By Live Ocean Read time: 2 min Article Summary Main Points New research by Dr Emma Carroll reveals that most southern right whales from Aotearoa travel north to feed in highly productive international waters, not Antarctica as previously thought. Scientists found rich feeding grounds south of Australia and in New Zealand’s subantarctic waters that are […]
SailGP teamed up with the Black Foils and Live Ocean for their first Ocean Impact Project of 2025 to support the restoration of kelp forests in the Hauraki Gulf.
Read time: 2 min Article Summary One of New Zealand’s most popular citizen science projects gets a groundbreaking reboot featuring cutting-edge technology which is freely available to everyone. A digital tool used by scientists to efficiently survey our underwater realm in detail is now being used by school children taking a close look at New […]
In November 2023, 24 rangatahi from Te Tai Tokerau were given the unique opportunity to connect with this heritage, through an eight-day voyage sailing on two distinctive vessels: a tall ship and a waka hourua.
Live Ocean checks in with the University of Auckland team on the latest updates of their tohorā southern right whale research.
Following the world’s first circumpolar simultaneous satellite tagging program with Australian, South African and South American research teams, the New Zealand – University of Auckland research tagging data has helped to inform policy and decision-making aimed at enhancing the protection of New Zealand’s tohorā southern right whale population.
A new citizen science initiative is empowering sailors to map marine biodiversity and ocean health in the Pacific, equipping blue-water sailors with the latest technology to gather important data while at sea. The Pacific Ocean is the world’s largest ocean and will provide crucial insights into the effects of climate change and biodiversity loss on the region.
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 […]
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.
TVNZ SUNDAY ran a story on the most significant marine biosecurity issue ever faced in Aotearoa – the invasive exotic Caulerpa.
On Sunday 3 March, 479 people gathered in Auckland to Run4TheGulf as part of team Live Ocean, taking part in New Zealand’s largest running event – the 2024 Southern Cross Round the Bays.
We’re on a mission to create 1,000 postcards to protect the Hauraki Gulf and we need your help.
Send us your favourite ocean photo and a few words about what you love most about the Gulf, and together, we’ll spotlight why the Gulf deserves urgent protection – for us, and for future generations.