2015/16 Conservation Services Programme reports

This report outlines the research carried out through the Conservation Services Programme Annual Plan 2015/16, and provides updates on multi-year projects started in previous years.

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 2015/16 year. Published June 2016.

Read about the identification of seabirds captured in NZ fisheries for the 2015/16 year (1 July 2015 - 30 June 2016). Published June 2017.

This the annual report on the identification of marine mammals captured in New Zealand fisheries in 2015/16 (1 July 2015 - 30 June 2016). Published November 2019.

This is the final report for the demographic study of flesh-footed shearwaters 2015/16. Published June 2016.

This is the final report on the protected species bycatch newsletter which was produced to communicate protected species-related information to commercial fishers. This project's two-year term has now concluded, with 12 issues of the newsletter produced. Published July 2016.

Read the final report for the Northern giant petrel survey at Auckland Islands 2015/16. Published July 2016.

This is the final report for the southern Buller's albatross survey on Solander Islands 2015/2016. Published April 2017.

This is the final report for the Gibson's wandering albatross survey at Auckland Islands 2015/16. Published August 2016.

Read about the investigation of the genetics of protected fish species 2015/16. Published August 2016.

Read about seabird bycatch reduction for small vessel longline fisheries in 2015/16. Published September 2016.

This report describes the results of continued population monitoring of black petrels at Great Barrier Island, Little Barrier Island and Moehau Range, Coromandel in 2015/16. This ongoing population study now sits with MPI, the 2016/17 report can be found here, the 2017/18 report is currently being drafted. Published October 2016.

This is the final report for INT2015-04, on the diving and foraging behaviour of petrels and shearwaters. Published May 2017.

This is a progress report for the White-chinned petrel population research 2015/16. Published October 2016.

This is the final report for Marine reptiles - review of interactions and populations. Published November 2016.

This is the final report for the White-capped albatross aerial survey 2015/16. Published November 2016.

Read about the aerial survey for Gibson's albatross on Adams Island, 2016. Published May 2017.

This is a summary report for POP2015-04- Northern Buller's Albatross, a review of taxonomy. Published May 2017.