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News and updates about our research, outreach and engagement
Posted on 22 February 2019
Empowering Māori to improve ecosystem management in Aotearoa
Sustainable Seas researchers have outlined ways to enable and empower Māori to lead the sustainable management of resources in Aotearoa New Zealand.
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Posted on 05 December 2018
Growing a successful and sustainable Māori marine economy
The Sustainable Seas research team led by Dr John Reid and Dr Jason Mika have identified five key factors that will drive growth of the Māori marine economy: the continued development…
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Posted on 30 September 2018
Media coverage in September 2018
Kina being studied for its medicinal benefits NZ Herald Tairawhiti’s sustainable blue economy Gisborne Herald New Zealand scientists research health properties of sea urchin Undercurrent News Science and mātauranga Māori Te Ao Māori, Radio New Zealand…
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Posted on 18 December 2017
New resource: Understanding kaitiakitanga in our marine environment
This publicly-available report examines mātauranga associated with the marine environment, and explores themes and why they are important to consider in decision-making.
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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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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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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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Posted on 27 June 2017
Māori researchers’ hui
With all but one of our research projects underway, the time was right to bring our cohort of Māori researchers together to share research findings and discuss important issues such…
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Posted on 22 June 2017
He Pou Tokomanawa: project launch
A new Tangaroa project officially launched on 14 June with a pōwhiri at Wakatū marae in Nelson.
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Posted on 12 June 2017
Request for proposals: Tangaroa research project
This call for proposals in Tangaroa is for one project that combines two previously described projects outlined in the Research and Business plan.
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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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