One Ocean: A public discussion exploring ocean conservation in New Zealand 11 March 2016 McGuinness Institute

1. Sailing One Ocean: SEA Semester in Aotearoa New Zealand
11 March 2016
www.sea.edu

5. Science on the SSV Robert C Seamans

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11. Copepod Crab larva Euphausiid - krill
Pteropod Medusa jelly Salp

12. SEA Semester: An Interdisciplinary Approach

13. SEA Semester: Global Ocean &
the Ocean Health Index
Leadership in a Dynamic
Environment
Oceans and Global Change
MariCme History and
Culture
ConservaCon and
Management
Sense of Place
Directed/PracCcal
Oceanographic Research
Data CommunicaCon &
VisualizaCon

14. Why New Zealand?

15. Why New Zealand?
www.stats.govt.nz

16. ConservaCon & Management: Our work in progress
Māori Foreshore-Seabed Debate:
Hannah Lipstein, Alex Salesin
New Zealand’s Stance on Whaling and Role in IWC: Eileen Bates,
Stacie Bellairs, Anna Poholek, Maggie Smith
Ross Sea Marine Sanctuary planning:
Shirley Luo, Eliza Thomas, Rachel Soudakoff
Climate Change AdaptaCon: Ella Dean,
Alina Nakano, Tim Dooley
New Zealand’s Biosecurity and Waste Policy:
Madison AHerbury, Makenzie Michel

17. Māori Foreshore-Seabed Debate: Alex
Foreshore and
Seabed Debate:
Historical
Background
“‘The Signing of the Treaty of Waitangi, February 6th, 1840', Painting by Marcus King, 1938.” New Zealand
Electronic Text Collection. Victoria University of Wellington Library. 2015. Web. 8 February 2016.

24. Significance of the Ross Sea
Environmental
• Last PrisMne Ecosystem on Earth
• Escaped oil spills, mining, invasive species, over exploitaMon
Economic
• AntarcMc Toothfish's rich white flesh is extremely profitable at $70 per kilogram
ScienCfic
• Most studied conMnental shelf ever, we have data that spans over 170 years
• Structure is purely natural and allows scienMsts to study effects of climate change without human
intervenMon

26. Climate Change Adapta/on
The problem
No natural buffer system to combat climate change
Human intervenMon is key

27. Historical Background
• Kyoto Protocol
• New Zealand’s raMficaMon and
steps to reduce climate change
• Progress following treaty

28. Storm-
Proof
&
Flood-
Proof
Sea Level
Rise
Renewable
Energy

31. Leadership and teamwork skills, knowledge and experience applicable
to futures in ocean advocacy and chosen careers
Goals: idenCfy key issues in local, regional and global ocean
conservaCon and management; understand complexity; engage
broader community
Results: policy briefs with recommendaCons for further acCon,
stakeholder engagement, and policy revision; build issue awareness
For SEA, building relaConships with communiCes, organizaCons, and
academic insCtuCons
radionz.co.nz

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