Dr Andrew Jeffs

Andrew is a marine ecologist with an interest in sustainable aquaculture and the use of aquaculture to restore function to coastal ecosystems. He works from the largest university in New Zealand, the University of Auckland. He has previously worked in seafood consulting internationally and for the New Zealand government establishing marine protected areas. He holds marine science and business degrees from his home university.

The Nature of Aquaculture New study confirms seaweed and mussel farms improve biodiversity and abundance of marine life

Restorative aquaculture Biodiversity Mussels

25 December 2023

New insights into the habitat benefits of seaweed and shellfish farms in temperate ecosystems are emerging from a unique study initiated by The Nature Conservancy on opposite sides of the globe: New Zealand and the Gulf of Maine.

April 2021

The Nature of Aquaculture Assessing the habitat benefits of kelp aquaculture in New Zealand and Maine

Fish stocks NGO Aquatic plants

12 April 2021

How kelp farms can provide habitat for fish and marine invertebrates, whether there are any negative impacts on fish and marine invertebrates during maintenance and harvesting cycles, and how the benefits of restorative aquaculture can be optimised for both th…