Your Blue Economy Partner
Supporting client journeys towards a healthier ocean and healthy communities through a sustainable, thriving blue economy.
Terra Moana and The Blue Economy
All economy activity at sea is within the umbrella of the term blue economy. It applies to shipping, offshore energy, seafood (wild harvest and aquaculture), recreation and tourism, and many other activities.
Our Terra Moana business focus is on enabling regenerative economic activity in the marine environment i.e. business that gives back to the marine environment it depends upon.
We approach all our marine sector industry client work in an evidence-based manner understanding that:
- good business decisions require good information built on accurate and timely data.
- in today’s rapidly changing physical environment such information is needed to de-risk investments and operations that occur in the marine environment.
- Good regulatory, policy and management settings are evidence-based.
Our Approach
BRIDGING
We create connections that count, facilitating meaningful dialogue and activities across businesses, sectors, cultures, government and diverse groups.
WEAVING
We bring together the best of contemporary and traditional values, science and thought leadership to deliver tailored strategic solutions.
DESIGNING
We apply agile, manageable, and measurable step-change, constantly working with you on your journey to sustainable success.
Our People
Terra Moana brings the right team to every project. Our services are tailored to meet each client’s specific needs, providing best-practice evidence, assessment and valuation methodologies to every project to underpin and enable sound decision-making.
Innovation & Leadership
We’re always looking for new and better ways to advance sustainability outcomes – it’s just what we do. Often the systems that we develop working with clients have wider applications, or we’ll see an opportunity to meet a bigger need. Here are several initiatives that we have developed, partner with, and invest in.

Responsible
Fisheries Training
Having done multiple fishing fleets reviews and analyses, Terra Moana identified the need to support New Zealand (NZ) fishing sector's aging fishers and address the difficulties they have operating in a tough environment that is constantly in the spotlight. Being responsible and transparent is not normally acknowledged, often reflected in the difficulty in continuing to operate and to be seen as a career of choice.