What are the research priorities? Identifying marine habitats that provide biodiversity, social, traditional food gathering (kaimoana), recreational, primary production, and commercial production (fisheries) values. Understanding present and future threats to these habitats, including from climate change. Accessing high-quality data to characterise the marine domain, establish environmental baselines, and track changes over time and space. Examples of opportunities and outcomes for research topics Outcomes Needs Opportunities Translation for policy and Research topics Basic knowledge Practical application management Examples of possible outcomes when Examples of types of Examples of models, knowledge and knowledge needed to research approaches, or innovation opportunities populate models, develop technologies that build are achieved to inform tools, and inform policy on basic knowledge management and policy Future-proofing New Ongoing emphasis on Integrating new Spatial planning tool Zealand’s marine domain basic surveys to survey tools with refinement linked to determine the nature and citizen science policy process includes biodiversity state of marine resources capability, both conservation efforts to domestic and maximise resilience of New tools to complete management tools are international species/ecosystems and rapid inventories need used to evaluate and – communities for broad coverage manage competing interests affecting into account Identifying an agreed set marine biodiversity increasing anthropogenic of indicator species and sustainability environmental pressures addresses issues such as food security, spatial competition, and regional and global connectivity
What are the research priorities? Identifying marine habitats that provide biodiversity, social, traditional food gathering (kaimoana), recreational, primary production, and commercial production (fisheries) values. Understanding present and future threats to these habitats, including from climate change. Accessing high-quality data to characterise the marine domain, establish environmental baselines, and track changes over time and space. Examples of opportunities and outcomes for research topics Research topics Needs Basic knowledge Opportunities Practical application Outcomes Translation for policy and management Examples of types of knowledge needed to populate models, develop tools, and inform policy Examples of models, research approaches, or technologies that build on basic knowledge Examples of possible outcomes when knowledge and innovation opportunities are achieved to inform management and policy Future-proofing New Zealand’s marine domain includes biodiversity conservation efforts to maximise resilience of species/ecosystems and communities into account increasing anthropogenic environmental pressures addresses issues such as food security, spatial competition, and regional and global connectivity Ongoing emphasis on basic surveys to determine the nature and state of marine resources New tools to complete rapid inventories – need for broad coverage Identifying an agreed set of indicator species Integrating new survey tools with citizen science capability, both domestic and international Spatial planning tool refinement linked to policy process management tools are used to evaluate and manage competing interests affecting marine biodiversity and sustainability
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