by Elaine Harris | Mar 1, 2023
MĀRAMOANA DEVELOPING CLIMATE RESILIENT KELPIN WHAKARAUPŌ LYTTELTON In the South Island, kelp forests face different challenges than in the North – they’re being impacted by sedimentation and an ocean that is already warming. In the summer of 2017 and 2018 a...
by Elaine Harris | Jan 24, 2023
Te Whai RaHIOceanic Manta Photo credit: Mark Erdmann Globally, te whai rahi oceanic manta rays are endangered with some populations in serious decline, but here in New Zealand we simply don’t know enough about how these impressive ocean voyagers are faring in a...
by Elaine Harris | Sep 13, 2022
KELP ANDCARBON Understanding THE ROLE OF KELP IN CLimate change mitigation Live Ocean Foundation is supporting Dr Caitlin Blain from the University of Auckland to investigate how kelp forests contribute to coastal carbon cycles. The work will help researchers...
by Elaine Harris | Jul 27, 2021
RESTORING COASTAL ECOSYSTEMS TĪkapa Moanathe Hauraki Gulf While the Hauraki Gulf is beautiful from the surface, below the waterline the ecosystem is in crisis. Kelp is vital for ocean ecosystems to flourish, creating habitats for marine life and is hugely efficient at...
by Elaine Harris | Mar 26, 2020
SOUTHERN RIGHT WHALE A Sentinel Species For Climate Change Decimated by whaling, the now recovering species faces a new threat, the changing ocean Photo credit: Richard Robinson © 2021 The return of the tohorā/southern right whale is one of Aotearoa’s best...
