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News and updates about our research, outreach and engagement
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…
MorePosted on 01 April 2022
Updated Research Book highlights new projects
We’re delighted to announce the publication of the latest Research Book for the Sustainable Seas Challenge. It includes new projects that have come on board since last April.
MorePosted 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…
MorePosted 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.
MorePosted 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.
MorePosted on 11 November 2021
Updated map shows research near you
We’ve updated our Where’s our research map? to share our latest projects. The goal of the map is to connect people to research happening in and around their communities.
MorePosted 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.
MorePosted on 31 October 2021
Media coverage in October 2021
The massive potential of the seaweed sectorSeafoodNZ magazine/October 2021 – Article (p38–39) about the Building a seaweed sector project and our recent report reviewing the sector.
MorePosted on 14 September 2021
Seaweed biodiversity study underway on Marlborough Sounds marine farms
Early one morning in August, before the latest lockdown, a couple of seaweed scientists visited marine farms in the Marlborough Sounds to collect seaweed samples.
MorePosted on 01 September 2021
Seafood Magazine: Creating a sustainable mussel spat supply with mātauranga Māori
Shared with permission from Seafood New Zealand Magazine - June 2021:Indigenous knowledge and expertise are at the forefront of creating more sustainable pathways for the largest and most valuable aquaculture industry…
MorePosted on 01 July 2021
Seafood Magazine: Making tikanga Māori more evident in fishing practice
Shared with permission from Seafood New Zealand Magazine - June 2021:When European settlers first arrived in Aotearoa, Māori embraced the opportunity to expand their commerical fishing trade and commerce, quickly establishing…
MorePosted on 29 June 2021
IVF for flounder holds the key to a fledgling aquaculture industry
This article is republished from University of Waikato under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article.
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