Photo Credit | Angus McIntosh ©
Reimagining freshwater ecosystem management in Aotearoa
Our mission is to drive change towards holistic and just freshwater fish management in Aotearoa.
Vision
Our vision is for decisions about freshwater fish to be made in partnership with Māori, be informed by community values, and account for the effects of climate change and ecosystem dynamics as they interact to shape what fish will live and thrive in our waterways. Fish Futures draws together indigenous and pākehā voices with freshwater science and management through:
Cass River sampling – Jan 2024
UC FERG students and staff spent 10 days electrofishing the Cass River, Te Awa-o-Takatamira, Mackenzie Basin, to further understand the composition of fish communities in...
Fish habitat restoration project in Southland’s Waituna Creek
Native fish can thrive in farmed catchments if we protect and restore their habitat....
Jane Kitson talks Kanakana
The Spinoff’s Leonie Hayden explores the cultural values and unique ecology of our native lamprey/kanakana (called piharau in the North Island)....
Our research embraces a transdisciplinary and co-production approach to generating knowledge with our research partners.
Working with partners in three areas our research addresses key issues in local freshwater fish management. Through the translation of research findings to a national scale, we will leverage change nationally.
Our approach aims to foster local relationships, empower fish managers, enhance the mana of kaitiaki, and help bring traditional knowledge systems together with science on a level field to generate new knowledge that will improve freshwater ecosystems and the lives of people living within them.
Working with partners in three areas our research addresses key issues in local freshwater fish management. Through the translation of research findings to a national scale, we will leverage change nationally.
Our approach aims to foster local relationships, empower fish managers, enhance the mana of kaitiaki, and help bring traditional knowledge systems together with science on a level field to generate new knowledge that will improve freshwater ecosystems and the lives of people living within them.
Team
Our team bring a unique balance of strengths in freshwater fish ecology, Māori cultural research, environmental social science, and freshwater policy.
Joanne Clapcott
Programme Co-leader
Marc Tadaki
Programme Co-leader
Jane Kitson
Programme Co-leader
Robin Holmes
Programme Co-leader
Ailsa Cain
Cultural Heritage
Aisling Rayne
Social Scientist
Alaric McCarthy
Socio-ecological Scientist
Alexis Farr
PhD candidate
Angus McIntosh
Freshwater Ecologist
Calum MacNeil
Freshwater Ecologist
Carly O’Connor
Freshwater Fisheries
Edward Challies
Human Geographer
Finnbar Lee
Freshwater Ecologist
Jason Arnold
Biocultural Adviser
Gladys Henderson
Management Systems
Ian Kusabs
Freshwater Fisheries
James Brasington
Fluvial Geomorphologist
Jonathan Tonkin
Freshwater Ecologist
Justin Rogers
Geomorphologist & Modeller
Kiely McFarlane
Social Scientist
Lauren Hitt
PhD candidate
Leah Gibbs
Social & Cultural Geographer
Martha Jolly
PhD candidate
Mckayla Holloway
Science Communicator
Naomi Heller
PhD candidate
Nicholas Reo
Indigenous Studies
Pascale Otis
Videographer / Producer
Sarah Crowley
Animal Geographer
Simon Stewart
Freshwater Ecologist
Vanessa Tipoki
Freshwater Fisheries
Yvonne Vadeboncoeur
Freshwater Scientist
Partners
