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News and updates about our research, outreach and engagement

Mussel beds at Tonga Island Alex Connolly

Posted on 16 October 2017

New term, new NZ marine science resources

School pupils can now explore a real-world issue facing New Zealand – how to best manage our vast marine resources – thanks to a collaboration between the Sustainable Seas Challenge…

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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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Spatially-explicit decision support tools
Credit: Crispin Middleton NIWA 2018

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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Recreational fishing boat credit Stuart Mackay NIWA
Credit: Stuart Mackay, NIWA

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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What could EBM look like in Tasman and Golden Bays

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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Credit: Dave Allen NIWA

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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Credit: Dave Allen NIWA

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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Credit: Dave Allen NIWA

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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Enhancing EBM practices
Credit: Ayushi Kachhara NIWA 2018

Posted on 09 July 2015

Presentation to the New Zealand Marine Sciences conference

Dr Julie Hall recently made a presentation on the Sustainable Seas Science Challenge to the New Zealand Marine Science Conference.  

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