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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) Temperature ( Salinity (PSU) − 32 − 32 36 26 − 34 − 34 24 − 36 − 36 35.5 22 − 38 − 38 20 − 40 − 40 35 18 − 42 − 42 16 − 44 − 44 34.5 172 174 176 178 180 182 172 174 176 178 180 182

Currents in top 300 m averaged by day − 32 − 34 Ocean Current − 36 Data − 38 − 40 − 42 − 44 172 173 174 175 176 177 178 179 180 181

Temperature and Salinity with depth o C) Temperature ( 0 8 3 13 15 17 19 20 22 24 26 28 − 32 21 19 200 17 15 − 34 13 400 11 S8 9 S3 600 7 0 500 1000 1500 S13 − 36 Salinity (PSU) 0 8 3 13 15 17 19 20 22 24 26 28 S17 35.6 S15 35.4 S19 200 − 38 35.2 35 400 34.8 S20 34.6 − 40 S22 600 34.4 0 500 1000 1500 Fluorescence S24 0 8 3 13 15 17 19 20 22 24 26 28 1.6 − 42 1.4 S26 S28 1.2 200 1 0.8 0.6 − 44 400 0.4 0.2 600 0 172 174 176 178 180 0 500 1000 1500

Copepod Crab larva Euphausiid - krill Pteropod Medusa jelly Salp

SEA Semester: An Interdisciplinary Approach

SEA Semester: Global Ocean & Leadership in a Dynamic Environment the Ocean Health Index Oceans and Global Change MariCme History and Culture ConservaCon and Management Sense of Place Directed/PracCcal Oceanographic Research Data CommunicaCon & VisualizaCon

Why New Zealand?

Why New Zealand? www.stats.govt.nz

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

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.

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

Clima Climate Ch e Chan ange Ad e Adap apta/ a/on on The problem No natural buffer system to combat climate change Human intervenMon is key

Historical Background • Kyoto Protocol • New Zealand’s raMficaMon and steps to reduce climate change • Progress following treaty

Sea Level Storm- Rise Proof & Renewable Flood- Energy Proof

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 Leadership and teamwork skills, knowledge and experience applicable to futures in ocean advocacy and chosen careers For SEA, building relaConships with communiCes, organizaCons, and academic insCtuCons radionz.co.nz

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