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From rare sponges, swans, and great white sharks to Cyclone Gabrielle: what’s happening in our harbour and along our coast?

Café Scientifique Tauranga welcomes Prof Chris Battershill, once again, to present a review of the latest innovative research being undertaken at the University of Waikato marine lab.

From the rather bizarre act of protecting some sponges from being squished in a channel reclamation, to wondering why we seem to have a few resident white sharks in the harbour captures the range of research we do. What’s linking research is a fast-changing marine climate, catastrophic storms, and a need to keep our ecosystem resilient. This talk will encompass everything we do ‘down at the lab’.

Bio:  Chris Battershill holds the positions of

• Professor Chair in Coastal Science, University of Waikato, Marine Science and Aquaculture
• Director of Science – Tauranga University of Waikato, School of Science Teaching and Research

In 2023 he was honoured with the lifetime achievement award from the New Zealand Marine Science Society at its annual conference.