Later this week we will launch a discussion paper on a proposal to government for the creation of an oceans institution – outlining why New Zealand needs to establish such an institution and what it might look like (Discussion Paper 2015/01). As a precursor, we are working hard to have all our one ocean research publicly available on our Project One Ocean and our YouTube channel.
Today we share with you the video of Professor Tim Naish at the 12 May 2015 discussion event, which included the Auckland launch of Report 10: One Ocean: Principles for the stewardship of a healthy and productive ocean. Tim is the director of the Antarctic Research Centre at Victoria University of Wellington. Tim talks about ocean warming and the consequences for Antarctica, New Zealand and the planet.
See his PowerPoint slides on our presentations page – they are in the middle of the 12 May 2015 slide-share. You can also view the video on our YouTube channel.
Background
Following the publication of Report 10: One Ocean: Principles for the stewardship of a healthy and productive ocean, the Institute sought to further its work on New Zealand ocean management. This discussion event set the direction for our work going forward. We have since held two round-table events to explore what a proposed Pacific and Southern oceans institute might look like. The key output resulting from the discussions is the draft discussion paper on the establishment of a possible oceans institution. You can learn more about each event and the outputs here.