For those of you who couldn’t make the Ocean Race Summit on Wed 27th / Thurs 28th – Use this link to get direct access to the individual sessions of the Summit – https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWO8hWaPuxmplfE5MGFSEwqM6ewKxXxJU
Glenn’s contribution is found on videos nos 11 and 24.. Enjoy!!
The Ocean Race Summit Agenda
The Ocean Race Summit #2 agenda is out!! ….. and …..Glenn is on just before and just after HSH ALBERT II Sovereign Prince of Monaco…
Wed 27th May 2pm – 6pm (Central European Summer Time)
Thurs 28th 12am – 4am New Zealand time
Livestream with curated elements of the event: https://www.theoceanrace.com/en/live
More information and speaker list: https://www.theoceanrace.com/…/the-ocean-race-…/02/the-hague
2.00pm OPENING WELCOME AND INTRODUCTION
3.10pm NATURE-BASED RIGHTS
Humberto Tan with Jessica den Outer (Youth Ambassador for the Global Alliance for the Rights of Nature) and Olivia Swaak-Goldman (Wildlife Justice Commission, The Hague)
Liz Bonnin with Glenn Edney (Ocean Spirit New Zealand) and Dr Daniel Hikuroa (University of Auckland, Earth System Scientist)
3.25pm HSH ALBERT II SOVEREIGN PRINCE OF MONACO
3.30pm ACTION LABS SESSION 1
Action Lab 1 Winning Strategies
Action Lab 2 Behavioural Science Deep Dive
Action Lab 3 Time: Telling the Story of Oceans under Threat
Action Lab: 4 Nature-based and Ocean Rights
Action Lab 5 Nature inclusive and climate neutral design for the North Sea
The Ocean Race Summit
Ocean Spirit is extremely excited to announce that Glenn is a panellist in the Ocean Race Summit, streaming Live from The Hague on 27 May 2020, 14:00 – 18:15 (Central European Summer Time https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/converter.html).
The Ocean Race Summits bring together leaders, top experts and other change-makers to share solutions and winning strategies to accelerate the restoration of ocean health, inspired by the spirit of ocean racing. Their goal is to identify solutions and to facilitate meaningful action.
The Summit, ahead of the 2021 – 2022 race, has Glenn in conversation with Dr Daniel Hikuroa – Senior Lecturer and Earth System Scientist at Te Wānanga o Waipapa, University of Auckland. Together they present the case for “Personification of the Ocean”.
Glenn and Dan are joined on their panel in Session 3, Nature-based Rights, by:
Jessica den Outer – Youth Ambassador for The Global Alliance for the Rights of Nature
Olivia Swaak-Goldman – Wildlife Justice Commission, The Hague
They will then participate in Action Lab 4.
Other Summit speakers include:
Peter Thomson – United Nations Secretary General’s Special Envoy for the Ocean
Minna Epps – Director of IUCN’s Global Marine and Polar Programme
Dr Wallace J Nichols – author, Blue Mind
The Summit comprises 6 unique Sessions in which the speakers present their cases in an interactive TV show, followed by break-out Action Labs and online networking sessions. Innovation Workshops either side of the Summit make for a three-day focus on protecting our blue planet.
More information and a speaker list can be found here: https://www.theoceanrace.com/en/the-ocean-race-summits/02/the-hague
You can watch a live-stream featuring curated elements of the event starting at 1400 CEST/0800 EDT on May 27 here: https://www.theoceanrace.com/en/live
SeaBin goes back to work!
Level 2 – the SeaBin has been turned back on after 8 weeks!
Like the rest of us, the SeaBin has been in ‘lockdown’. On Friday 15th we were able to start it up again. First, we brushed clean the submerged casing and then dropped in the catch-bag. The power was turned on and off she went!
Three days later we returned to empty the contents. There were a lot of micro-plastics – many in the form of foam pieces <5mm in size; several bits of soft, clear plastic wrapping/bags and the usual cigarette butts. The exciting find was a SEAHORSE! She was healthy and we were able to return her to the marina along with a large number of shrimps, a beautiful flatworm and a baby parore!
The marina water was clearer than we’ve ever seen it – a result of no boat activity. Obviously the sea creatures have been enjoying the peace of the last couple of months as much as we have!
SeaBin turned off
We’ve had to turn the Tutukaka Marina SeaBin off during this time of uncertainty. When we did the last sort on Sunday 22nd March it was rather full!!
We are staying home during our ‘lockdown’ or rāhui ( a temporary ritual prohibition) which is what we prefer to call it, and getting lots of projects done!
Last rubbish collected by the SeaBin….
Tasman Bay Guardians
We’ve been invited to present at an evening of Marine Kaitiakitanga in Nelson! Check out the poster below.
Then on Friday 27th (our wedding anniversary!!) we’ll be running a Hauora Moana Community Monitoring training at Tonga Island Marine Reserve and comparing it with a survey outside the reserve!
Very exciting… more on this when we’re back..
Healthy Oceans – An Intuitive Spiritual Approach
Professional Skipper Magazine March April 2020
Dive Pacific Feature
Dive Pacific Magazine, February 2020 issue, features our work in a fabulous double page spread – check it out online here by turning to pages 28-29 on your screen.
Hauora Moana on NZ TV3
Here’s the link to last Sunday’s episode of Fish of The Day with Clarke Gayford featuring our Hauora Moana Community Monitoring programme with Ngunguru School:
And if you don’t want the preamble then go to 3 mins 39 secs in….! Unfortunately you have to sit through the ads though…
TV Stars!!
We’re very excited to announce the showing of our Hauora Moana monitoring work with Ngunguru Primary School on Clarke Gayford’s TV show – ‘Fish of the Day’.
Screening at 5.30pm on New Zealand’s TV3, Sunday 16th Feb.
Filmed last spring on the Tutukaka Coast – featuring Ngunguru School Yr6 students monitoring the health of the Ngunguru Estuary using our qualitative survey techniques and Tawhiti Rahi Poor Knights with Dive Tuts!
We’ve not seen a preview so have no idea what it’ll be like!
You can visit the website https://fishoftheday.tv/ to view this episode for up to 12 months after it screens
Te Wairua O Te Moananui - Ocean Spirit 