2010/11 Conservation Services Programme reports

Find out about the interactions between protected species and commercial fisheries between 01 July 2010 and 30 June 2011. Published January 2013.

This report investigates methods used by inshore demersal longline vessels to increase the sink rates of lines to reduce the risk of interactions with seabird species. It also provides recommendations on ways to further increase those sink rates. Published April 2011.

This report describes the results of a re-census of Chatham Island and Pitt Island shags to compare to previous censuses and to determine any trend in population size. Published August 2014.

Read about the identification of seabirds captured in NZ fisheries for the 2010/11 year (Oct 2010-Jun 2011). Published January 2012.

This is the final report for INT2010-03, learn about the distribution of protected corals in relation to commercial fishing effort. Published August 2011.

This report describes the results of ongoing population monitoring of New Zealand sea lions at the Auckland islands. This is the final report for the 2010/11 year. Published November 2011.

Read the draft final research report estimating the demographic parameters of New Zealand sea lions in the Auckland Islands from 1997/98 to 2010/11. Published December 2011.

Read about a review of evidence for indirect effects of commercial fishing on New Zealand sea lions breeding at the Auckland Islands. This project was commissioned as part of the Conservation Services Programme project POP2010-01 (Objectives 4 and 5). Published May 2012.