Racing wraps in Mar Menor
Racing wrapped up today in Mar Menor, Spain at the first ETF26 Series event for 2024, where Live Ocean Racing has come away with 8TH overall. The final day delivered 15 knots of breeze and the fleet...
View ArticlePaddle for Purpose – Mission accomplished
On Sunday 19 May four men paddled their sea kayaks across a calm Wellington harbour landing at Eastbourne to an “emotional” welcome. That’s because it marked mission-accomplished on a monumental...
View ArticleDigital tool powers up popular citizen science project Marine metre2
One of our most popular citizen science projects gets a groundbreaking reboot as a science tool is made available for everyone. ‘Imagine if New Zealand had the best understood seashore of any...
View ArticleNew Zealand Brings in Gold Standard Fishing Practices to Keep Seabirds Safe
Aotearoa has taken a world-leading step with the announcement New Zealand will adopt gold standard fishing practices to keep our seabirds safe from accidental capture and will use all three mitigation...
View ArticleLight airs continue in Garda – just one race sailed
The light airs that prevented racing on Lake Garda on day one of Foiling Week continued into day two, however the ETF26 fleet managed one race to get the event underway. Live Ocean Racing placed 6th...
View ArticleBig Friday in Lake Garda with six races sailed
Live Ocean Racing and the talent-stacked ETF26 fleet took to Lake Garda early today for the penultimate day of Foiling Week 2024, chalking up six races in a bid to catch-up on light air cancellations...
View ArticleLive Ocean Racing take 7th as racing wraps at Foiling Week 2024
Sailing has wrapped up and the Live Ocean Racing team has finished 7th overall at Foiling Week 2024 raced against the stunning mountainous backdrop of Lake Garda in Italy. Light airs were the story of...
View ArticleJono Ridler joins Epic Swim Maui
Swim4TheGulf legend Jono Ridler is in Hawaii as one of a select group of swimmers from six continents involved in Epic Swim Maui a unique event billed as the first expedition swim around the island of...
View ArticleSailors to revolutionise our understanding of Pacific marine biodiversity
A new citizen science initiative is empowering sailors to map marine biodiversity and ocean health in the Pacific, equipping blue-water sailors with the latest technology to gather important data...
View ArticleTohorā tagging data helps to inform policy and decision-making aimed at...
Live Ocean checks in with the University of Auckland team on the latest updates of their tohorā southern right whale research. Following the world’s first circumpolar simultaneous satellite tagging...
View ArticleCommercial fishing has no place in highly protected areas – it’s beyond...
Cabinet’s recent decision to allow commercial fishing to take place in ‘High Protection Areas (HPAs)’ within the Gulf is absurd and it is disgraceful to call them ‘highly protected’. After decades...
View ArticleLive Ocean Signs Ocean Declaration Ahead of COP29 in Baku
Live Ocean Foundation has joined a growing list of organisations calling for better focus on ocean-based research and solutions during the upcoming COP29 climate talks in Baku Azerbaijan. The...
View ArticleCOP16: What is it, what happened and what next
The global summit, COP16, aimed at halting the destruction of nature ended last week with some breakthroughs, but left many key issues unresolved. With Aotearoa New Zealand a global hotspot for...
View ArticleEmpowering Northland youth through sailing
Aotearoa New Zealand’s story is intrinsically linked to the moana and the many wayfinders who voyaged across the ocean, first by waka then by ship. Knowledge and appreciation of our history is...
View ArticleFrom New Zealand’s Shores to Maui’s Waters: Jono Ridler’s Epic Swim for Ocean...
From New Zealand’s Shores to Maui’s Waters: Jono Ridler’s Epic Swim for Ocean Health By Live Ocean 8 July '24 Read time: 2 min Article Summary Main Points Jono Ridler is joining a group of top...
View ArticleSailors to Revolutionise our Understanding of Pacific Marine Biodiversity
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View ArticleTohorā tagging data helps to inform policy and decision-making aimed at...
Tohorā tagging data helps to inform policy and decision-making aimed at enhancing their protection By Live Ocean 7 April '24 Read time: 2 min Article Summary Main Points The research has been a...
View ArticleEmpowering Northland Youth Through Sailing
Empowering Northland Youth Through Sailing By Live Ocean 17 November '24 Read time: 2 min Article Summary Main Points 8 Day voyage sailing on two distinctive vessels: a tall ship and a waka hourua...
View ArticleCOP16: What Is It, What Happened and What Next
COP16: What Is It, What Happened and What Next By Live Ocean 7 November '24 Read time: 2 min Article Summary The global summit, COP16, aimed at halting the destruction of nature ended last week with...
View ArticleLive Ocean Signs Ocean Declaration Ahead of COP29 in Baku
Live Ocean Signs Ocean Declaration Ahead of COP29 in Baku By Live Ocean 1 November '24 Read time: 2 min Article Summary Live Ocean Foundation has joined a growing list of organisations calling for...
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