This Flagship focuses on monitoring and assessing wild fish and shellfish populations to inform management and mitigate the environmental and biological risks to fishing.
This research aims to enable the growth of existing and new seafood businesses while sustaining healthy seas for future generations.
This research is vital for New Zealand, where the seafood industry currently contributes about $2 billion in export earnings and employs more than 13,000 people. There is significant opportunity for future growth, but the sector faces challenges including maintaining sustainability, maximising market value, securing social licence to operate, and ensuring resilience in the face of environmental change.
This Flagship’s research uses existing and new technologies to undertake stock assessments and better understand the sustainability of key fisheries species. We will deliver ecosystem-based tools, advice and methods for better fisheries management in a multi-stressor environment. This includes research into the effects of climate change, such as species migration, disease emergence, and ocean acidification and warming, which all have significant implications for the seafood sector.
