Next speaker @KPB_marine getting applauded at the start of her kōrero on kaitiakitanga and marine mgmt research #nzmss2021
A whanaungātanga — relationship approach to research. She has some insights for researchers working with Māori. Be in service
Kotahitanga—working together. Know our name (iwi, hapū, whānau, person), say our name (at least try!).
What does mātauranga Māori research look like? With a little bit of western science alongside? This 👇🏼 and incredible biodiversity on the restoration project in Ōhiwa harbour
How do we get the next generation to access science world for tomorrow? Create access #NZMSS2021@waikato
“We are not seperate from the world, we are part of it…
…Areas with high cultural diversity have high biodiversity….
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
First speaker in today’s session is Waiaria Rameka, here to tell stories about her mahi in Māori Cultural Health Indicators (MCHI) theory and practice through the exploration of maramataka
Ehara i te numa noa
Not just a number
MCHI = a tool to ‘stick to the man’ but they created roadblocks—maps! Square peg into round hole