marine ecology

Expert Reactions | Published: 16 May 201916 May 2019

A public survey about whitebait fishing finds 90 per cent of respondents support efforts to make the fishery sustainable. Almost […]

Reflections on Science | Published: 24 May 2016

The authors of a report reconstructing the history of New Zealand’s fisheries catch – and finding it out of step […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 16 May 201605 September 2018

A new study suggests that New Zealand’s total fisheries catch since 1950 is 2.7 times higher than officially reported. Between […]

In the News | Published: 09 May 201603 May 2017

Nearly five years after the ship Rena ran aground on Otaiti (Astrolabe Reef) and caused the worst oil spill in […]

In the News | Published: 17 March 2016

New research tracking the rapid decline and slow recovery of New Zealand’s southern right whale population has been widely covered […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 17 March 201617 March 2016

Relentless whaling decimated New Zealand’s southern right whale population to just a fraction of pre-whaling numbers by the start of […]

In the News | Published: 29 February 201629 February 2016

The wreck of the Rena container ship, its equipment and contents will remain on the Astrolabe Reef where it was […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 02 September 201526 February 2019

By 2050 it will be almost impossible to find a seabird that hasn’t eaten plastic, predicts a new Australian study. […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 10 October 201113 October 2011

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In the News | Published: 11 August 201111 August 2011

The Hauraki Gulf is suffering from extensive environmental degradation due to a variety of factors, according to a report released […]