by EllenR | Apr 12, 2021 | COVID-19, In the news
Here in Aotearoa New Zealand, small outbreaks and universal genomic sequencing of COVID-19 cases provides unique insights into how coronavirus spreads. Juliet was interviewed by The Guardian’s New Zealand correspondent Tess McClure for this article, alongside...
by EllenR | Mar 23, 2021 | Fish, In the news
A new report on the country’s commercial fisheries is calling for a more holistic approach to managing the country’s fisheries and assessing the health of the marine ecosystem, reports James Fyfe. Read the article on Newshub Read the report ‘The...
by EllenR | Feb 21, 2021 | Case studies – Fish
Cray, crayfish, rock lobster, kōura: this prized crustacean goes by many names. Jasus edwardsii is a rock lobster species inhabiting shallow reefs around Aotearoa New Zealand’s coasts as well as southern Australia. It is reported to be a relatively slow-growing and...
by EllenR | Feb 21, 2021 | Case studies – Fish
In the United States, NOAA has developed an integrated ecosystem assessment as an approach to ecosystem-based fisheries management (EBFM).[1] The framework organises and summarises social-ecological evidence so that it can be integrated to inform a holistic management...
by EllenR | Feb 21, 2021 | Case studies – Fish
The otolith is an archive of the growth, environmental and ecological history of that fish. Its size and shape can be used to determine the age of the fish. The chemicals in each layer within the otolith change depending on surrounding factors such as water and...