The document outlines an educational program, 'Sea Semester,' focused on oceanographic research and environmental issues in New Zealand. It highlights various topics including climate change, marine conservation, and the historical context of New Zealand's environmental policies. The program aims to engage students in understanding complex ocean conservation issues and developing advocacy skills for future careers.

1. Sailing One Ocean: SEA Semester in Aotearoa New Zealand
11 March 2016
www.sea.edu

5. Science on the SSV Robert C Seamans

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12. SEA Semester: An Interdisciplinary Approach

13. 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

14. Why New Zealand?

15. Why New Zealand?
www.stats.govt.nz

16. 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

17. Māori Foreshore-Seabed Debate: Alex
Foreshore and
Seabed Debate:
Historical
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.

24. 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

26. Climate Change Adapta/on
The problem
No natural buffer system to combat climate change
Human intervenMon is key

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

28. Storm-
Proof
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Flood-
Proof
Sea Level
Rise
Renewable
Energy

31. 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

32. www.sea.edu