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Acknowledgments
This report was prepared by Allison
Arnold, the co-ordinator for the New
Zealand Marine Ecoregion.
The workshop was organised and funded
by <strong>WWF</strong>-New Zealand with contributions
from Oceans Policy and the <strong>WWF</strong>
International Ecoregion Partnerships
Grant.
<strong>WWF</strong>’s work in the New Zealand
Marine Ecoregion has been generously
supported by Tom and Pauline Tusher,
and Steve Luczo. Without their continuing
commitment this report, and the ecoregion
programme as a whole, would not have
been possible.
Publication of the workshop report was
funded by the Ministry of Fisheries.
The results of the workshop are due to
the collaborative efforts of the marine
experts (Appendix 4) who contributed
their scientific knowledge and committed
many hours to produce the outputs. Many
thanks are due to the National Institute of
Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA),
The National Museum of New Zealand
– Te Papa Tongarewa, The Department
of Conservation (DoC), the University
of Otago, Environment Waikato, and the
Queensland Museum for releasing their
staff, and to the individuals for their time.
<strong>WWF</strong>-New Zealand would also like to
thank the following for their valuable
contributions:
Glen Lauder and Sarah Wilson of
Common Ground; Peng Aik Lim, Nick
Robinson, Parker Jones, Michelle Cooper,
and Oli Helm of Eagle Technology;
Vaughn Stagpoole and Kelly Beuth at
the Institute of Geological and Nuclear
Sciences (IGNS); Bronwen Golder of
<strong>WWF</strong> International; Ruth Gregg, Jo
Breese, Chris Howe, Miriam Richardson,
and Angela Heck of <strong>WWF</strong>-New Zealand,
Kurt Buri of Buri Graphics; and Simon
Childerhouse, Martin Cryer, Peter
McMillan, Paul Sagar, Nick Shears, and
Franz Smith.
Many other people contributed to
the success of the workshop and the
preparation of the report.
This report aims to be an accurate
record of the discussions and material
generated at the Marine Biodiversity
Workshop held on the 27–28 May 2003,
and during subsequent expert review.
The content of this publication does not
necessarily reflect the views of <strong>WWF</strong> or
the workshop participants’ employers, or
other organisations that have supported
this process.
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