Meeting was held on Tuesday 13 November 2012, at Level 4 Conference Room, Conservation House, 18-32 Manners Street, Wellington.

Chair: Mike Davies (ph: +64 4 471 3081; email: iangus@doc.govt.nz)

New Zealand sea lion colony at Dundas Island

Agenda

9:00 am - Welcome, Introductions, Scope, Objectives, Apologies
9:05 am - Presentations
12:30 pm - Lunch (not provided)
1:15 pm - Continue presentations, any other business
5:00 pm (or earlier) - Close of meeting

Minutes

Draft minutes from the CSP TWG meeting of 13 Nov 2012 (PDF, 107K).

Order of presentations

1. POP2012-01. New Zealand sea lions – Auckland Islands population study. Proposed ground survey methodology for 2012/13. Simon Childerhouse (Blue Planet Marine).
   • Presentation (PDF, 1,140K)
   • Background paper (PDF, 480K)
2. POP2012-01 New Zealand sea lions – Auckland Islands population study. Proposed aerial survey methodology for 2012/13 field season. Barry Baker (Latitude 42).
   • Presentation (PDF, 731K)
3. POP2011-01 New Zealand sea lions – Auckland Islands population study. Draft sea lion database. Finlay Thompson (Dragonfly).
   • Presentation (PDF, 225K)
4. Variation in abundance of NZ sea lion prey species over the Campbell Plateau: evidence from commercial fishery and survey catch and effort data. Jim Roberts (NIWA).
   Note: this is a NIWA project seeking feedback from the TWG.
5. POP2012-05 White-capped albatross – population estimate (Auckland Islands). Proposed methodology. Barry Baker (Latitude 42).
   • Presentation (PDF, 2,890K)
6. POP2011-02 Flesh-footed shearwater – population study. Draft report for 2011/12 field season and update on methodology for 2012/13. Susan Waugh (Te Papa).
   • Presentation (PDF, 2,740K)
   • Background report (PDF, 1,380K)
7. MIT2012-03 Review of mitigation techniques in setnet fisheries. Proposed methodology. Simon Childerhouse (Blue Planet Marine).
   • Presentation (PDF, 502K)