Our next speaker this morning is Te Rerekohu Tuterangiwhiu, sharing the meaning behind kaitiaki, the history of what’s been lost for Māori and some advice for how scientists in Aotearoa can fit in
Replace what was taken—space, knowledge, language and practices. Give hapū and whānau resources to do their own research, science is the technical support when required
Mātauranga Māori exists at n physical spaces, go to these spaces but do not mine!
There are cultivation obligations and harvesting rights not just of fisheries or natural resources, also of knowledge - no extractive mining!
Here’s the final slide of advice:
Kia ora Te Rerekohu, an incredible whakaaro to listen to today.
It can be really expensive in money and time to take samples and process them eg sort the marine creatures and identify the species. Is there an alternative?
Dana’s research looked at eDNA metabarcoding as a technique to detect nutrient enrichment based on DNA of species/communities in the environment.
Why seaweed? It can mitigate pollution, provide habitat for marine life, support fish popns and reduce climate impacts #loveseaweed
There is hype behind seaweed: It is being sold as a silver bullet to the worlds problems. We don’t want to overdeliver so how can we achieve a seaweed sector? The answer is #EcosystemBasedManagement or #EBM
“We’re heading into a blue economy moment, globally”
We define a Blue Economy as being ‘made up of marine activities that generate economic value AND contribute positively to social, cultural and ecological well-being. It’s an aspiration
A quest for mātauranga Māori to inform commercial fishing practice. The fishing industry is far more complex system than anything else. ICP have been focused on learning about the industry