Get information on this page about these 2019 meetings:
- CSP Technical Working Group 18 February 2019
- CSP Research Advisory Group 8 March 2019
- TMP/ CSP Technical Working Group 26 March 2019
- AEWG/CSP Technical Working Group 31 May 2019
- CSP Technical Working Group 17 July 2019
- TMP/CSP Technical Working Group 4 Oct 2019
- CSP Technical Working Group 7 Nov 2019
CSP Research Advisory Group Resources 2020/21
Terms of reference: CSP RAG Terms of Reference (PDF, 55 K)
RAG Resources:
- CSP RAG presentation (PDF, 2,360 K)
- DRAFT CSP Annual Research Summary 2018-19 (PDF, 1,650 K)
- CSP Marine Mammal Medium Term Research Plan 2018 (PDF, 631 K)
- DRAFT CSP Protected Fish Medium Term Research Plan 2019 (PDF, 395 K)
- DRAFT CSP Seabird Medium Term Research Plan 2019 (PDF, 2,830 K)
- DRAFT CSP Protected Coral Medium Term Research Plan 2019 (PDF, 186 K)
- CSP Strategic Statement 2018 (PDF, 6,230 K)
- CSP Research Advisory Group resources
- CSP RAG Research Submission Form (DOC, 36 K)
Comments are sought on the draft documents and research proposals can be made using the Research Submission Form above. The submission period is 09 Dec 2019 - 07 Feb 2020 and should be sent to csp@doc.govt.nz.
CSP Project update: MIT2019-03: Lighting adjustments to mitigate against deck strikes/vessel impacts
20 December 2019
This is the final literature review and methodology report for MIT2019-03: Lighting adjustments to mitigate against deck strikes/vessel impacts
This project was presented at the CSP TWG on 7 November 2019.
CSP Project update: INT2015-03: Identification and storage of cold-water coral bycatch specimens: 1 July 2018 - 30 June 2019
19 December 2019
This is the draft final annual report for INT2015-03 reporting on milestone 13 of this project. This report builds upon the previous coral ID report that covered bycatch from 1 July 2018- 31 December 2018.
- INT2015-03: Identification and storage of coral-water coral bycatch specimens 2018-19 (PDF, 1,729 K)
Comments are sought until 5 pm, Friday 10 January 2020 and should be sent to csp@doc.govt.nz
CSP Project update: INT2016-02: Identification of seabirds captured in New Zealand fisheries: 1 July 2018 - 30 June 2019
19 November 2019
This is the draft final annual report for INT2016-02 reporting on milestone 16 of this project: Identification of seabirds captured in New Zealand fisheries. This report builds upon the previous seabird ID report that covered captures from 1 July 2018- 31 March 2019.
Comments are sought until 5 pm, Monday 2 December 2019 and should be sent to csp@doc.govt.nz
CSP Technical Working Group
7 November 2019
G0.4 Tohora Room, Conservation House, 18-32 Manners St, Wellington.
Chair: Igor Debski
Agenda: Agenda (PDF, 78 K)
Minutes: Minutes (PDF, 632 K)
CSP presentations:
- POP2019-02: Fish shoal dynamics in north-eastern New Zealand, methodology presentation - Northern NZ Seabird Trust
- MIT2019-03: Lighting adjustments to mitigate against deck strikes/vessel impacts, methodology presentation - Northern NZ Seabird Trust
- MIT2017-01: Protected species liaison co-ordination 2017-2019 - JPEC
- INT2018-05: Updated analysis of spine-tailed devil ray post-release survival - NIWA
Following the TWG, additional comments will be sought until 5 pm, Friday 21 November 2019 and should be sent to csp@doc.govt.nz
CSP Project update: INT2017-03: Identification of marine mammals captured in New Zealand fisheries
18 Oct 2019
These are the draft final reports for the marine mammal component of INT2017-03: Identification of marine mammals, turtles and protected fish captured in New Zealand fisheries.
- INT2017-03: Identification of marine mammals captured in NZ fisheries 2015-16 (PDF, 704 K)
- INT2017-03: Identification of marine mammals captured in NZ fisheries 2016-17 (PDF, 719 K)
- INT2017-03: Identification of marine mammals captured in NZ fisheries 2017-18 (PDF, 718 K)
- INT2017-03: Identification of marine mammals captured in NZ fisheries 2018-19 (PDF, 445 K)
Comments are sought until 5 pm, Friday 1 November 2019 and should be sent to csp@doc.govt.nz
CSP Project update: POP2019-05: NZ fur seal Bounty Islands population assessment
15 October 2019
This is the draft methodology report for POP2019-05: NZ fur seal Bounty Islands population assessment
Due to the timing of vessel departure for this project, comments will need to be submitted to csp@doc.govt.nz by 5pm on Friday 18th October 2019.
TMP/CSP Sea lion Technical Working Group
4 October 2019
G0.1 Holloway Room, Conservation House, 18-32 Manners St, Wellington.
Chair: Ian Angus (DOC)
Agenda: Agenda (PDF, 80 K)
Meeting Report:Report (PDF, 1,690 K)
Technical Working Group presentations:
- 2019/20 fieldwork update
- NZ sea lion research methodology for 2019/20
- NZ sea lion Matauranga Maori project
- NZ sea lion mainland habitat suitability project
- Subantarctic sea lion tagging 2019/20
- NZ sea lion research proposals for 2020/21
CSP Project update: INT2015-03: Identification and storage of cold-water coral bycatch specimens: 1 July 2018 - 31 December 2018
26 July 2019
This is the draft progress report for INT2015-03, the draft final annual report will follow in December covering all coral bycatch specimens 1 July 2018-30 June 2019.
Comments are sought until 12 pm, Friday 9 August 2019 and should be sent to csp@doc.govt.nz
CSP Project update: INT2016-02: Identification of seabirds captured in New Zealand Fisheries: 1 July 2018 - 31 March 2019
2 July 2019
This is the draft quarterly report for INT2016-02, reporting on milestone 15 of this project: Identification of seabirds captured in New Zealand fisheries. This report builds upon the previous seabird ID report covering captures 1 July 2018- 31 December 2018.
Comments are sought until 12 pm, Tuesday 16 July 2019 and should be sent to csp@doc.govt.nz
CSP Technical Working Group
17 July 2019
G0.1 Holloway Room, Conservation House, 18-32 Manners St, Wellington.
Chair: Katie Clemens-Seely (DOC)
Agenda: Agenda (PDF, 93 K)
Minutes: Minutes (PDF, 490 K)
CSP Technical Working Group presentations:
- POP2017-06: Indirect effects on seabirds in north-east North Island region - Northern NZ Seabird Trust
- POP2018-04: Flesh-footed shearwater: Population Monitoring - Wildlife Management International
- MIT2018-01: Protected species engagement - Port Group
- Report back on Chatham albatross aerial photograph analysis - Peter Frost
Following the TWG, additional comments will be sought until 5 pm, Wednesday 31 July 2019 and should be sent to csp@doc.govt.nz
CSP Project update: POP2017-06: Indirect effects on seabirds in northern North Island
10 May 2019
This is the draft final report for the colony based seabird diet sampling component of POP2017-06, milestone 6 of this project.
Comments are sought until 12 pm, Monday 1 April 2019 and should be sent to csp@doc.govt.nz. The four final components of this project (including this report) will be presented together at a CSP TWG mid 2019.
AEWG & CSP Seabird Technical Working Group
31 May 2019
G0.1 Holloway Room, Conservation House, 18-32 Manners St, Wellington.
Chair: Graeme Taylor (DOC)/ Ben Sharp (FNZ)
Agenda: Agenda (PDF, 93 K)
Minutes: Minutes (PDF, 115 K)
CSP Technical Working Group presentations:
- POP2017-03: Salvin's albatross: Bounty Islands population project (ground component) - NIWA
- POP2017-03: Salvin's albatross: Bounty Islands population project (aerial component) - Latitude 42
- POP2017-04: Seabird population research: Auckland Islands 2017-20 - Parker Conservation
- POP2018-02: Hoiho population and tracking project - Eudyptes Consulting
DOC presentation:
- Antipodean albatross population research: 2018/19 field season- Kath Walker & Graeme Elliot (DOC)
FNZ AEWG presentations:
- PRO2015-01: Improving estimates of cryptic mortality for use in seabird risk assessments: loss of seabirds from longline hooks - Latitude 42
- PRO2017-01A: Research into the demographic parameters for at-risk seabirds as identified by the RA (black petrels) - WMIL
- PRO2017-01B – Population demographics southern Buller’s albatross - NIWA
These projects will presented at the CSP TWG on 31 May 2019. Following the TWG, additional comments will be sought until 5 pm, Friday 14 June 2019 and should be sent to csp@doc.govt.nz
CSP Project update: INT2016-02: Identification of seabirds captured in New Zealand Fisheries: 1 July 2018 - 31 December 2018
1 April 2019
This is the draft quarterly report for INT2016-02, reporting on milestone 14 of this project: Identification of seabirds captured in New Zealand fisheries. This report builds upon the previous seabird ID report covering captures 1 July 2018- 30 September 2018.
Comments are sought until 12 pm, Monday 15 April 2019 and should be sent to csp@doc.govt.nz
CSP Project update: POP2018-01: Habitat suitability modelling for protected corals in New Zealand waters
10 April 2019
This is the final methodology report for POP2018-01: Habitat suitability modelling for protected corals in New Zealand waters
This report was presented at the CSP TWG on the 18th February 2019.
TMP/ CSP Sea Lion Technical Working Group
26 March 2019
G0.3 Toroa Room, Conservation House, 18-32 Manners St, Wellington.
Chair: Neil Gilbert
Agenda: Agenda (PDF, 68 K)
Meeting report: TBA
CSP Technical Working Group presentation:
- POP2018-03: New Zealand Sea Lion: Auckland Islands pup count
This project will be presented at the TMP/CSP TWG as it is suitable to present on this alongside other sea lion research conducted under the sea lion TMP. Comments on the draft report are sought until 12 pm, Wednesday 5 June 2019 and should be sent to csp@doc.govt.nz
CSP Project update: POP2017-06: Indirect effects on seabirds in northern North Island
18 March 2019
This is the draft final report for the at-sea fish shoal sampling component of POP2017-06, milestone 5 of this project.
Comments are sought until 12 pm, Monday 1 April 2019 and should be sent to csp@doc.govt.nz. The four final components of this project (including this report) will be presented together at a CSP TWG mid 2019.
CSP Research Advisory Group
8 March 2019
G0.1 Holloway Room, Conservation House, 18-32 Manners Street, Wellington
Chair: Ian Angus, DOC
Terms of reference: CSP RAG Terms of Reference (PDF, 55 K)
Agenda: CSP RAG Agenda 8 March 2019 (PDF, 164 K)
Minutes: CSP RAG Minutes (PDF, 854 K)
RAG Resources
- CSP Summary of feedback (PDF, 108 K)
- CSP Annual Research Summary 2017-18 (PDF, 1,390 K)
- CSP Strategic Statement 2018 (PDF, 6,230 K)
- CSP RAG project proposals 2019/20 (PDF, 4,100 K)
- CSP RAG project proposals initial prioritisation 2019/20 (PDF, 124 K)
- CSP seabird medium-term research plan 2017 (PDF 2,913 K)
- CSP protected fish medium-term research plan 2018 (PDF, 2640 K)
- CSP marine mammal medium-term research plan 2018 (PDF, 631 K)
- CSP Research Advisory Group resources
Additional feedback from the CSP RAG will be sought until 5 pm, 24 March 2019 and should be sent to csp@doc.govt.nz
AEWG & CSP Technical Working Group
18 February 2019
G0.4 Tohora Room, Conservation House, 18-32 Manners St, Wellington.
Chair: Rich Ford
Agenda: Agenda (PDF, 43 K)
Minutes: Minutes (PDF, 651 K)
MPI AEWG presentation:
- BEN2018-01: Monitoring of trawl footprint (including coastal), methods presentation - NIWA
CSP Technical Working Group presentation:
- POP2018-01: Habitat suitability modelling for protected corals in New Zealand waters - NIWA
This project will presented at the CSP TWG on 18 February 2019. Comments will be sought until 5 pm, Monday 4 March 2019 and should be sent to csp@doc.govt.nz
CSP Project update: INT2015-03: Identification and storage of cold-water coral bycatch specimens 2017/18
18 January 2019
This is the draft final report for INT2015-03: Identification and storage of cold-water coral bycatch specimens
Comments are sought until 12 pm, Friday 1 February 2019 and should be sent to csp@doc.govt.nz
CSP Project update: INT2016-02: Identification of seabirds captured in New Zealand Fisheries: 1 July 2018 - 30 September 2018
18 January 2019
This is the draft quarterly report for INT2016-02, reporting on milestone 13 of this project: Identification of seabirds captured in New Zealand fisheries
Comments are sought until 12 pm, Friday 1 February 2019 and should be sent to csp@doc.govt.nz