Lessonia variegata is an Aotearoa‐New Zealand (A‐NZ)‐endemic kelp with significant commercial potential. Overseas, Lessonia spp. are harvested for use as human and animal food, cosmetics, and bioactives for biomedical applications. In A‐NZ, interest in developing cultivation methodologies and commercial applications for L. variegata is growing, especially because it is an exposed‐shore species which makes it an ideal candidate...

Motivation to improve commercial fishing technology is changing from ‘how can we catch more fish’ to ‘how can we reduce the impact of fishing on the environment’. To implement new fisheries technologies and innovations, it is important to have sources of innovative ideas for improvement, and processes to allow the uptake and transition from old to new technologies. One fishery that is undergoing a technology transition is the...