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Learn about diverse New Zealand ocean science spanning from the Pacific, through New Zealand and the Southern Ocean to Antarctica. Learn how scientists, Māori and other ocean knowledge holders are protecting and enhancing Aotearoa New Zealand's marine environments.

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TOHORĀ

AI-assisted search tool navigating the findings of the decade long Sustainable Seas National Science Challenge
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Discovering Aotearoa's Gentle Giants

Research and citizen science programme to learn more about Aotearoa's oceanic manta ray population
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A Floating University for the Pacific Islands

Enabling students from Pacific Island nations to conduct research at sea and provide an environment to help young scientists progress in their careers whilst meeting Pacific Island needs for ocean science
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New Zealand's Tsunami Detection Network

Servicing and maintaining of a network of 12 tsunami detections buoy while examining how our environment will change over time
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Pacific Islands Marine Bioinvasions Alert Network (PacMAN)

This project will increase the technical and scientific capacity in marine invasive species early warning and early detection using the latest technologies in genomics and metabarcoding (eDNA)
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Te Kawa O Tangaroa

An ocean-centred learning programme from the Marine Stewardship Council focusing on solutions to overfishing and how we can ensure our ocean is teeming with life
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Tindale Trust Inshore Tagging Programme

Citizen science inshore fish tagging programme to support sustainable fishing practices and to make better informed decisions
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Young Ocean Explorers

A smart, entertaining and interactive resource to inspire kids to love and protect our ocean
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Polynya as a Global Ventilator: LIONESS-WRS Project

An international initiative utilising the latest in ocean technology to understand the ice-free areas around the Antarctic coast
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Extreme Ocean Mixing: Project Cookie-Monster

Measuring how extreme ocean mixing works to help us better project future climates
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Seaweek

Annual event inspiring New Zealanders to take care of our seas and get involved in collective actions to promote a healthy marine environment
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New Zealand Ocean Data Network (NZODN)

Online initiative gathering open-access marine datasets from around New Zealand to make these data freely available for science
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Ocean Biodiversity Information System (OBIS)

A global open-access data and information clearing-house on marine biodiversity for science, conservation and sustainable development
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Te Riu-a-Māui: Naming a continent

Naming a continent by bringing together traditional oral narratives and science
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Novel high-tech underwater selection tools for environmentally and economically sustainable fishing

Developing trawl gear that will minimise the bycatch of undersize fish and unwanted species.
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Research on nurseries of young snapper in the Hauraki Gulf and East Northland

Uncovering more about what young snapper need to stay healthy and make it to adulthood.
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Seabed Research

Gaining a better understanding of the biodiversity on the seabed in New Zealand’s Exclusive Economic Zone and Territorial Sea.
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The Nippon Foundation-GEBCO Seabed 2030 Project

Mapping the entire sea floor of the world by 2030.
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The Ross Sea Region Research and Monitoring Programme (Ross-RAMP)

Evaluate the effectiveness of the Ross Sea Marine Protected Area (MPA).
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ROBES programme: The resilience of deepsea benthic communities to the effects of sedimentation

Looking at the impact clouds of sand and other particles generated by human activities have on life in and on the deep-sea seabed.
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A reliable ocean forecast tool for managing marine disasters in New Zealand

Developing an Aotearoa New Zealand-specific ocean forecast tool to provide better disaster preparedness
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Developing an Integrated Ocean Observing System for New Zealand

A collaborative Aotearoa New Zealand ocean observing system (NZ-OOS)
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NIWA science platforms

NIWA’s scientific divers play a key role in its freshwater and ocean science programmes
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Broadband acoustic characterisation of free gases in the ocean water

A project developing a cost-effective method for detecting gas bubbles seeping at the seafloor into the ocean
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Sea Ice and Carbon Cycle Feedbacks

Investigating processes that influence sea ice variability and Southern Ocean CO2 uptake
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Projecting Ross Sea ecosystem changes in a warming world

Developing insights into the biodiversity and productivity of the Ross Sea
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Antarctic Ocean Mechanics

Investigating processes within the ocean and atmosphere
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Antarctic Ice Dynamics

Investigating the cause of changes in the size of Antarctica’s ice sheet in the past and evaluating how it is changing now
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The Blue Cradle Foundation

Promoting ocean science for sustainable development, ocean literacy and marine conservation
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Impact of past climate change on ocean circulation, sea temperatures and ecosystems in the Southern Ocean and Southwest Pacific

Understanding the consequences of a warmer climate on environment and organisms
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Kia tika te hī ika

Exploring fisheries tikanga and mātauranga
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Sustainable Seas National Science Challenge / Ko ngā moana whakauka

How can Aotearoa / New Zealand best develop its marine economy, while protecting the taonga of that marine environment?
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Understanding ecological responses to cumulative effects

Cumulative effects of multiple stressors on New Zealand’s soft-sediment and rocky reef biodiversity and ecosystem function
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Geologic Champagne

What controls sudden release of CO2 at glacial terminations on the Chatham Rise?
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Project Baseline Wellington

A citizen science project monitoring kelp to create awareness about the importance of seaweed as highly productive coastal ecosystem
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The Zealandia Timescale

Oceans are critical to help predict future trends
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Spatially-explicit cumulative effects tools

Incorporating cumulative effects of multiple stressors from human activities on land and sea into decision-making tools
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R-CET

Rapid characterisation of earthquakes and tsunami for fewer deaths and faster recovery
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Shark Spy

A citizen science project that aims to collect baseline data on sharks local to Aotearoa New Zealand coasts
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Marine Metre Squared

A national citizen science project encouraging schools and communities to get involved in long-term monitoring of the coastal environment
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Restorative marine economies

Building restorative economies in Aotearoa New Zealand’s coastal and marine spaces
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Building a seaweed sector

A thriving seaweed sector could provide meaningful economic, environmental, social and cultural benefits locally and nationally
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Pātangaroa hua rau

Investigating the economic potential of bioactives from 11-armed sea stars to manage overpopulation
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Kohunga Kutai

Investigating how to create a sustainable supply of seed mussels using mātauranga Māori and western science
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Seaweed sun defence

Preventing sun-induced skin damage with Aotearoa New Zealand algae-derived bioactives
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Thinking outside the can

Engineering toheroa aquaculture
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Enabling kaitiakitanga

How can ecosystem-based management be incorporated with kaitiakitanga practices within coastal and marine environments?
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Re-imagining aquaculture

Inventing low impact, offshore mobile technology that transforms finfish production
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Open ocean aquaculture
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Cyber-physical seafood systems

Intelligent and optimised green manufacturing for marine co-products
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Accelerated breeding

Enhancing seafood production
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Marine heatwaves

How is climate change linked to marine heatwaves?
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Deep South Challenge

Tools and adaptation planning to help you adapt to climate change
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Contemporary kaitiakitanga

Guardianship of freshwater taonga in Aotearoa New Zealand
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Te Tāhuhu Matatau

Empowering kaitiaki decision-making in the domain of Tangaroa
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NZ SeaRise

Improving predictions of sea-level rise to 2100 and beyond
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Moana Project

Improving our understanding of coastal ocean circulation, connectivity and marine heatwaves to support the seafood industry
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Sustainable Coastlines

Love Your Coast & Litter Intelligence Programmes
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Huataukina o hapū e!

Enabling kaitiaki to better manage Whareponga and Waipiro Bays
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Ngā Tohu o te Ao

Investigating maramataka (Māori moon calendars) to inform marine monitoring practices
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Awhi Mai Awhi Atu

Enacting a kaitiakitanga-based approach to EBM