Year of the Coast 2012 poster

June Speaker Series
YEAR OF
THE COAST
2012
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Come along to the Victoria University Coastal
Don't miss this opportunity to see inside VUCEL,
Ecology Lab (VUCEL) and find out about some
and hear about the things that are impacting on
of the amazing research happening in the
our precious coastal environment.
heart of Wellington.

SPEAKERS INCLUDE
Each talk will be less than 10 minutes.

Keith Michael
What does science know about the Bluff oyster, one of
Where: VUCEL, 396 The Esplanade, Island Bay
New Zealand's oldest fisheries?
When: 5.30-7pm, Wednesday 27 June
Agnes Rouchon

The effect of pollutants on pua and kina.
Light refreshments will be served beforehand.
Jeannine Fischer

Do marine snails on the rocky shore get sunburnt?
Parking is available in various locations off The Esplanade
Paul Mensink
or it's a 10-minute walk from the Island Bay (number 1) bus.
Reproductive output in the common triplefin: Putting

all your eggs in one basket and how to get lucky if
For more information, phone 470 9252
you're a fish!
whina VUCEL Incubator team
The effects of sediment on pua and kina: building
Mori and Pacific science capability through the
whina VUCEL Incubator.
Anne Wietheger
Coral reefs: an ecosystem in crisis - the important
association between corals and algae in tropical coral
reefs. What exactly is coral bleaching and where is the
connection to New Zealand's rocky reefs?

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