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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 30 November 2022
Te Au o Te Moana - Voice of the Ocean: John Reid
“As much as we can be Kaitiaki, different species can be kaitiaki, or the ocean itself can be kaitiaki. It's this interconnected relationship.
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Posted on 11 October 2022
Aquaculture technology for a blue economy
Early last week one of our sister challenges Science for Technological Innovation held a forum on Tech Innovation for our Blue Economy, providing a perfect segway for those heading to…
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Posted on 07 October 2022
Aotearoa's seaweed sector is ready to boom
A roadmap, launched today, shows how Aotearoa New Zealand could grow its rimurimu/seaweed sector in a way for the country to gain economically, environmentally, socially and culturally.
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Posted on 02 August 2022
Te Au o Te Moana - Voice of the Ocean: Anna Madarasz-Smith
Te Au o Te Moana - Voice of the Ocean: Anna Madarasz-Smith
Posted on 06 July 2022
Te Au o Te Moana - Voice of the Ocean: Vera Rullens
Vera Rullens is a researcher based in Melbourne who works with Sustainable Seas through the University of Waikato.
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Posted on 01 July 2022
Building back better: A catalyst for change
Growing marine ecotourism project co-leader Simon Milne was asked to share his expert perspective with the UN's High Level Panel for a Sustainable Ocean Economy.
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Posted on 17 June 2022
User guide for EBM tools released
We’ve developed a handy user guide that brings together tools we have developed and/or used for ecosystem-based management (EBM). It includes guidelines, frameworks, and numerical and conceptual models.
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Posted on 13 June 2022
Seafood Magazine: Doing business by ‘doing good’
Shared with permission from Seafood New Zealand Magazine - June 2022: ‘Restorative marine economies’ are practical models that foster new investments and business enterprises aiming to reverse environmental degradation and protect natural…
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Posted on 09 June 2022
Minister highlights need for EBM on World Ocean Day
The contribution of our work towards creating healthy resilient oceans has been recognised by the Ocean and Fisheries Minister David Parker, in a speech at Auckland University.
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Posted on 08 June 2022
Te Au o Te Moana - Voice of the Ocean: Eva Siwicka
Eva Siwicka is a post-doctoral research fellow at the University of Auckland, working on the Modelling restorative economies project.
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Posted on 02 June 2022
Need for EBFM highlighted at Parliament
A need for an ecosystem-based approach to managing fishing was highlighted by Dr Chris Cornelisen at Parliament last month.
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