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Rena recovery – environmental disaster or learning opportunity?

Tuesday, 22 May 2012
Group Leader Marine Studies, Dean Tully.
The Polytechnic is part of a task force to document the short and long term environmental impact of heavy fuel oils on local environments.

Aquaculture facilities excite Qatari delegation

Thursday, 10 May 2012
His Excellency Sheikh Hamad bin Ali bin Jassim al Thani (Vice-Chair QNFSP, member Qatari Royal Family).
A delegation of eight people from Qatar visited the Polytechnic earlier this week to view their aquaculture facilities as part of a nine day visit by the Qatar National Food Security Programme (QNFSP).

Keith Gregor

Dave Guccione

Daniel Sharp

Caroline Schweder-Goad

Reserve monitoring at Tuhua

Wednesday, 14 March 2012
Fish numbers are increasing in the marine reserve surrounding Tuhua.
Boaties are being warned to expect increased traffic and activity around Tuhua/Mayor Island next week during biological monitoring of the Marine Reserve.

Is our marine reserve working?

Emerging success at Tuhua (Mayor Island) Marine Reserve

A special presentation...

Come and see latest results from the annual survey of Tauranga’s closest Marine Reserve, with encouraging signs that the reserve is a success. Enjoy stunning underwater photography and new underwater video, taking a tour of the underwater realm through the eyes of a marine scientist.

Presentation by Bay of Plenty Polytechnic's Keith Gregor (Marine Studies) and Dan Rapson, Marine Ranger for the Department of Conservation in Tauranga.

Dean Tully

Polytechnic students awarded top prizes at Coastal Symposium

Tuesday, 24 January 2012
Te Atarangi Sayers
Two Bay of Plenty Summer Scholarship students presented their summer research projects at the inaugural one day Coastal Economic Symposium – Treasuring the Bay, Whakamana te taonga o te Moana a Toi.

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