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New Zealand’s Craft Risk Management Standard for vessel biofouling: A blue-print for marine pathway management

29 Jul 2020 12:00 AM
New Zealand is the first country to implement nationwide regulations to manage risks associated with...
Light bulb ascidian [Photo: Dr Chris Woo...

Long-term indicators for non-indigenous species (NIS) in marine systems

20 Mar 2020 12:00 AM
The ‘Our Marine Environment’ report released by the Ministry for the Environment (MfE) and Stats NZ ...
Japanese mantis shrimp caught in Kaipara...

Manukau and Kaipara targeted marine pest surveys

13 Nov 2019 12:00 AM
As a joint-agency Auckland Council, Northland Regional Council and the Ministry for Primary Industri...

How to become an eco-ninja warrior and fight marine pests!

10 Nov 2019 12:00 AM
A video for young and old describing what to do if you see something 'odd' down at the beach.

Building a biosecurity team of 4.7 million

29 Oct 2018 12:00 AM
The goal of having every New Zealander looking out for pests and diseases is now a reality with the ...

New Zealand research to feature at the 10th International Conference on Marine Bioinvasions

12 Sep 2018 12:00 AM
The 10th International Conference on Marine Bioinvasions (ICMB-X) will be held in Puerto Madryn, Arg...

Marine biosecurity experts converge on the Top-of-the-South

12 Sep 2018 12:00 AM
A workshop on marine biosecurity science and technology was held in Nelson on the 24th July. The eve...
New Zealand is facing increasing biosecu...

New brains sought to get rid of marine pests

27 Mar 2018 12:00 AM
Scientists have launched a worldwide crowdsourcing competition aimed at finding novel ideas to tackl...

Scientists plan to use novel technology to help detect marine pests

04 Sep 2017 12:00 AM
Some of New Zealand's international marine biosecurity partners recently visited the country to work...

Marine pest survey in Wellington Harbour

04 Sep 2017 12:00 AM
Marine survey looks for changes in diversity of native and non-native species in Wellington Harbour