2024 CSP meetings and project updates
Introduction
Find the agenda, minutes, reports and presentations for the 2024 meetings of the Conservation Services Programme.Get information on this page about these 2024 meetings:
- CSP Technical Working Group 30 August 2024
- CSP Technical Working Group 29 July 2024
- CSP Technical Working Group 25 July 2024
- CSP Technical Working Group 25 June 2024
- CSP Technical Working Group 14 June 2024
- CSP Technical Working Group 28 May 2024
- CSP Technical Working Group 20 March 2024
- CSP Research Advisory Group 1 March 2024
CSP Technical Working Group Meeting
30 August 2024
Chair: Kris Ramm
Agenda: Agenda (PDF, 47K)
Minutes:
CSP online meeting guidelines (PDF, 105K)
Presentations:
- MIT2023-01 Fishhook and bait impact on seabird/turtle bycatch (Proteus)
- Draft report (TBC)
- Presentation (TBC)
- Collaborative monitoring and management of seabird interactions in the ECSI SLL fleet (SNZ/FNZ/DOC)
- Presentation (TBC)
- POP2022-08 Gibson's albatross research (DOC)
- Draft report (TBC)
- Presentation (TBC)
- POP2022-10 Antipodes Island seabird research (Parker Conservation)
- Draft report (TBC)
- Presentation (TBC)
- POP2023-02 Aerial survey of southern Buller's on the Solander Islands
- Draft report (TBC)
- Presentation (TBC)
Following the TWG, additional comments will be sought until 5 pm, 13 September 2024 and should be sent to csp@doc.govt.nz.
CSP Technical Working Group Meeting
29 July 2024
Chair: Tiffany Plencner
Agenda: Agenda (PDF, 47K)
Minutes:
CSP online meeting guidelines (PDF, 105K)
Presentations:
- INT2023-03 Characterising SLL behaviour for turtle bycatch (NIWA)
- Draft report (TBC)
- Presentation (TBC)
- POP2022-03 Deep sea protected coral reproduction study (NIWA)
- Draft report (TBC)
- Presentation (TBC)
- INT2023-05 High-resolution estimation of species diversity for a protected coral family commonly occurring as coral bycatch (NIWA)
- Draft report (1,386K)
- Presentation (TBC)
Following the TWG, additional comments will be sought until 5 pm, 12 August 2024 and should be sent to csp@doc.govt.nz.
CSP Technical Working Group Meeting
25 July 2024
Chair: Katie Clemens-Seely
Agenda: Agenda (PDF, 69K)
Minutes:
CSP online meeting guidelines (PDF, 105K)
Presentations:
- POP2022-01 Black petrel population monitoring - land-based component, juvenile tracking and at-sea components (WMIL and NNZST)
- Presentations (TBC)
- WMIL draft report (TBC)
- At-sea captures draft report (PDF, 2,675K)
- At-sea captures addendum (PDF, 609K)
- POP2021-04 Flesh-footed shearwater population monitoring/ POP2022-02 Flesh-footed shearwater juvenile survival and dispersal (WMIL)
- Presentation (TBC)
- Draft report (TBC)
- POP2021-08 Assessment of causes of low burrow occupancy rates in Westland petrels/POP2022-07 Westland petrel foraging movements and diving behaviour (DOC)
- Presentation (TBC)
- Draft report (TBC)
- Vertical movements of Procellaria petrels (VUW)
- Motuhara seabird research / King shag survey 2024 (Toroa Consulting)
Following the TWG, additional comments will be sought until 5 pm, 9 August 2024 and should be sent to csp@doc.govt.nz.
Project update: POP2023-01 Leatherback aerial survey
16 July 2024
This is the final survey design for POP2023-01 Leatherback aerial survey.
CSP Technical Working Group Meeting
25 June 2024
Chair: Katie Clemens-Seely
Agenda: Agenda (PDF, 69K)
Minutes: DRAFT Minutes (PDF, 254K)
CSP online meeting guidelines (PDF, 105K)
Presentations:
- POP2023-01 Leatherback aerial survey methodology (Upwell Turtles)
- MIT2023-02 Understanding and mitigating seabird and turtle bycatch during the pelagic longline soak period - progress update (Vita Maris)
- POP2023-05 Auckland Islands sea lion research (DOC)
Following the TWG, additional comments will be sought until 5 pm, 11 July 2024 and should be sent to csp@doc.govt.nz.
CSP Technical Working Group Meeting
14 June 2024
Chair: Kris Ramm
Agenda: Agenda (PDF, 65K)
Minutes: Minutes (PDF, 272K)
CSP online meeting guidelines (PDF, 105K)
Presentations:
- POP2023-02 Snares/Solander Southern Buller’s population studies (Parker Conservation)
- POP2023-04 Campbell Island seabird research (DOC)
Following the TWG, additional comments will be sought until 5 pm, 28 June 2024 and should be sent to csp@doc.govt.nz.
CSP Technical Working Group Meeting
28 May 2024
Chair: Kris Ramm
Agenda: Agenda (PDF, 69K)
Minutes: Minutes (PDF, 276K)
CSP online meeting guidelines (PDF, 105K)
Presentations:
- INT2022-05 Determining the resilience of Fiordland corals to fisheries impacts - progress update (James Bell)
- POP2021-06 Fur seal population estimate and bycatch analysis, Cook Strait - genetic analysis (Bruce Robertson)
- INT2022-03 Identification, storage and genetics of cold-water coral bycatch specimens, 1 July 2022 to 30 June 2023 (NIWA)
- POP2022-08 White-capped albatross population research (Parker Conservation)
- MIT2023-07 Novel seabird bycatch mitigation for floated demersal longline fisheries (Vita Maris)
Following the TWG, additional comments will be sought until 5 pm, 12 June 2024 and should be sent to csp@doc.govt.nz.
Project update: MIT2021-01: Protected species liaison project 2022-23
24 May 2024
This is the draft annual report for MIT2021-01 Protected species liaison project. It covers the 2022-23 fishing year from 1 Oct 2022 - 30 September 2023.
Comments are sought until 5 pm, 7 June 2024 and should be sent to csp@doc.govt.nz
Project update: INT2022-02: Identification of seabirds captured at sea in New Zealand fisheries, 1 July 2022 – 31 December 2022
12 April 2024
This is a quarterly report for INT2022-02: Identification of seabirds captured at sea in New Zealand fisheries. It covers captures from 1 July 2022 - 31 March 2023.
Project update: INT2022-03: Identification and storage of cold-water coral bycatch specimens, 1 July 2022 – 31 December 2022
3 April 2024
This is a six monthly progress report for INT2022-03: Identification and storage of cold-water bycatch specimens from 1 July to 31 December 2022.
- INT2022-03: Identification and storage of cold-water bycatch specimens, Jul - Dec 2022 (PDF, 2,207K)
CSP Technical Working Group Meeting
20 March 2024
Chair: Kris Ramm
Agenda: Agenda (PDF, 66K)
Minutes: Minutes (PDF, 191K)
CSP online meeting guidelines (PDF, 105K)
Presentations:
- INT2022-04 Risk assessment for protected corals (NIWA)
- INT2022-06 The distribution and abundance of marine mammals observed around commercial fishing vessels in New Zealand waters (Dragonfly)
Following the TWG, additional comments will be sought until 5 pm, 5 April 2024 and should be sent to csp@doc.govt.nz.
Project update: CSP Annual Research Summary 2021-22
4 March 2024
This is the draft CSP Annual Research Summary 2021-22. It covers 1 July 2021 to 30 June 2022.
Comments are sought until 27 March 2024 and should be sent to csp@doc.govt.nz.
CSP Research Advisory Group Meeting
1 March 2024
Terms of reference: CSP RAG Terms of Reference (PDF, 55K)
Chair: Kris Ramm
Agenda: Agenda (PDF, 51K)
Minutes: Minutes (PDF, 212K)
RAG Resources:
- CSP Research Advisory Group information
- CSP Strategic Statement (PDF, 341K)
- DRAFT CSP Annual Research Summary 2022-23 (PDF, 838K)
- Medium Term Research Plans:
- CSP RAG Project Proposals 2024-25 (PDF, 219K)
- CSP Project Initial Prioritisation 2024-25 (PDF, 57K)
- CSP Project Initial Prioritisation 2024-25 (xlsx, 15K)
Additional feedback from the CSP RAG will be sought until 5pm, 15 March 2024 and should be sent to csp@doc.govt.nz.