Marine Bioblitz Close Event

Sunday 28th October 2007
Island Bay surf club

10am The Marine Bioblitz closing ceremony
Morris Love, Sam and June Jackson
Wellington Tenths Trust

10.10am Minister of Conservation
The Honourable Chris Carter

10.20am "Marine Biodiversity - why it matters"
Cr Celia Wade Brown
Wellington City Councillor

10.30am "History and human impacts on the marine environment"
Councilor Ray Ahipene- Mercer
Wellington City Councillor

11am "How many species are there - In the proposed Kupe/Kevin Smith
Marine Reserve, in New Zealand and in the world?
Dr Dennis Gordon
National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research

12pm "Coastal marine ecology and what we can learn from Wellington's
South Coast"
Dr Nicole Philips
Victoria University of Wellington
1pm "Marine Reserves, with special reference to the proposed
Taputeranga Marine Reserve"
Peter Simpson
Department of Conservation

12pm, 1pm and 2pm

Intertidal tours of the Taputeranga Marine Reserve
John van der Sman
Victoria University of Wellington

2pm Announcement of the results and discoveries of the Marine Bioblitz.
Followed by the announcement of the winners of the Marine Bioblitz
photography competitions (Judged by Rob Suisted).
Heather Anderson and Kirstie Knowles
Forest & Bird

Other activities - Wellington City Council shore clean up of the proposed Taputeranga Marine Reserve between 11am and 1pm, kayak tours of Tapu te Ranga Island with glass bottomed buckets (all day), open day at The Marine Education Centre, 10am - 3.30pm.

Children's activities - Face painting, mini Marine Bioblitz; design your own sea creature; Marine Bioblitz worksheet.

Scientific displays: Diatoms, sea sponges, bryozoans, sea weeds.

Organisation displays: Forest & Bird, Victoria University of Wellington, Department of Conservation, Greater Wellington Regional Council, World Wildlife Fund, MAFF/Biosecurity, Ferg's kayaks