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Ripples of hope have risen from the work of marine researchers, kaitiaki, and community members who’ve pooled their knowledge for the good of the ocean.
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Whakatautika: Generating balance in the business and activity of fishing at Moana New Zealand
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A case study on Indigenising the blue economy in Aotearoa (June 2024)
ViewTikanga, Te Tiriti o Waitangi and Marine Governance
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Governance report and transitional options (June 2024)
ViewFishery system indicators to support ecosystem based fishery management in Tīkapa Moana, Te Moananui-ā-toi
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Supporting Revitalising the Gulf and FNZ to implement EBFM in the Hauraki Gulf (June 2024)
ViewA guide to developing place-based, community-led, restorative marine tourism in Aotearoa New Zealand
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Developed by OD&Co with support from the Cawthron Institute (July 2024)
ViewIndigenising the blue economy in Aotearoa: A synthesis
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Rout M, Mika J P, Reid J, Whitehead J, Gillies A, Wiremu F, McLellan G & Ruha C (June 2024)
ViewImplementing tikanga Māori in the business and activity of fishing
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Prepared for Iwi Collective Partnership (June 2024)
ViewIndigenising the blue economy: A case study of Ngāti Mutunga o Wharekauri
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Needs and aspirations for indigenising the blue economy (June 2024)
ViewIndigenising the blue economy: A case study of the Moriori of Rēkohu
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Needs and aspirations for indigenising the blue economy (November 2023)
ViewManagement for estuary values and aspirations
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An extension of the Estuaries Bayesian Network Model (June 2024)
ViewHe Kāinga Taurikura o Tangitū
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The journey and recommendations of the Treasured Coastal Environment project (June 2024)
ViewTe Tīriti o Waitangi partnerships enhances research, science and innovation
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National Science Challenges share their experiences (June 2024)
ViewLiving filters pilot project
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Report on a pilot project to investigate the ability of Greenshell™ mussels to survive in Port Nelson (June 2024)
ViewAssessing potential recovery solutions to shift from kina barrens to kelp forests
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Bulmer R, Pilditch C, Stephenson F, Shears N & Flowers G (June 2024)
ViewResources for marine and coastal ecotourism operators
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Resources for developing marine coastal ecotourism and transitioning towards a blue economy (June 2024)
ViewKohunga Kūtai
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Creating a sustainable supply of seed mussels using mātauranga Māori (June 2024)
ViewNature risks and opportunities in Hawke’s Bay
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A place-based approach to understanding nature risks and business readiness for nature disclosure (June 2024)
ViewConsiderations for rehabilitation of shellfish and shellfish habitat in Marlborough Sounds
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An Aotearoa New Zealand-centered overview of the importance of shellfish to healthy marine ecosystems, the pressures that threaten them, and…
ViewA novel approach to aquaculture in Aotearoa New Zealand
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Growing community wellbeing with pātiki tōtara (May 2024)
ViewDeveloping marine and coastal ecotourism
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Recommendations for tourism operators and policy makers (June 2024)
ViewWhakarite mai taku waka rangahau
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Preparing our research waka for working in partnership.
ViewWao Tāngata
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Reclaiming maramataka practice: Enabling cultural environmental indicator development through the restoration of ancestral practice.
ViewTe Korowai
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Reclaiming and preserving indigenous knowledge of coastal and marine ecosystems
ViewHe Tirohanga Whāiti: Focus Area Report
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Report from Tangaroa Ararau – Te Tiriti o Waitangi, Tikanga Māori and the marine environment (May 2024)
ViewGuidance for using drones to monitor coastal ecosystems
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This report provides guidance on choosing a remote sensing platform and the use of UAVs for aerial monitoring of coastal rocky reef ecosyste…
ViewKi uta ki tai: values and science for an informed kaitiaki / guardian
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Lohrer D, Awatere S, Paul-Burke K, Kitson J, Schwarz A-M (April 2024)
ViewPreventing sun-induced skin damage with algae-derived compounds
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Report on workflow for molecular taxonomic identification of macroalgae
(November 2022)
Report to Ōhiwa Harbour Implementation Forum
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This report provides an update of the Pātangaroa hua rau project which is investigating the economic potential of collagen and bioactives fr…
ViewFinancing restorative economies in Aotearoa New Zealand’s marine and coastal space
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This report highlights opportunities and challenges in building restorative economies in New Zealand from the investment and finance perspec…
ViewUpholding the value of pāua quota
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This research looks at how we can uphold long-term fishery values, the value of commercial quota, and the ecological role that pāua play in …
ViewHe Pou Tuārongo
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The purpose of this report is to draw on the foundational setting as well as the practice, opportunity and barrier narratives detailed by wh…
ViewHe Poutokomanawa
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This infographic report provides an overview of some of the practices discussed throughout Whakaika Te Moana, as well as some insights into …
ViewHe Pou Kai Āwha
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This infographic report provides an overview of the cultural context and indigenous world view within which Māori aquatic cultivation practi…
ViewA review of te ao Māori perspectives of marine scales and where these are impeded by contemporary management
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Kainamu A & Rolleston-Gabel T (September 2023)
ViewKey environmental considerations for seaweed aquaculture in Aotearoa New Zealand
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Howarth L & Major R (October 2023)
ViewDeveloping decision-support tools for cumulative effects management
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This report describes a conceptual decision support tool structure, and the associated principles and requirements for decision-support tool…
ViewPātaka Kōrero: Collated Digital Resources
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This infographic report specifically focuses on 'Collections,' which is one of the key storage and access features of the pātaka system.
ViewPātaka Kōrero: System Use and Key Learnings
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This report focuses on the ‘Content Access’ system and describes the three main features of the front-end user interface that collectively w…
ViewAuahatanga from Authenticity: Maximising opportunities for Akaroa Salmon and Ōnuku Rūnanga
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This report is focused primarily on auahatanga (differentiation) – differentiating kaitiaki-generated products from commodities and diversif…
ViewLiterature review: Indigenising the blue economy in Aotearoa New Zealand
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This literature review explores three themes on both constraints and potential solutions for Māori transitioning to a blue economy. Rout M, …
ViewHapū and iwi perceptions of cumulative effects: supporting kaitiakitanga
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This report presents some of the barriers faced by iwi and hapū across Aotearoa with regards to management of cumulative effects in freshwat…
ViewScale dependencies and its influence on EBM
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This report provides a review of the existing knowledge of scale dependencies in Sustainable Seas research project and compares between phas…
ViewQuantifying and reducing interactions between commercial fishing gear and the seabed in New Zealand
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This report aims to support fishers to optimise their operations while minimising contact. Wilson O, Restrepo F, Bowman B, Lawson C, Smith S…
ViewTōtaranui/Queen Charlotte Sound interactive map
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This interactive map of Tōtaranui/Queen Charlotte Sound shows the study locations our researchers have worked at.
ViewSustainability disclosures in the blue economy
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This report provides a stocktake of sustainability disclosure practices and initiatives globally and in Aotearoa New Zealand, with a focus o…
ViewBuilding an interconnected blue economy in place
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This report briefly reviews the blue economy Sustainable Seas programme to date and identifies three main gaps for further attention in the …
ViewDeveloping blue economy principles for Aotearoa New Zealand
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This report reviews blue economy principles and their implementation internationally to inform the development of blue economy principles fo…
ViewExploring the use of a system diagram and multi-variate analysis to understand multi-species complexes in fisheries
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This report details exploratory research on using a system diagram and multi-variate analysis to help understand how fisheries management of…
ViewIncorporating ecosystem-based management principles into regional coastal plans
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This report provides guidance to those about to commence a review of their Regional Coastal Plans prepared under the Resource Management Act…
ViewApplying analogue simulation - A qualitative process to explore the socio-ecological flow-on impacts in a system in response to modelled biophysical changes
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One of three reports prepared for stage two of Hawke’s Bay case study. This report describes the analogue simulation process that integrates…
ViewDevelopment of a seafloor model of disturbance impacts on benthic structure in the Hawke’s Bay
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One of three reports prepared for stage two of Hawke’s Bay regional study. This report describes the adaptation of the seafloor disturbance …
ViewEnabling ecosystem-based management in the Hawke’s Bay: Overview of stages one and two of the case study process
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One of three reports prepared for stage two of Hawke’s Bay regional study. This report describes the full process including stage one (syste…
ViewEncouraging coastal and marine restorative economies in Aotearoa New Zealand
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This report is a starting point in the development of knowledge, frameworks, and decision-support tools to enable restorative economies to e…
ViewMarine and coastal ecotourism - national and regional picture (part 2): Operator survey and interviews
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This report provides baseline information about Aotearoa’s marine and coastal ecotourism (MCET) sector, and sector aspirations for the futur…
ViewMarine and coastal ecotourism - national and regional picture (part 1): Operator database and map
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This report provides baseline information on the size and activity profile of the sector in Aotearoa, and a contact list to help users furth…
ViewMarine and coastal ecotourism operators
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This interactive map visualises the location of marine and coastal ecotourism operators, and the main visitor experiences they provide. This…
ViewStocktake and characterisation of Aotearoa New Zealand’s seaweed sector: Environmental effects of seaweed wild-harvest and aquaculture
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This report describes the ecosystem services provided by seaweed and the potential environmental impacts of a seaweed sector. Clark DE, Newc…
ViewStocktake and characterisation of Aotearoa New Zealand’s seaweed sector: Species characteristics and Te Tiriti o Waitangi considerations
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This report provides an overview of seaweed species in Aotearoa that have commercial potential, as well as recognition of their cultural imp…
ViewStocktake and characterisation of Aotearoa New Zealand’s seaweed sector: Market and regulatory focus
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This report assesses current demand, supply and regulation, and opportunities for (and barriers to) growth of the rimurimu/seaweed sector in…
ViewA review of risk assessment frameworks for use in marine ecosystem-based management (EBM) in Aotearoa New Zealand
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Clark DE, Gladstone-Gallagher R, Stephenson F & Ellis J (May 2021)
ViewDeveloping marine ecotourism for a sustainable blue economy: a literature review
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Milne S, Thorburn E, Rosin C, & Deuchar C
ViewTe Piringa
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The process of engagement, co-development, kawa and tikanga for the Ngā Tohu o Te Ao project.
ViewSystems mapping marine stressors in Hawke's Bay
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This report summarises the processes and outputs from Stage 1 of the Hawke's Bay regional study. Connolly J, Lundquist C, Madarasz-Smith A,…
ViewCreating value from a blue economy: Final report
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Lewis N, Le Heron R, Hikuroa D, Le Heron E, Davies K, FitzHerbert S, James G, Wynd D, McLellan G, Dowell A, Petersen I, Barrett J, Sharp E, …
ViewStemming the colonial environmental tide: shared Māori governance jurisdiction and ecosystem-based management over the marine and coastal seascape in Aotearoa New Zealand – possible ways forward
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Joseph R, Rakena M, Te Kuini Jones M, Takuira J, Te Tai M and Rakena C.
ViewBactiMap: forecasting contamination risk to shellfish
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This is a prototype model for forecasting E. coli contamination risk to shellfish in Tasman and Golden Bays.
ViewFutureproofing the green-lipped mussel aquaculture industry against ocean acidification
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Law CS, Barr N, Gall M, Cummings V, Currie K, Murdoch J, Halliday J, Frost E, Stevens C, Plew D, Vance J and Zeldis J
November 2020
Making new blue economy in Kaikōura: a participatory process approach
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Lewis N, Le Heron R, Hikuroa D and Le Heron E
September 2020
Systems map of marine stressors in Hawke's Bay
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This is a systems map of two marine stressors - freshwater sedimentation and loss of seabed structure - and their impact in Hawke's Bay from…
ViewTools for risk assessment under uncertainty
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This report reviews a range of best practice analytical tools and processes that can be used to support risk assessment across a spectrum of…
ViewDenitrification potential: Whitford estuary
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This map shows areas where nitrogen removal by soft-sediment seabed is predicted to be high.
ViewBiogenic habitat provision: Queen Charlotte Sound
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This map shows where refuge habitats, which act as nurseries for young finfish and invertebrates, are predicted to be found.
ViewBiogenic habitat provision: Te Tau Ihu/Top of the South
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This map shows where refuge habitats, which act as nurseries for young finfish and invertebrates, are predicted to be found.
ViewBiogenic habitat provision: Hauraki Gulf
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This map shows where refuge habitats, which act as nurseries for young fish and invertebrates, are predicted to be found.
ViewTransitioning to a blue economy: scoping and horizon scanning
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This report documents trajectories in blue economy innovation and development, domestically and internationally.
ViewRepository of knowledge: mātauranga Māori (Exec summary)
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Prepared by Whetu Consultancy Group (2017)
ViewRepository of knowledge: mātauranga Māori
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This report describes research that sought to understand the freedoms, constraints, and controls within the Sustainable Seas Challenge (and …
ViewIncorporation of indigenous approaches to guardianship and stewardship in Canada’s resource management policy framework
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In this report, the researchers identify 5 elements to consider for developing EBM that successfully incorporates Māori perspectives and asp…
ViewSystems mapping: Scallop decline in Tasman-Golden Bay
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This work was a pilot to explore whether systems mapping could be useful for ecosystem-based management (EBM).
ViewEBM in Aotearoa
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An interactive online map showing examples of, and information about, EBM-like initiatives
ViewThe Treaty, tikanga Māori, ecosystem-based management, mainstream law and power sharing for environmental integrity in Aotearoa New Zealand - possible ways forward
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This report focuses on analysing EBM through the incorporation of mātauranga and tikanga Māori and power sharing through Treaty partnerships…
ViewMapping the Māori marine economy
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The Māori marine economy (MME) has emerged out of Māori responses and adaptations to Crown-created institutions and structures that are diff…
ViewMāori marine economy: a literature review
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The research team examined more than 150 articles and reports to investigate the historical and contemporary structure of the Māori marine e…
ViewKaitiaki-centred business models: Case studies of Māori marine-based enterprises in Aotearoa NZ
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This report describes case studies representing different business models: ACE (annual catch entitlement) trading company, joint venture or …
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