Coastal Science Activities in the Tauranga Moana

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1 Coastal Science Activities in the Tauranga Moana Te Awanui Tauranga Harbour Catchment Catch-up Chris Battershill June 2015

2 30 Graduate Coastal Science Students in Tauranga INTERCOAST PhD students and Post Students 10 Docs

3 THE KNOWLEDGE ECONOMY - The Tertiary Partnership Unique nationally and internationally Education and training stepping stones Flexibility High relevance Interdisciplinary Training our future leaders in science, culture, environment and economy.

4 RESEARCH FIELDS Coastal Processes Biogeochemistry Ecohydrology Ecology Biosystematics Oceanography Environmental Toxicology Marine Protected Areas Environmental Impacts Environmental Law Socioeconomic Science Sustainable Development Aquaculture Biodiscovery Environmental Tools New sustainable industry

5 INTERCOAST: From Processes to Impacts German Bight Bremen Bay of Plenty Commonalities Increasing commercial usage Large development impacts Environmental changes Conflicts of interests Differences Physical setting Legal framework Social and demographic dimensions Stakeholders Universität Bremen

6 Research foci: From Processes to Impacts German Bight Geosciences Bremen Social Sciences Biology Law Bay of Plenty Commonalities Increasing commercial usage Large development impacts Environmental changes Conflicts of interests Differences Physical setting Legal framework Social and demographic dimensions Stakeholders

7 INTERCOAST RELEVANCE: Port of Tauranga geotechnical research GOST Channel stability of New Zealand s largest port (Jorat et al., submitted) Proposal 8,200 TEU vessels; 1.6m TEU/yr Tauranga is the 35 th largest port of 65 nations

8 Partnership with James Cook University Temperate - Tropical Comparative Coastal Research and Aquaculture

9 Partnership with Tauranga s sister city in China Yantai Yantai Institute of Coastal Zone Research - CAS Environmental remediation Blue biotechnology

10 Cancer Maurice Wilkins Centre, New Zealand Environmental remediation Viral Antibiotics Iwi, Trinity Biologicals Industrial Enzymes NCI Toxin detection AGRICHEMICALS Other Collaborations Paints Australia Central Nervous System China Mineral Processing UV Blocking Bioresources: A Platform for Biodiscovery

11 Fisheries Biology Marine Biosecurity Conservation Biology Urban Impacts on Coastal Ecosystems Oil in our Environment Applied Biosciences (Blue Bio)

12 Fisheries Biology Early life history of fishes MSc student: Nathania Brooke

13 Fisheries Biology Toheroa population dynamics Dr Phil Ross, Research Fellow

14 Fisheries Biology Coastal Connectivity and White Bait

15 Marine Biosecurity Mediterranean Fanworm survey Rex Fairweather David Culliford Phil Ross and many more..

16 Marine Biosecurity Mediterranean Fanworm Prolific fouler of artificial structures Compete with native species Hauraki Gulf since 2009 Tauranga Harbour (2013?) May become problematic on marine farms

17 Marine Biosecurity Undaria pinnatifida Prolific fouler of artificial structures Compete with native species Wellington Hbr since 1992 Tauranga Harbour (200x?) Will become problematic on marine farms Merle Bohlen, PhD student

18 Conservation Biology Species Diversity Tauranga Harbour sponges: One new genus, 18 new species from 55 examined. Sam McCormack, MSc student

19 Conservation Biology Melissa Kellett, MSc Student Marine habitat use by sharks

20 Conservation Biology

21 Conservation Biology Large scale habitat mapping using multi-beam Nicole Sturgess, MSc student New Project: The role of estuary channels as nursery grounds and refuges (Caine Taiapa)

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23 Courtesy Prof. Dr. Tilo von Dobeneck

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25 Biology related images off Papamoa Beach (low-resolution previews) Biology: sea lettuce, sand dollars, sponges, sea stars etc.

26 Urban impacts on coastal ecosystems Wastewater impacts in Tauranga Harbour MSc student: Vanessa Taikato Contaminant runoff from Port of Tauranga MSc student: David Culliford

27 Urban impacts on coastal ecosystems Sources and Sinks of contaminants in Tauranga Harbour PhD student: Julien Huteau

28 Urban impacts on coastal ecosystems THE USE OF GIS AS A TOOL TO INTEGRATE LAND S CAPACITY TO PROVIDE MULTIPLE ECOSYSTEM SERVICES IN SPATIAL PLANNING Ecosystem goods and EGS indicator Units EGS category services Milk production (Fig. 2a) Milk solids kg/ha/year Provisioning Meat production (Fig. 2b) Meat kg/ha/year Provisioning Wool production (Fig. 2c) Wool kg/ha/year Provisioning Timber production (Fig. 2d) Wood m 3 /ha/year Provisioning Climate regulation (Fig. 2e) Carbon removal t CO 2 equivalent/ha/year Regulating Water regulation (Fig. 2f) Water yield mm/year Regulating Clean water provision (Fig. 2g) Dissolved reactive phosphorous content in water (DRP) mg/litre Regulating PhD: Alicia Ferrar-Costa

29 CV RENA Astrolabe Reef

30 CV RENA Astrolabe Reef Hull samples

31 Rena Long Term Environmental Recovery Plan Matāuranga Māori, Iwi Environmental Impact and Recovery Coastal Contamination Ecology Seabed Contamination Ecotoxicology Cleanup Ecology Microbiology Contaminant Toxicity Key: New Students Existing Students

32 Oil in Our Environment MSc Student Kiri Reihana: Cyanobacteria MSc Student Te Puea Dempsey: Rena and the Mauri of Otaiti larval life history phases MSc Student Caleb McSweeney: Rena and the Mauri of Otaiti kai moana

33 Oil in Our Environment

34 Oil spill, April 27 th, 8:12 am 12:00 April 27th

35 Applied Biosciences

36 Applied Biosciences Ashleigh Browne, MSc Student

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38 Acknowledgements Tangata Whenua, Tauranga Moana, Moana a Toi Bay of Plenty Regional Council Tauranga City Council Priority One Port Company Tauranga Ministry for the Environment Ministry of Primary Industries

39 Questions?