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Background Vision Aims What does CMEER do?

Background

NZ has the fourth largest Exclusive Economic Zone in the world that is 18 times greater than its land area.

The sea dominates all aspects of New Zealand's life and economy, affecting its weather and eroding its coastline.

It is across the sea that much of our exports and imports are transported and it is the bounty of the sea, in fish, shellfish and minerals as diverse as oil, gas and iron sand that makes a major contribution to our economy.

CMEER is based in the School of Biological Sciences, conducting core activities relating to marine environmental, ecological and biological research.

CMEER will collaborate with other Schools and Faculties to include law, economics, public policy and humanities aspects in its marine-related research.

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Vision

The Vision for CMEER is to:

• Be a New Zealand based Centre of Research Excellence for marine-related work
• Conduct world-class research with top international researchers
• Stimulate research at Victoria University at the interfaces between biology, chemistry, earth sciences, law, public policy and mathematics & computing science

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Aims

• Increase and enhance multidisciplinary research of marine-related topics in New Zealand
• Promote collaboration amongst marine researchers throughout New Zealand and internationally
• Communicate research findings to improve public awareness, practice and policy on marine-related issues
• Monitor the impact of marine-related research

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What does CMEER do?

CMEER will conduct pure and applied research in areas such as aquaculture, fisheries, environmental impacts, coastal protection, biodiversity and conservation.

CMEER will promote and co-ordinate marine related research by:

• Initiating research in collaboration with other researchers and organisations
• Carrying out research projects on a contract and consultancy basis
• Providing scientifically based information to assist organisations to explore the implications of marine-related issues
• Maintaining a network of researchers and individuals with interests in marine research
• Providing public information through its website, presentations by the Director and other staff, conference papers, and articles in academic and popular journals
• Organising conferences, seminars and other meetings
• Hosting visiting researchers
• Building contacts with agencies involved in marine-related research throughout the world