New Zealand Brings in Gold Standard Fishing Practices to Keep Seabirds Safe

Read time: 2 min Article Summary Aotearoa has taken a world-leading step with the news New Zealand will adopt gold standard fishing practices to keep our seabirds safe from accidental capture and will use all three mitigation techniques or hook shielding devices. The Antipodean albatross is on the fast track to extinction with DOC estimating approximately […]
Hugo Charitable Trust Supports Globally Significant Blue Carbon Research

With the help of the Hugo Charitable Trust, Live Ocean can support the work of Dr. Caitlin Blain from the University of Auckland to investigate how kelp forests contribute to coastal carbon cycles.
Progress in the Fight to Save the Antipodean Albatross from Extinction

A Seabird-Safe Fishing Toolkit being developed in New Zealand was presented to more than 80 participants at an APEC roundtable recently, marking a significant step forward in the effort to save the Antipodean albatross and other seabirds from extinction.
Celebrity Treasure Island: Jesse Tuke Wins $100,000 For Live Ocean Foundation

Jesse Tuke took home the Celebrity Treasure Island crown last night, winning $100,000 for Live Ocean Foundation.
Richard Robinson’s Tohorā Image Wins Big at Wildlife Photographer of the Year

Richard Robinson’s image of whales mating has been named one of the world’s best wildlife photos at this year’s worldwide Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition. Run by the Natural History Museum, his image entitled New Life for the Tohorā, was named the best in the Oceans – The Bigger Picture category.
New Zealand’s First Marine Conservation Digital Library – Project Kahurangi

Project Kahurangi provides 1,200 image and video assets. Free for non-profits. Supported by Live Ocean Foundation.
BBC’s Frozen Planet II Takes the Story of the Antipodean Albatross Around the Globe

A story focused on the same–sex pairings of Antipodean albatrosses as the number of females’ plummets featured on the BBC’s Frozen Planet II.
2022 Tohorā Satellite Tracks Are Now Live

This year is particularly special for marine scientists studying southern right whales as it signals the start of an international collaboration, with the world’s first circumpolar simultaneous satellite tagging program of any whale species.
New Zealand Kicks Off First Circumpolar Simultaneous Satellite Whale Tagging Program

This year is particularly special for marine scientists studying southern right whales as it signals the start of an international collaboration, with the world’s first circumpolar simultaneous satellite tagging program of any whale species.
OMEGA Partners With Live Ocean

OMEGA will support the marine conservation work of Live Ocean Foundation and be a major partner of Live Ocean Racing, a platform that brings together a talented and diverse sailing team to compete at the highest level.