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Sailing One Ocean: SEA Semester in Aotearoa New Zealand 11 March 2016
www.sea.edu Science on the SSV Robert C Seamans ConCnuous Data o C) - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
www.sea.edu Science on the SSV Robert C Seamans ConCnuous Data o C) - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Sailing One Ocean: SEA Semester in Aotearoa New Zealand 11 March 2016 www.sea.edu Science on the SSV Robert C Seamans ConCnuous Data o C) Temperature ( Salinity (PSU) 32 32 36 26 34 34 24 36 36 35.5 22 38
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Science on the SSV Robert C Seamans
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172 174 176 178 180 182 −44 −42 −40 −38 −36 −34 −32 Temperature (
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16 18 20 22 24 26 172 174 176 178 180 182 −44 −42 −40 −38 −36 −34 −32 Salinity (PSU) 34.5 35 35.5 36
ConCnuous Data
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172 173 174 175 176 177 178 179 180 181 −44 −42 −40 −38 −36 −34 −32 Currents in top 300 m averaged by day
Ocean Current Data
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172 174 176 178 180 −44 −42 −40 −38 −36 −34 −32 S3 S8 S13 S15 S17 S19 S20 S22 S24 S26 S28 7 9 11 13 15 17 19 21 500 1000 1500 200 400 600 Temperature (
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8 3 13 15 17 19 20 22 24 26 28 34.4 34.6 34.8 35 35.2 35.4 35.6 500 1000 1500 200 400 600 Salinity (PSU) 8 3 13 15 17 19 20 22 24 26 28 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1 1.2 1.4 1.6 500 1000 1500 200 400 600 Fluorescence 8 3 13 15 17 19 20 22 24 26 28
Temperature and Salinity with depth
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Copepod Crab larva Euphausiid - krill Pteropod Medusa jelly Salp
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SEA Semester: An Interdisciplinary Approach
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SEA Semester: Global Ocean & the Ocean Health Index
Leadership in a Dynamic Environment Oceans and Global Change MariCme History and Culture ConservaCon and Management Sense of Place Directed/PracCcal Oceanographic Research Data CommunicaCon & VisualizaCon
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Why New Zealand?
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Why New Zealand?
www.stats.govt.nz
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ConservaCon & Management: Our work in progress
Māori Foreshore-Seabed Debate: Hannah Lipstein, Alex Salesin New Zealand’s Stance on Whaling and Role in IWC: Eileen Bates, Stacie Bellairs, Anna Poholek, Maggie Smith Ross Sea Marine Sanctuary planning: Shirley Luo, Eliza Thomas, Rachel Soudakoff Climate Change AdaptaCon: Ella Dean, Alina Nakano, Tim Dooley New Zealand’s Biosecurity and Waste Policy: Madison AHerbury, Makenzie Michel
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Māori Foreshore-Seabed Debate: Alex
Foreshore and Foreshore and Seabed Debate: Seabed Debate: Historical Historical Background Background
“‘The Signing of the Treaty of Waitangi, February 6th, 1840', Painting by Marcus King, 1938.” New Zealand Electronic Text Collection. Victoria University of Wellington Library. 2015. Web. 8 February 2016.
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Significance of the Ross Sea
Environmental
- Last PrisMne Ecosystem on Earth
- Escaped oil spills, mining, invasive species, over exploitaMon
Economic
- AntarcMc Toothfish's rich white flesh is extremely profitable at $70 per kilogram
ScienCfic
- Most studied conMnental shelf ever, we have data that spans over 170 years
- Structure is purely natural and allows scienMsts to study effects of climate change without human
intervenMon
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Clima Climate Ch e Chan ange Ad e Adap apta/ a/on
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The problem
No natural buffer system to combat climate change Human intervenMon is key
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Historical Background
- Kyoto Protocol
- New Zealand’s raMficaMon and
steps to reduce climate change
- Progress following treaty
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Storm- Proof
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Flood- Proof Sea Level Rise Renewable Energy
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Leadership and teamwork skills, knowledge and experience applicable to futures in ocean advocacy and chosen careers Goals: idenCfy key issues in local, regional and global ocean conservaCon and management; understand complexity; engage broader community Results: policy briefs with recommendaCons for further acCon, stakeholder engagement, and policy revision; build issue awareness For SEA, building relaConships with communiCes, organizaCons, and academic insCtuCons
radionz.co.nz
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