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News and updates about our research, outreach and engagement
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 24 May 2017
Tracking Tasman Bay
Over the next 2 weeks, 14 drifters will monitor how water circulates in Tasman Bay, providing insights into issues such as where river sediment and nutrient plumes end up.
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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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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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Posted on 29 March 2017
National estuary experiment gets off the (muddy) ground
Field work has begun for a national study assessing the potential risks and consequences of nutrient and sediment runoff on marine ecosystems.
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Posted on 20 February 2017
RV Polaris II: photo diary, part 2
Alex Connolly, MSc student at University of Otago, shares a photo diary of her first research voyage, on the RV Polaris II.
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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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Posted on 14 December 2016
David Schiel awarded UC Research Medal
Distinguished Professor David Schiel has been awarded the University of Canterbury’s Research Medal. Prof Schiel is widely acknowledged as one of New Zealand’s pre-eminent marine scientists.
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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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Posted on 29 July 2015
Presentation from the Māori and Stakeholder Workshop held on 29 July 2015
View a presentation that was delivered to Māori and stakeholders at a recent workshop.
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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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