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Posted on 08 June 2022
Thousands roped in to help create The Unseen
World Oceans Day is a time for celebrating and honouring our moana – making it a fitting last day for the exhibition of The Unseen at the National Aquarium of…
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Posted on 04 May 2022
Sustainable Seas resources feature in Southern Institute of Technology course
In November, Bálint Koller, Instructional Designer at the Southern Institute of Technology, asked about our resources relevant to marine management and EBM for their ENV402 Marine and Freshwater Ecology level…
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Posted on 09 March 2022
Patterns bring The Unseen to life
Gabby O’Connor’s bright idea bringing art and science together came to her when she was in Antarctica, watching measuring instruments being lowered into the icy ocean depths.
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Posted on 09 March 2022
Collaborative artwork installed at National Aquarium of New Zealand
Following exhibitions in Whakatū/Nelson, Te Whanganui-a-Tara/Wellington and Tauranga, art-science project The Unseen has now made its way to the National Aquarium of New Zealand in Ahuriri/Napier.
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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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Posted on 16 August 2021
Developing a rimurimu/seaweed sector would hugely benefit Aotearoa New Zealand
A prosperous rimurimu/seaweed sector has massive potential to improve the health and well-being of Aotearoa New Zealand, our research shows.
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Posted on 22 May 2021
Mud: when there’s too much in our estuaries
On May 20, 2021, 104 attendees from 9 different councils, 4 different universities, and 2 different countries gathered online to learn about the problem of mud in Aotearoa New Zealand’s…
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Posted on 13 May 2021
The ripple effects of research
There is no recipe book for managing cumulative effects in our estuaries and coasts.
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Posted on 07 May 2021
Tauranga schoolkids helping create a giant rope artwork about marine science
From 10–14 May, daily workshops will be held with 450 local students from 7 Tauranga schools looking at the tides, kai moana species and historical land reclamation in the Tauranga…
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Posted on 22 April 2021
Nau mai, haere mai to Desna Whaanga-Schollum
We are delighted to welcome Desna to the Communications Team as our Communications Advisor – Māori. Desna has a Master of Science Communication (Otago University 2018), and a B.
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Posted on 12 April 2021
2,000+ school kids discovered why rimurimu/seaweed is the next wonder crop
Primary school students across the country took a (virtual) field trip with the Sustainable Seas Challenge during Seaweek 2021. This was our fourth annual trip in partnership with LEARNZ.
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Posted on 31 March 2021
Media coverage in March 2021
School kids to go on virtual field trip to learn about seaweedRNZ Midday Report – Julie Hall was interviewed about the LEARNZ trip, and potential of seaweed as a new…
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