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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…
MorePosted 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.
MorePosted 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…
MorePosted 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.
MorePosted 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.
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.
MorePosted 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.
MorePosted 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,…
MorePosted on 10 February 2023
Te Au o Te Moana - Voice of the Ocean: Julie Hall
Julie Hall loves a storm. “I love being on the beach when there's lots of wind and the waves are crashing. It makes you respect nature.
MorePosted on 01 February 2023
Seaweed holds sway as the number one topic
A glance at the most-viewed tools and resources on the Sustainable Seas Challenge website in 2022 makes it clear that rimurimu (seaweed) takes the crown as the topic of most…
MorePosted on 01 February 2023
Introducing our new Whakatutuki section
Making the whole greater than the sum of its parts.
MorePosted on 22 December 2022
Joining forces for an important message
For many New Zealanders, this time of year is all about making the most of the sunshine and getting down to the beach.
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