The Minister for the Environment is seeking applications or nominations for a member of the Fiordland Marine Guardians (the Guardians).
The Guardians are an advisory group established by the Fiordland (Te Moana o Atawhenua) Marine Management Act 2005. They are responsible for providing advice to Ministers, government departments, and Environment Southland on the management of the Fiordland (Te Moana o Atawhenua) Marine Area (FMA).
The Fiordland Marine Guardians’ recent run of recognition has continued, with the group receiving two honours at the 29th Environment Southland Community Awards in Invercargill on 3 October.
The awards, hosted by Environment Southland, celebrate Murihiku Southland’s environmental achievers.
The Guardians and the Deep Cove Outdoor Education Trust received Highly Commended in the ‘Environmental Action in Education’ category for the Fiordland Marine Education Programme.
Receiving the Ocean Guardian Award earlier this month is recognition of the Fiordland Marine Guardians’ (the Guardians) long tradition of environmental stewardship and decades of hard work by many people, the Guardians’ Chair Dr Rebecca McLeod says.
The Guardians received the award at the Seafood Sustainability and Innovation Awards, held at Parliament on 11 September.
Hon Tama Potaka, as acting Minister for the Environment, recently appointed a new Fiordland Marine Guardian and reappointed five existing Guardians. Murray Willans has joined the Guardians, while Rebecca McLeod, Mark Peychers, Stewart Bull, Gavin Tayles and John Cushen have been reappointed.
Read the full press release [Beehive website].
Marine researchers from around the country travelled to Te Anau in March to take part in the Fiordland Marine Research Symposium. The public event saw the audience treated to the latest findings on a wide range of topics including:
