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Live Ocean is a New Zealand registered ocean conservation charity founded by Olympic gold and silver medalists Peter Burling and Blair Tuke. Live Ocean's mission is ocean action in New Zealand. [1] Live Ocean partners with people and projects[ example needed ] on marine science. [2] Live Ocean relies on donations from people, which will go towards supporting ocean action[ vague ] in New Zealand.

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Live Ocean's initial project is The Race To Save the Endangered Antipodean Albatross. [3]

Hauraki Gulf

In March 2021, Live Ocean released an online video series with the aim of saving the Hauraki Gulf in the Auckland Region of New Zealand. They had a stated goal of achieving 30 percent protection of the Hauraki Gulf by 2030, as was demanded by scientists[ who? ] internationally. [4]

The charity endorsed the new protection measures for the Hauraki Gulf that were announced by the New Zealand government on 22 June 2021. [5]

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References

  1. "New Zealand marine conservation | Protecting ocean health | Live Ocean - Our mission". Live Ocean. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
  2. "Live Ocean Charitable Trust | Ocean | Marine conservation New Zealand". Live Ocean. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
  3. "Olympic and Team NZ sailors Peter Burling and Blair Tuke establish ocean conservation charity". NZ Herald. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
  4. "'We've lost so much': Burling and Tuke release video series to save Hauraki Gulf". NZ Herald. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  5. "Live Ocean: Burling and Tuke back expansion of Hauraki Gulf Protection Zones". www.sail-world.com. Retrieved 17 January 2022.