Kia Ora everyone. This is a thread for people overseas, to put context around what is happening in Aotearoa New Zealand with our Covid-19 strategy. The first point to make is that though we are now shifting away from hard elimination, we couldn’t have picked a better strategy /1
It's #WorldOceansDay! Our oceans are facing increasing pressures. #EcosystemBasedManagement will help us take better care of our coasts and oceans for all New Zealanders, now and in the future. Find out more at https://t.co/qrz5jkbwwS
Exciting news for #MarineScience students! 6 PhD scholarships at @waikato are now available, each aligned to our Tangaroa, Degradation & recovery and Risk & uncertainty research themes. For more details, see >> https://t.co/4vJWFxOgTE
There's really no way to describe what we're seeing.
Our new reality is unreal.
The people and places we've known so long & so well have been transformed.
Our ERs are ICUs.
Everything looks, sounds and feels different.
Just one week and it's a whole different world.
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#FunFactFriday ❓🙋 What do 20 green-lipped mussels, 16 paua, 14 large kina, 10 paddle crabs and 5 king salmon have in common?
They equal 2 metres (or the distance we should all keep from each other to help stop the spread of COVID-19) #stayinyourbubble#seafoodsocialdistancing
Jumping into the @Sust_SeasNZ Innovation Fund 2020 webinar. Theme leader Nick Lewis with business engagement advisor Martin de Beer discussing the process for applying for the $2 million for #blueeconomy research and #marineinnovation
If you missed the beautiful paper copy in today’s Sunday Star Times you can catch all the climate change reporting over at @theforeverproj#collectorsitem
The first half of @comingupcharlie’s piece in today’s @theforeverproj had me terrified.
The other half had me like “yes yes yes heck yes, yes” (aka very optimistic and hopeful). Highly recommended reading