Post by Kiwi Frontline on Aug 26, 2022 5:14:56 GMT 12
MĀORI KNOWLEDGE HELPING WITH MOANA HEAT STUDY
Researchers looking at marine temperatures around the New Zealand coast are trying to get a matauranga Māori perspective on their findings.
Moana Project director João de Souza says marine heatwaves can have dire consequences for aquaculture and fishing.
The five-year project funded by the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment uses data from MetService as well as its own probes to generate weekly sea temperature forecasts.
It’s also working with Maui Hudson from the University of Waikato and his Whakatohea iwi, which has a major mussel farming operation in the eastern Bay of Plenty, to build bridges with Maori......
waateanews.com/2022/08/25/maori-knowledge-helping-with-moana-heat-study/
Researchers looking at marine temperatures around the New Zealand coast are trying to get a matauranga Māori perspective on their findings.
Moana Project director João de Souza says marine heatwaves can have dire consequences for aquaculture and fishing.
The five-year project funded by the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment uses data from MetService as well as its own probes to generate weekly sea temperature forecasts.
It’s also working with Maui Hudson from the University of Waikato and his Whakatohea iwi, which has a major mussel farming operation in the eastern Bay of Plenty, to build bridges with Maori......
waateanews.com/2022/08/25/maori-knowledge-helping-with-moana-heat-study/