Get information on this page about these 2011 meetings:

• POP2010-01 Indirect Effects of Commercial Fishing on New Zealand Sea Lions update 19 December
• CSP Technical Working Group 9 December
• CSP Technical Working Group 21 October
• CSP Technical Working Group 21 June
• CSP/NPOA Seabirds Technical Working Group 11 April

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POP2010-01 Indirect Effects of Commercial Fishing on New Zealand Sea Lions update

19 December 2011

As part of project POP2010-01 New Zealand Sea Lions - Population Study, a review was undertaken of evidence for indirect effects of commercial fishing on New Zealand sea lions (Phocarctos hookeri) breeding on the Auckland Islands.

This draft report was circulated to the CSP Technical Working Group for review:

• Indirect effects of commercial fishing on New Zealand sea lions (PDF, 624K)

This review was received from the working group:

• Bowen draft report - review by Amelie Auge (PDF, 232K)

The report was revised in light of the review:

• Bowen response to Auge review (PDF, 50K)
• Final revised report

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CSP Technical Working Group meeting

9 December 2011

Department of Conservation, 18-32 Manners Street, Wellington.

Chair: Russell Harding, DOC

Minutes: Draft meeting minutes (PDF, 35K) 

Presentations

1. POP2011-06. Distribution of protected corals and overlap with commercial fishing. Presentation of proposed methodology. Di Tracey and Suze Baird (NIWA)
   • Presentation (PDF, 1,291K)
2. POP2011-02 Flesh-footed shearwater – population study and foraging areas. Presentation of proposed methodology. Susan Waugh (Te Papa)
   • Presentation (PDF, 757K)
3. INT2010-02 Identification of seabirds captured in New Zealand fisheries. Draft final report 2010/11. Elizabeth Bell (WMIL)
   • Presentation (PDF, 2,094K)
4. POP2011-03. Protected fish – review of interactions and populations. Presentation of proposed methodology. Malcolm Francis (NIWA)
   • Presentation (PDF, 690K)
5. POP2011-04. Basking shark bycatch review. Update on proposed methodology. Malcolm Francis (NIWA)
   • Presentation (PDF, 1,095K)
6. MIT2011-01. Protected rays – mitigate captures and assess survival of live-released animals. Presentation of proposed methodology. Malcolm Francis (NIWA)
   • Presentation (PDF, 1,009K) 

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CSP Technical Working Group meeting

21 October 2011

Conservation House, 18-32 Manners Street, Wellington.

Chair: Russell Harding, COC

Agenda: Agenda (PDF 37K)

Minutes: Draft meeting minutes (PDF, 59K)

Presentations

1. POP2009-01 Black petrels: At-sea distribution. Part 1 - Environmental variables, draft final report and Part 2- Fisheries overlap, update, by Elizabeth Bell (WMIL) and Ed Abraham (Dragonfly)
   • Background report (PDF, 1,860K)
   • Part 1 presentation (PDF, 2,290K)
   • Part 2 presentation (PDF, 822K) 
2. POP2010-01 Obj 3 Estimation of demographic parameters for New Zealand sea lions breeding on the Auckland Islands. Draft final report by Darryl MacKenzie (Proteus)
   • Background report (PDF, 2780K)
   • Presentation (PDF, 1,030K) 
3. MIT2010-01 Development of mitigation strategies: Inshore fisheries. Draft final report by David Goad (Vita Maris)
   • Background report (PDF, 545K)
   • Presentation - sink rates (PDF, 381K)
   • Presentation - Kellian device (PDF, 144K)

 

Reports tabled

INT2010-02 Identification of seabirds captured in New Zealand fisheries

• Quarterly report to 30/6/2011 by Elizabeth Bell (WMIL) (PDF, 524K)

POP2005-02 A population and distributional study of white-capped albatross (Auckland Islands)  

• Draft final report by David Thompson (NIWA) (PDF, 2,410K)

POP2011-01 Auckland Islands sea lion

• Draft methodology by Louise Chilvers (DOC) (PDF, 19K)

Comments

The following additional comments were received following the meeting:

• Forest and Bird comments (PDF 475K)
• SeaFIC comments on POP2011-01 (PDF 100K)

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CSP Technical Working Group meeting

21 June 2011

Ministry of Fisheries, 101 The Terrace, Wellington.

Chair: Russell Harding, DOC

Agenda: Agenda (PDF, 21K)

Minutes: Draft meeting minutes (PDF, 52K)

Presentations

1. POP2010-01 Draft report on New Zealand sea lion data collection from the Auckland Islands 2010/11 by Louise Chilvers (DOC)
   • Background report (PDF, 1,952K)
   • Presentation (PDF, 1,608K)
2. MCSINT2010-03 Bycatch of protected corals in NZ fisheries waters – draft report by Di Tracey (NIWA)
   • Background report
   • Presentation (PDF, 4,306K)
3. INT2007-02 Identification and autopsy of seabirds incidentally killed in New Zealand fisheries – draft report 2009/10 by David Thompson (NIWA)
   • Background report (PDF, 88K)
   • Presentation (PDF, 84K)

Report tabled

INT2010-02 Identification of seabirds captured in New Zealand fisheries

• Quarterly report to 31/3/2011 by Elizabeth Bell (WMIL) (PDF, 609K)

Comments

The following additional comments were received:

• Forest and Bird - comments on POP2010-01 (PDF, 135K)
• SeaFIC - comments on POP2010-01 (PDF, 220K)

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CSP/NPOA – Seabirds Technical Working Group meeting

11 April 2011

Department of Conservation, 18-32 Manners Street, Wellington.

Chair: Russell Harding, DOC

Agenda: Agenda (PDF, 31K)

Minutes: Meeting minutes(PDF, 41K)

Presentations

1. New Zealand sea lion research: Summer 2010/2011 by Louise Chilvers (DOC)
   • POP2010-01 Progress report on New Zealand sea lion data collection from the Auckland Islands 2010/11 (PDF, 62K)
   • Presentation (PDF, 1247K)
2. CSP Observer Programme – abundance of seabirds in the vicinity of fishing vessels. Presentation of data entered to date, and development of database (PDF, 485K) Ed Abraham (Dragonfly)
3.  Offal batching (2010 trawler trial) – analyses of the effect of batching treatments on seabird attendance (PDF, 421K) Ed Abraham (Dragonfly) 
4. Conservation Services Programme Observer Report: 1 July 2009 to 30 June 2010 by Kris Ramm (DOC)
   • INT2009-01 CSP Observer Programme – draft annual report 2009/10 (PDF, 672K)
   • Presentation (PDF, 1,574K)

Report to be tabled

• POP2009-01 population dynamics of black petrels by Elizabeth Bell (WMIL) (PDF, 1,000K))

Note: we are unable to schedule a presentation for this meeting.

Comments

The following additional comments were received:

• SeaFIC comments on POP2010/01 progress report (PDF,216K)