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Contents

Our People .................................................................. 4

Our Product ................................................................ 8

Our Place ...................................................................10

Project 1: Empowering people to lighten our carbon footprint .................................................................... 12

Project 2: Full Value and True Cost Accounting in Aotearoa .................................................................... 13

Project 3: Plastics - Establish a Baseline and Recommend Viable Alternatives .................................. 14

Project 4: Minimising Lost Fishing and Farming Gear .... 15

Project 5: Habitats of Significance .............................. 16

Project 6: Seagrass ..................................................... 17

Project 7: Continental Shelf Seabed Regeneration Without Trawling ........................................................ 18

Project 8: Sediment and the Cost to Seafood .............. 19

Project 9: Carbon and Green Credit Schemes ............. 20

Project 10: What is the Climate Change Risk to Māori Seafood Business and what can be done about it? ....... 21

Project 11: Practical Ecosystem-Based Management in Fishing and Aquaculture. .............................................22

Project 12: A Drive towards a Circular Blue Ecosystem: Repurposing Outfall Waste ..........................................23

Project 13: Sustainability and Seafood Provenance ...... 24

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O U R P L A C E

O U R P R O D U C T

O U R P E O P L E

true provenance, true to nature, true for generations

Moana New Zealand is a 100% Māori-owned seafood company. Te Tiriti is the fundamental basis of the Māori Fisheries Settlement and which led to the establishment of Aotearoa Fisheries Limited, now trading as Moana New Zealand. Te Tiriti needs to underpin all marine decision making, and management and governance evolution into the future.

Moana New Zealand’s sustainability journey is about being true to their values of manaakitanga, whakapapa, whakatipuranga and kaitiakitanga. They began a comprehensive sustainability journey in 2013 with the vision to be true kaitiaki in all that they do. The learnings from this underpinned the Sustainability Strategy 2.0 (March 2017) and the new sustainability strategy (August 2021) which is available online. It outlines their commitment to being responsible, ambitious and innovative and to invest in the right initiatives to lighten their footprint and to underpin their future operations and profitability.

Living our values in everything we doWe acknowledge the connection between ngā tangata me te taiao (people and the environment) which are to be honoured for future generations. Led by tikanga and to be true to our value of kaitiakitanga, we engage with Iwi, staff and stakeholders to identify, invest in, and solve key sustainability challenges.

M O A N A N E W Z E A L A N D P A T A I

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Here is a snapshot of Moana’s areas of focus. Moana New Zealand acknowledges that they cannot do it alone and they encourage partners to share in their journey. Given the new sustainability strategy innovation, the challenges of delivering sustainable seafood from dynamic and complex coastal environments, several research areas have been identified that, when answered, will inform their Strategy to achieve greater overall impact. They also know that they need better information to guide decision making overall, and to enable daily operations to improve and lighten their environmental footprint.

Moana recognises that to do this, they have a responsibility to ask the hard questions and support obtaining the answers where they can. The questions that follow are indicative and Moana New Zealand seeks to collaborate with interested parties to further shape and develop appropriate research projects.

The questions are across a range of research disciplines including marine sciences, business, sustainability, psychology etc. Moana New Zealand seeks to empower Māori researchers.

Moana New Zealand invites you to read the questions below and consider your own research work programmes and to have conversations with Moana New Zealand to shape fit-for-

purpose projects, whether Masters, PhD or post-DOC. Moana New Zealand also welcomes collaboration to secure co-funding to enable the research.

hāngai ki te ūkaipō_true to provence

• Effects of land-based activities on the moana.

• Response to climate change.

• Reduce our use of freshwater

takenga tūturu_true to nature

• Marine ecosystem relationship - lighten our harvest/farming

• Plastics and packaging

mo ngā uri whakatipu_true for generations• Internal engagement• Leadership• Partnership

O U R P L A C E

O U R P E O P L E

O U R P R O D U C T

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We are Aotearoa’s largest Māori owned kaimoana (seafood) and kai ora (ready to eat meals) company, owned by all Iwi. We are an important part of the intergenerational Māori Fisheries Settlement with the Crown. The nature of that settlement means that Māori will always be involved in fisheries. Our assets can never be sold.

Our story is of true connection, true provenance, true to nature and true for generations. It shows connection between our people, our product and our place – a holistic Māori world view. The interconnectedness shows the responsbility for sustainability sits with all of us. We all have our part to play in reducing our impacts on the environment, be that at work, within our communities and at home.

With one of our core values being kaitiakitanga, we recognise the importance of going above and beyond what is legally required of us. Core to this is our commitment to enabling our people to be kaitiaki across our operations, every day. This is a company-wide kaupapa.

The world we operate in today has changed considerably since the 1992 Māori Fisheries Settlement. Environmental, social and political change have created a dynamic, challenging operating environment. To be kaitiaki today requires investing in not only lessening our footprint, but where we can also support activities that regenerate people and nature.

Being true to our values - manaakitanga, whakapapa, whakatipuranga and kaitiakitanga - requires being a responsible, ambitious and innovative company which invests in the right initiatives to underpin our future operations and profitability. As a seafood company Moana New Zealand depends on thriving fish stocks and on harbours for our farming operations. These occur in the natural marine environment we have minimal control over. What we can control is how we interact with the environment and our associated behaviours. We can also encourage partners to share in our journey to bring about change.

WHO WE ARE

We are Iwi; we are true guardians of the world’s most pristine and sustainably managed fisheries, with a deep sense of responsiblity to our people and respect for kaimoana and kai ora.

OUR PURPOSE

As guardians of Māori fishing assets, we are dedicated to contributing to the wellbeing of future generations.

OUR VISION

We connect the world to the true taste and rare magic of New Zealand’s best kaimoana and kai ora.

shareholders hold 80% of income shares

hold all voting shares and 20%

of income shares

parent company (50% sealord)

Iwi

governance

management

trading as

Paua Kahurangi Paua Tuwa Ika Koura Kai oraTio

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Chatham IslandsLOBSTER & WILD ABALONE

WellingtonWILD ABALONE & FIN FISH

Palmerston North WILD ABALONE & READY TO EAT

CoromandelOYSTERS

WhitiangaFIN FISH & LOBSTER

Napier FIN FISH & LOBSTER

TaurangaFIN FISH

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AucklandFIN FISH, OYSTERS, GROUP OFFICE & LOBSTER

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Totara NorthLOBSTER

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MangonuiFIN FISH

Note: All projects can be conducted remotely and in-person, Covid 19 allowing. Moana New Zealand can provide desk-space in Auckland if appropriate. Moana New Zealand welcomes collaborative projects and will provide logistical support where appropriate.

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Project 1:Empowering people to lighten our carbon footprintAt work, at home and within their communities.

Rationale Everyone has a part to play to lighten our carbon footprint, be it in our place of work, at home, and within our communities. Moana believes the sustainability journey is beginning to have a greater impact than initially intended through the spread of knowledge and in showing that meaningful change to lighten our environmental footprint is possible. Empowered staff are critical to the success of Moana’s sustainability journey. Moana have assessed their carbon footprint, committed to be carbon neutral by 2040 and have initiatives underway to do so. All actions matter, no matter how small and Moana aims to support their personnel to reduce their carbon footprints, at work, home and in their communities.

Objectives This research project aims to evaluate and extend the impact of the Moana sustainability journey and culture through empowering Moana’s people to lighten the footprint of company operations, and in their own lives at home and in their communities, where appropriate. Moana seeks to:

1. Understand the reach of workplace initiatives into people’s homes and community lives.

2. Understand what barriers exist to lightening their carbon footprints at work and outside work.

3. Assess and describe what support is required to empower people to further lighten the carbon footprint of Moana New Zealand, and in their home, and community lives.

Research QuestionsWhat is the reach of the Moana sustainability journey in its staff, in the workplace, and in their homes and communities, and can it be amplified? What barriers are there and what would be needed to overcome them?

Methodology• This is primarily a social science research project.

• Staff engagement is essential, with Moana support.

• Familiarity with Māori and Pasifika cultures required.

• Moana welcomes methodological proposals.

This project is based at Moana (initially Mt Wellington, Auckland) and may involve domestic travel and/or online meetings. Moana will provide support as required.

Outputs1. A fully referenced report or research thesis.

2. A short (max 8 pages) Executive Report for Moana.

3. A short (max 10 slides) presentation about the project and findings.

4. A short field note article for an academic journal.

Skills required• Completion of an appropriate/relevant undergraduate

degree.

• A minimum B+ average grade equivalent to a GPA of 6.

Project 2:Full Value and True Cost Accounting in Aotearoa

Rationale Moana is committed to transparent communication, reporting and presentation of the results of its business to its Iwi shareholders, and to the wider stakeholder community. Moana knows that its value goes far beyond the financial dividend returned to shareholders yet this is difficult to document and quantify.

Moana began using the International Integrated Reporting Council <IIRC> framework in 2016 and has produced five Integrated Annual Reports. Sustainability reporting is an area of continuous improvement and is being driven by increasing requirements to report climate change reduction commitments internationally and nationally. This will grow under the Taskforce for Climate Disclosure requirements now required by the External Reporting Board for larger entities in New Zealand.

Moana notes that the new global Value Reporting Foundation merger of IIRC and the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board will produce new guidance for reporting. Furthermore, the New Zealand Stock Exchange requires listed companies to report against their environment social governance. Although not a listed company, Moana strives to lead in sustainability reporting. Furthermore, Treasury has the Living Standards Framework although there is not yet an agreed Te Ao Māori approach to this, the He Ara Waiora framework is being increasingly used and Government has recently agreed to have a Te Ao Māori basis for the nations’ climate change work.

Objectives To research true value corporate reporting and accounting from a Te Ao Māori perspective in New Zealand in order to advise Moana New Zealand of the trajectory of change and opportunities for innovation. This is to better reflect its value creation from a Te Ao Māori worldview, its qualitative and quantitative return on investment in sustainability, and national and international developments in ESG, climate and sustainability accounting and reporting.

Methodology• Desktop.

• Interviews and stakeholder workshops may be necessary.

• Moana welcomes methodological advice.

Outputs1. A fully referenced report or research thesis.

2. A report for the Moana Executive of the study findings.

3. A powerpoint presentation (max 10 slides) about the study and findings.

Skills Required• Completion of a business based graduate (at least Masters)

degree.

• A minimum B+ average grade equivalent to a GPA of 6.

• Knowledge of sustainability accounting essential.

• Knowledge of Te Ao Māori essential.

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Project 3:Plastics - Establish a Baseline and Recommend Viable AlternativesDesigning out hard to recycle plastics.

RationaleMoana New Zealand has adopted the 6R’s – rethink, refuse, reduce, reuse, recycle, repair. Part of this commitment is to design out hard to recycle plastics and reduce their use of plastics. To enable this, baseline data needs to be collected and viable alternatives identified and analysed.

ObjectiveTo implement the 6Rs.

Research Questions1. What is the baseline currently? i.e. what are the plastics used

per kg of production in Moana?

2. What are the better alternatives to plastics in seafood operations and what is their availability, cost etc?

Methodology• Develop spreadsheet or other platform for collation of data.

• Review current use of plastics across the business to create baseline database including type and class of plastic and use.

• Contact suppliers to ascertain volumes and product specification forms.

• Conduct desktop research for possible replacement options that are more environmentally friendly, outlining the benefits.

• Where do the products go from Moana site i.e. to customers and then to landfill? Where possible, understand what customers do with packaging at the end of its life.

• Moana New Zealand welcomes methodological proposals.

Outputs1. A plastics database (use and alternatives).

2. Updated supplier database.

3. Maximum 20 page referenced report, including a 4 page Executive Brief. Key diagrams where appropriate.

4. A short (max 10 slides) presentation of the study findings.

Skills Required • Completion of an appropriate/relevant undergraduate

degree.

• A minimum B+ average grade equivalent to a GPA of 6.

• Systematic data management.

• Analytical skills.

• Knowledge of plastics as an environmental issue would be helpful.

Project 4:Minimising Lost Fishing and Farming Gear

RationaleAbandoned and lost fishing gear, also known as ghost gear is a growing and concerning phenomenon globally. New Zealand joined the Global Ghost Gear Initiative (GGGI) in 2017 committing the country to reduce the discarded fishing gear left in our oceans and to protect vulnerable animals throughout the world’s oceans. Although many beach clean-up activities occur, a national estimate of lost gear is needed to inform recovery and education action. Moana supports coastal clean ups and is committed to working with their contract fishermen, and others such as Ghost Gear New Zealand. Moana seeks to minimise the loss of equipment from all its operations including wild harvest fishing and oyster aquaculture, and welcomes learning how to improve this.

ObjectiveTo eliminate any risk of abandoned and lost equipment from Moana’s seafood operations, both farmed and wild harvest.

Research QuestionWhat is the scale of lost gear and equipment in Moana marine operations? What can be done about it?

Methodology There are a range of methodologies internationally. Moana welcomes guidance on which would be best to use in this study in the New Zealand context.

Outputs1. A fully referenced baseline study or research thesis of

Moana’s operations, including any recommendations for any operational change.

2. An Executive Brief (4 pages).

3. A powerpoint presentation (max 10 slides) of the study and findings.

Skills Required• Completion of an appropriate/relevant graduate (Masters)

degree.

• A minimum B+ average grade equivalent to a GPA of 6.

• Knowledge of the issue essential.

• Experience working with seafood production operations.

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Project 5:Habitats of Significance

RationaleMoana New Zealand’s wild harvest fishing operations for tarakihi, snapper, trevally, blue nose and gurnard occur mainly in North Island waters, but also nationally in the coastal marine environment for blue cod, pāua and rock lobster on the Chatham Islands, and for pāua and rock lobster on Stewart Island, and in Fiordland. The finfish harvest operations occur mostly in coastal waters and on the continental shelf, although orange roughy is fished in deeper water.

This project will characterise and document the areas of coastal habitat (i.e. what habitat types and where are they) nationally that are critically important for Moana’s wild harvest operations, meaning what habitats do Moana’s priority species require to ensure completion of their life histories and therefore to underpin these fisheries? This will specifically focus on tarakihi, snapper, blue cod, trevally, blue nose, gurnard, rock lobster, and pāua.

It will also characterise and document the known and predicted risks to these habitats, their legal status, any relevant rohe moana and Iwi/whanau/hapū boundaries and any other key information.

Whilst this project relates to the Government’s intentions to improve the implementation of Section 9(c) of the Fisheries Act: Habitats of Significance for Fisheries Management, Moana New Zealand seeks to establish its own position on the topic with the information from this project.

ObjectiveTo inform Moana in order to be able to secure the habitats of significance that underpin Moana’s wild harvest operations.

Research Question What are the habitats of significance for Moana’s wild harvest operations and what risks do they face?

Methodology• Desktop research.

• Kaupapa Māori research where appropriate with mana whenua and mana moana.

• GIS mapping.

• Moana welcomes methodological proposals.

Outputs1. A fully referenced report or research thesis.

2. GIS maps of the significant habitats, where they occur and other key characteristics.

3. A short (max 8 pages) Executive Report for Moana.

4. A short (max 10 slides) presentation about the project and findings.

Skills Required• Completion of an appropriate/relevant undergraduate

degree, ideally in marine ecology.

• A minimum B+ average grade equivalent to a GPA of 6.

• GIS skills.

Project 6:Seagrass

RationaleSeagrasses are the only flowering plants that grow in the marine environment. Seagrasses maintain water quality, act as nurseries for fish species, contribute to protecting the coastline from storm surge and sequester significant carbon. In New Zealand they are of conservation interest and listed as an at-risk species. Seagrass provides nursery habitat for juvenile snapper, a Moana priority species. Seagrass conservation, restoration and transplanting projects are beginning around the world.

ObjectiveTo inform Moana’s care for seagrass as an important marine habitat for finfish production and carbon sequestration.

Research QuestionWhat is the status of seagrass beds proximate to Moana’s oyster farms in the three northland harbours (Parengarenga, Houhora and Whangaroa), and in the Coromandel?

Sub QuestionsAre they declining or recovering? What are the risks to them and opportunities for regeneration that Moana can support? Is restoration possible and if so how could it be supported e.g. through transplanting?

Methodology• Desktop research.

• Underwater field research around Moana’s oyster farms.

• Experimental regeneration and transplanting.

• Moana welcomes methodological proposals.

Outputs1. Successful field studies and experiments.

2. A fully referenced report or research thesis.

3. A short (max 8 pages) Executive Report for Moana.

4. A short (max 10 slides) presentation about the project and findings.

Skills Required• Completion of an appropriate/relevant undergraduate

degree.

• A minimum B+ average grade equivalent to a GPA of 6.

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Project 7:Continental Shelf Seabed Regeneration Without Trawling

RationaleBottom trawling is the most widespread human activity affecting seabed habitats. Trawling is an efficient bulk harvest fishing method however it is under significant scrutiny from the public, advocacy groups, and increasingly from Fisheries New Zealand given the extent of benthic disturbance. According to Statistics New Zealand the area trawled reduced in New Zealand between 1990 and 2011. In the new Sustainability Strategy Moana is committing to a systematic harvest footprint analysis to document its current harvest footprint, understand the habitats present, and plan for where and how it will fish in the future.

ObjectiveTo understand seabed regeneration after trawling in New Zealand and inform Moana’s planning for where and how it will fish in future.

Research Questions What knowledge currently exists of seabed regeneration on the continental shelf after a trawl rest period in New Zealand?

Methodology• Desktop research applicable.

• Experimental field research if applicable

• Moana welcomes methodological proposals.

Outputs1. A fully referenced report or research thesis.

2. A short (max 8 pages) Executive Report for Moana.

3. A short (max 10 slides)s presentation about the project and findings.

Skills Required• Completion of an appropriate/relevant undergraduate

degree

• A minimum B+ average grade equivalent to a GPA of 6.

Project 8:Sediment and the Cost to Seafood

RationaleMoana operates throughout New Zealand and relies on the health of the inshore marine environment for both wild harvest and aquaculture operations. The interface between the land and the sea is a dynamic environment and coastal ecosystems are exposed to a range of different conditions. Terrestrially sourced sedimentation poses a risk to these ecosystems. Following a preliminary valuation of one species (pāua) in the Marlborough Sounds, this research project aims to put a quantitative figure on the full cost of sedimentation as well as the ecological effects on key coastal quota and quota species (oysters, pāua, koura, snapper) since 1986.

ObjectivesThis research project focuses on sedimentation, its effect on the marine environment and organisms that live within the ecosystem, and the economic costs to commercial kaimoana.

1. Identify the effects of sedimentation on growth, reproduction, and settlement of these species.

2. Quantify the cost of sedimentation on coastal species; oysters, pāua, snapper, and koura.

3. Asses how Māori-owned quota has been affected by large sediment deposits since 1986.

Research QuestionWhat are the financial impacts of sedimentation on Moana’s seafood production and Iwi quota assets?

Methodology• The research will rely on quantitative and qualitative research

methods.

• Interviews and observations will be conducted with a range of coastal stakeholders (commercial fishers, local authorities, local advocacy groups etc).

• Initial review of existing literature, marine science databases and preparatory work as well as data analysis are expected.

• Moana welcomes methodological proposals.

Outputs1. A fully referenced report or research thesis.

2. A short (max 8 pages) Executive Report for Moana.

3. A short (max 10 slides) presentation about the project and findings.

Skills Required• Completion of an appropriate/relevant undergraduate

degree. 6.

• A minimum B+ average grade equivalent to a GPA of 6

• Technical calculation support can be provided on Objectives 2 and 3.

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Project 9:Carbon and Green Credit SchemesResponding to climate change

RationaleInternationally green credit schemes (biodiversity, carbon credits, green bonds, green funds, and sustainability linked loans) are used to incentivise better environmental and ecological outcomes by business. Carbon credits are an established and yet rapidly evolving tool in New Zealand and climate and green bonds are a useful tool to deepen environment, social governance performance, impact, and outcomes. Well-constructed financial instruments that capture and recognise the long-term value of investments in nature (such as permanent forests) can help funnel capital into native biodiversity. There is a growing trend globally to invest in ways that are ethical, environmentally sound, and sustainable, as investors increasingly seek impact beyond pure financial return. A range of options are growing in popularity both internationally and locally with momentum building around sustainable financial instruments in New Zealand, and an increasing focus on initiatives to support native biodiversity recovery and restoration. Moana recognises the importance of regenerating the catchments proximate to priority coastal marine ecosystems and will seek to work with Iwi, hapū and whanau landowners to do so. Moana seeks to understand where there are sustainable financing opportunities to enable this regenerative collaboration at meaningful scale.

ObjectiveTo understand whether Moana’s investment in regenerative activities can be leveraged with carbon and other green credit schemes.

Research Question What are the opportunities for Moana to use financial incentives (carbon and green credit systems, insetting, biodiversity credits etc) to support environmental regeneration, improve ecological quality and enhance community well-being in the places that matter to Moana New Zealand’s operations – i.e. where such activities will improve coastal water quality?

Methodology• Desktop research.

• Moana welcomes methodological proposals.

Outputs• A fully referenced report or research thesis.

• A short (max 8 pages) Executive Report for Moana.

• A short (max 10 slides) presentation about the project and findings.

• Introductions to relevant networks

Skills Required• Completion of an appropriate/relevant graduate (Masters)

degree. 6.

• A minimum B+ average grade equivalent to a GPA of 6

• Expertise in the subject matter.

Project 10:What is the Climate Change Risk to Māori Seafood Business and what can be done about it? Responding to climate change

RationaleWe live in climate changing times with increasing severity and frequency of marine heat waves and other perturbations such as increasingly severe and frequent storms. These affect the operations to produce seafood from wild harvest fishing and farming in practical physical terms as well as the life cycles of target species. Along with the emerging strategy of the Aotearoa Circle Seafood Climate Change Adaptation Taskforce, that Moana is a member of, there is an increasing range of current climate change research programmes underway or recently concluded that can inform this macro level analysis. These need to be synthesised through the lens of the risks facing Māori seafood business, at least Moana to start with, and any information gaps identified. Importantly the challenge will be to develop factors of the scale of the risks to the key target wild harvest species and farming operations and to develop an approach that can guide Moana’s proportionate investment in strategic responses to minimise or mitigate such risks, and where necessary to forecast any changes to Moana’s operational and business models that may be required to adapt to climate change and future proof the business.

ObjectiveTo understand the climate change risks and investment options for strategic responses.

Research Question What is the climate change risk to Māori seafood business and what can be done about it?

Methodology• Desktop research.

• Moana welcomes methodological proposals.

Outputs• A fully referenced report or research thesis.

• A short (max 8 pages) Executive Report for Moana.

• A short (max 10 slides) presentation about the project and findings.

Skills Required• Completion of an appropriate/relevant graduate (Masters)

degree. 6.

• A minimum B+ average grade equivalent to a GPA of 6

• Expertise in the subject matter.

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Project 11:Practical Ecosystem-Based Management in Fishing and Aquaculture.Our Marine Ecosystem Relationship

RationaleThe Government has clearly signalled it intends to make New Zealand’s fisheries management more ecosystem-based in line with the deepening understanding from the Sustainable Seas Science Challenge of ecosystem-based management (EBM) and the relationships and intersections with kaitiakitanga. The Chief Science Adviser has noted that much can be done within the current Fisheries Act. As a Māori owned company, committed to kaitiakitanga, Moana New Zealand strives to lighten its footprint in all it does today, within the Fisheries Act, and into the future in any new management approaches. Significant reform is beginning in marine management in New Zealand and Moana needs to better understand the implications of proposed changes in fisheries management and for a Māori owned company, to guide it’s planning and operations into the future.

ObjectiveTo understand the options for Moana to meet the emerging expectations for ecosystem-based management of its aquaculture and wild harvest fishing operations.

Research Question How can Moana meet the emerging expectations for ecosystem-based management of its aquaculture and wild harvest fishing operations?

Methodology• Desktop research.

• Moana welcomes methodological proposals.

Outputs1. A fully referenced report or research thesis.

2. A short (max 8 pages) Executive Report for Moana.

3. A short (max 10 slides) presentation about the project and findings.

Skills Required• Completion of an appropriate/relevant graduate (Masters)

degree.

• A minimum B+ average grade equivalent to a GPA of 6.

Project 12:A Drive towards a Circular Blue Economy: Repurposing Outfall Waste

RationaleMoana’s Bream Bay (Ruakaka) Blue Abalone (pāua) farm has an outfall pipe that sends wastewater to the marine environment, within consent limits. Although filtered, this is potentially a resource that could be redirected to support growth of other products such as algae.

ObjectiveTo assess the viability of repurposing outfall waste to grow products such as algae and their potential uses.

Research Questions • What is the viability of repurposing outfall waste to grow

products such as algae?

• What are their potential uses?

Methodology• Desktop research.

• Onsite sampling and field trials.

• Moana New Zealand welcomes methodological proposals.

Outputs1. A fully referenced report or research thesis.

2. A short (max 8 pages) Executive Report for Moana.

3. A short (max 10 slides) presentation about the project and findings.

Skills Required• Completion of an appropriate/relevant undergraduate

degree.

• A minimum B+ average grade equivalent to a GPA of 6.

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Project 13:Sustainability and Seafood Provenance The true source

RationaleMoana’s brand relies on credible provenance and therefore the health of the marine environment from which it harvests is key. Understanding customer expectations, the interaction between provenance and sustainability, and opportunities to improve the value to consumers and returns to Māori are important to ensure consumer and Moana shareholder expectations are satisfied.

ObjectiveThis research project focuses on understanding stories of provenance and how they’re received by premium markets. By understanding the expectations of a Māori seafood company to interact responsibly with the marine environment from both international and domestic customers, this research project aims to understand the importance of sustainability in the eyes of Moana customers.

The specific objectives of this research are:

1. Assess customer expectations of a Māori seafood company to interact with the marine environment responsibly.

2. In relation to question one, do customer expectations differ between a Māori owned seafood company and a non-Māori seafood company?

3. Assess how the interaction between provenance and sustainability affects customer satisfaction.

4. Assess the role of traceability, ecolabelling and other assurance measures in meeting customer expectations and underpinning Moana New Zealand’s product provenance.

5. Assess the opportunities to improve the value to consumers and returns to Māori from linking sustainability with product provenance.

Methodology• The research will rely on qualitative and quantitative research

methods.

• Interviews and observations will be conducted with a range of domestic and international customers and via appropriate methods of customer feedback.

• Desktop-based research will be conducted into how sustainability credentials and seafood product provenance operate in global premium seafood markets.

• Initial review of existing literature and preparatory work as well as data analysis are expected to be conducted in Auckland.

• Moana welcomes methodological proposals.

Outputs1. A fully referenced report or research thesis.

2. A short (max 8 pages) Executive Report for Moana.

3. A short max 10 slides presentation about the project and findings.

Skills Required• Completion of an appropriate/relevant undergraduate

degree.

• A minimum B+ average grade equivalent to a GPA of 6.

• Business studies, markets, trade or marketing expertise.

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