Loving the Marine Sciences conference

We are proud to support the annual New Zealand Marine Sciences Society Conference, this year held in Blenheim, was an opportunity to share learnings from our work in the marine biosecurity space, to learn from nearly 200 colleagues and other society members and hugely enjoyed by the team. 

In a segment dedicated to marine biosecurity some of our colleagues had an opportunity to speak including:

• Tim Riding of Biosecurity New Zealand - Preparing for the rising tide of aquatic invasive pests 

• Derek Richards of Northland Regional Council - Development of a Submersible Dredge Planer (SDP) for large-scale and effective removal of exotic caulerpa in Aotea New Zealand 

• Ooanagh Daly of Environment Canterbury - Surveillance of Sabella spallanzanii using the Boxfish remote operated vehicle 

• Kathy Walls of MPI - Policy, management, and the ‘Level of Fouling’ scale to transform marine invasion risk reduction from recreational boats 

• Michele Rogalin Henderson of the University of Auckland - In hot water - the potential for thermal treatment for controlling the highly invasive seaweed Caulerpa brachypus in New Zealand 

• Dave Taylor of Aquaculture New Zealand - Aquaculture leading the way in marine biosecurity: a national perspective