen NIWA
05 Nov

Annual Conference 5-7 November 2018

The Sustainable Seas Annual Conference was held in early November 2018.
More than 220 Sustainable Seas researchers, stakeholders and Māori research partners attended the second annual conference held in Wellington in early…

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Huataukina to iwi e  Developing marine bioactives from kina
Credit: Josie McClutchie
13 Sept

Te Tai Pari Wānanga – Tairāwhiti 13 - 14 September 2018

Hikurangi Enterprises hosted a two-day wānanga on 13 and 14 September 2018 in Gisborne.  The wānanga brought together whānau, community and scientists to talk about the opportunities to grow the East…

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Enhancing EBM practices
Credit: Ayushi Kachhara NIWA 2018
06 Jul

Oceans Mesh - Our Social Seas

Oceans Mesh - Our Social Seas is a creative collaboration using an audio-visual projection to encourage conversations about the ocean and the many ways we value marine ecosystems.

Dr Charlotte Šunde
Vicki Smith
Oceans…

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03 Jul

NZ Marine Sciences Society Annual Conference 2018

Napier War Memorial Conference Centre3rd - 5th July 2018
The conference will cover a diverse range of topics under the theme ‘Weaving the Strands’ - drawing together data, disciplines, and perspectives to…

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Forecasting contamination risk for shellfish harvest and beach use
30 Apr

Webinar: Atlantis ecosystem model // Submarine canyons as ‘underground rivers’

Join us for our inaugural webinar. This 1 hour seminar will explore two topics: detailed ecosystem modelling from sunlight to market, and how submarine canyons act as ‘underground rivers’ to connect…

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Credit: Dave Allen NIWA
07 Apr

The Unseen: closing talk

Join artist researcher Gabby O'Connor at the Suter Art Gallery at 2:30pm for the closing talk of her 10-day art-science-community exhibition.
Gabby will talk about her project and the resulting collaborative…

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Credit: Dave Allen NIWA
28 Mar

The Unseen: sciart exhibition

If you’re in Nelson around Easter make sure you stop by Albion Square (next to the Suter Art Gallery) to see our sci-art-education exhibition, The Unseen.
The 10-day exhibition launches on Wednesday…

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Estimating historic effects from sedimentation and fishing
06 Mar

Seaweek 2018: 'virtual' fieldtrip to Tasman Bay

We have teamed up with LEARNZ on a field trip: Sustainable seas – essential for New Zealand's health and wealth. Participating schools will (virtually) join our scientists on boats and the…

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Credit: Ayushi Kachhara NIWA 2018
03 Mar

Seaweek 2018: *free* sciart workshop

Fun for all the family. Join artist researcher Gabby O'Conner and marine scientist Joanne O'Callaghan for this free public art-science-education workshop in Lower Hutt. Find out about their work and help make…

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