by EllenR | Feb 21, 2021 | Case studies – Fish
The Gear Innovation Pathway is a programme that has been developed by Fisheries Inshore New Zealand (FINZ) through a project with Seafood Innovations Ltd (SIL). FINZ is an industry non-profit organisation established by fishers to advance their interests in inshore...
by EllenR | Feb 21, 2021 | Case studies – Fish
MAUI63 is developing and testing innovative drone and AI technology for monitoring distribution and habitat use of critically endangered Māui dolphins. Māui dolphins are the world’s rarest dolphin, found only on the west coast of Aotearoa New Zealand’s North Island....
by EllenR | Feb 21, 2021 | Case studies – Fish
Great white sharks are an endangered top oceanic predator. Low reproductive and growth rates make the species vulnerable to overfishing and population depletion. Despite becoming a protected species in Aotearoa New Zealand in 2007, many great white sharks are bycatch...
by EllenR | Feb 21, 2021 | Case studies – Fish
Orange roughy is a red-orange fish in the slimehead family. It inhabits deep water from 500 to 1,500 m in parts of the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. Aotearoa New Zealand is the world’s dominant harvester of orange roughy, with most of the catch exported to the United...
by EllenR | Feb 21, 2021 | Case studies – Fish
Atawhenua Fiordland makes up part of Te Wahipounamu – a World Heritage site incorporating four of our national parks. Ten marine reserves border the national park including over 10,000 hectares of inner fiord marine habitat with species like lampshells[1] and black...
by EllenR | Feb 21, 2021 | Case studies – Fish
A local fisher from Te Matau-a-Māui the Hawke’s Bay took video monitoring one step further: livestreaming his fishing expeditions to the world.[1] Karl Warr operates his small commercial fishing company out of Ahuriri Napier. Recognising a disconnect between peoples’...