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Posted on 10 May 2022
Te Au o Te Moana - Voice of the Ocean: Elizabeth Macpherson
Associate Professor Elizabeth Macpherson, an environmental law scholar at the University of Canterbury, is looking at the legal frameworks that manage relationships between people and marine environments, and how they…
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Posted on 01 April 2022
Media coverage in March 2022
‘We have a full pharmacopoeia of plants’: Q&A with Māori researcher Nicola MacdonaldMongabay – Project Co-leader for Kohunga Kutai, Nicola MacDonald, shares how researchers are using science and mātauranga Māori to create a…
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Posted on 11 February 2022
Te Au o Te Moana – Voice of the Ocean: Clare Bradley
Clare Bradley leads a sustainable whānau owned rimurimu/seaweed business.
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Posted on 01 January 2022
Seafood Magazine: Harvesting bioactives from seastars to save kuku/mussel beds
Shared with permission from Seafood New Zealand Magazine - December 2021:An over-abundance of pātangaroa (11-armed seastars) is causing a dramatic decline in populations of kuku/kutai (mussels), pipi and cockles in coastal…
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Posted on 31 December 2021
Media coverage in December 2021
Scheme aims to establish commercial seaweed farming sector Stuff – A new five-million-dollar seaweed farming pilot programme in the Hauraki gulf draws insights from our Seaweed sector review.
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Posted on 14 December 2021
Covid-19, integrity and ‘blue washing’ – marine ecotourism operators share their thoughts and concerns for the future
As the nation gears up to explore their own backyard this summer, the country’s tourism industry is firmly focused on developing more sustainable ways to host domestic and international visitors.
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Posted on 07 December 2021
Seaweed could be the answer for skin and environment safe suncare products
Kiwi scientists are investigating if Aotearoa New Zealand’s seaweed and algae can be used in sun care products that are healthy for our skin and the environment.
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Posted on 01 December 2021
Media coverage in November 2021
Breakfast this morning (no longer available) Building a seaweed sector project leader Serean Adams (Cawthron Institute) talked to John Campbell on Breakfast this morning to share how 900 native seaweed species can remove nutrients, increase biodiversity and protect shorelines in…
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Posted on 30 November 2021
Marine ecotourism is supporting tourism industry to build back better
As the first official day of summer kicks off tomorrow and the nation gears up to explore their own backyard, the country’s tourism industry is firmly focused on developing more…
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Posted on 25 November 2021
Connecting our research to the offshore wind industry
On 25 November, we virtually attended the Offshore Future Energy Forum.
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Posted on 01 November 2021
Seafood Magazine: Seaweed could be a game changer
Shared with permission from Seafood New Zealand Magazine - October 2021:A prosperous rimurimu/seaweed sector has massive potential to improve the health and well-being of Aotearoa New Zealand, new research shows.
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Posted on 01 November 2021
Six rimurimu/seaweed species could put Aotearoa New Zealand on the map
Rimurimu/seaweed should be a natural contributor to Aotearoa New Zealand’s blue economy because there is a wealth of diversity of species growing along our coastlines.
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