Tuesday, 24 November 2015, 1:37 pm Press Release: NIWA
Security Breach on NIWA Vessel
NIWA Chief Executive,
John Morgan, expressed his disappointment and concern that
trespassers had breached security and safety measures to
board the Research Vessel Tangaroa.
“We understand
the trespassers were protesting against NIWA’s marine
research activities. NIWA’s vessels undertake a wide
range of activities, including fisheries assessments, marine
biodiversity, whale population and biology surveys,
hydrography and ocean geology, minerals and petroleum
research, physical and biological oceanography, Southern
Ocean and Antarctic science, ocean climate variability,
ocean acidification, and marine natural hazards
research.
“This is not surprising given NIWA’s
role as New Zealand’s primary marine research organisation
and the fact that New Zealand is a maritime nation with 95%
of its estate under water.
“We take health and
safety and security extremely seriously and marine research
is a dangerous operating environment.
“Whilst we
are tolerant of minority views, trespassers putting
themselves and others at risk is a matter for the Police to
deal with,” Mr Morgan said.
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