2020 CSP meetings and project updates
Find the agenda, minutes, reports and presentations for the 2020 meetings of the Conservation Services Programme.

Get information on this page about these 2020 meetings:


CSP Research Advisory Group Resources 2021/22

Terms of reference: CSP RAG Terms of Reference (PDF, 150 K)

RAG Resources:

Comments are sought on the draft documents and research proposals can be made using the Research Submission Form above. The submission period is 18 Dec 2020 - 07 Feb 2021 and should be sent to csp@doc.govt.nz.


CSP Technical Working Group

9 December 2020

Online Teams meeting

Chair: Ian Angus

Agenda: Agenda (PDF, 83K)

Minutes: Minutes (PDF, 82K)

CSP online meeting guidelines (PDF, 85K)

CSP presentations:

Following the TWG, additional comments will be sought until 5 pm, Wednesday 23 December 2020 and should be sent to csp@doc.govt.nz


CSP Technical Working Group

3 September 2020

Online Teams meeting

Chair: Katie Clemens-Seely

Agenda: Agenda (PDF, 81K)

Minutes: Minutes (PDF, 86K)

CSP online meeting guidelines (PDF, 85K)

CSP presentations:

Following the TWG, additional comments will be sought until 5 pm, Thursday 17 September 2020 and should be sent to csp@doc.govt.nz


CSP Technical Working Group

6 August 2020

Online Teams meeting

Chair: Ian Angus

Agenda: Agenda (PDF, 45K)

Minutes: Minutes (PDF, 87K)

CSP online meeting guidelines (PDF, 85K)

CSP presentations:

Following the TWG, additional comments will be sought until 5 pm, Thursday 20 August 2020 and should be sent to csp@doc.govt.nz


CSP Project update: INT2019-02: Identification of seabirds captured in New Zealand fisheries: 1 July 2019 – 31 March 2020

31 July 2020

This is the quarterly report for INT2019-02, reporting on milestone 3 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 2019 - 31 December 2019.

Comments are sought until 5 pm, Friday 14 August 2020 and should be sent to csp@doc.govt.nz


CSP Project update: POP2019-02: Fish shoal dynamics in north-eastern New Zealand- fish shoal sampling

31 July 2020

This is a draft interim report for POP2019-02, reporting on milestone 4 of this project- summary of analysis of zooplankton samples collected 2019-20

Comments are sought until 5 pm, Friday 14 August 2020 and should be sent to csp@doc.govt.nz


CSP Project update: INT2019-04: Identification and storage of cold–water coral bycatch specimens: 1 July 2019 – 31 December 2019

29 July 2020

This is the draft 6-monthly progress report for INT2019-04, reporting on milestone 1 of this project: Identification and storage of cold–water coral bycatch specimens

Comments are sought until 5 pm, Thursday 13 August 2020 and should be sent to csp@doc.govt.nz


CSP Technical Working Group

25 June 2020

Online Teams meeting.

Chair: Ian Angus

Agenda: Agenda (PDF, 85 K)

Minutes: Minutes (PDF, 78 K)

CSP online meeting guidelines (PDF, 85 K)

CSP presentations:

Following the TWG, additional comments will be sought until 5 pm, Thursday 9 July 2020 and should be sent to csp@doc.govt.nz


CSP Project update: MIT2017-01: Protected species liaison project

8 June 2020

This is a progress report for MIT2017-01: Protected species liaison project. This report summarises some aspects of the period from July 2017 – September 2019 and covers progress within the current year from 01 October 2019 – 31 May 2020.

Send you comments on this project to csp@doc.govt.nz


CSP Technical Working Group

4 June 2020

Online Teams meeting.

Chair: Ian Angus

Agenda: Agenda (PDF, 114 K)

Minutes: Minutes (PDF, 94 K)

CSP online meeting guidelines (PDF, 85 K)

DOC presentation:

CSP presentations:

Following the TWG, additional comments will be sought until 5 pm, Thursday 18 June 2020 and should be sent to csp@doc.govt.nz


CSP Technical Working Group

15 May 2020

Online Teams meeting

Chair: Ian Angus

Agenda: Agenda (PDF, 78 K)

Minutes: Minutes (PDF, 81 K)

CSP online meeting guidelines (PDF, 85 K)

CSP presentations:

Following the TWG, additional comments will be sought until 5 pm, Friday 29 May 2020 and should be sent to csp@doc.govt.nz


CSP Project update: INT2019-02: Identification of seabirds captured in New Zealand fisheries: 1 July 2019 – 31 December 2019

23 March 2020

This is the final report for INT2019-02, reporting on milestone 2 of this project: Identification of seabirds captured in New Zealand fisheries.

Comments are sought until 5 pm, Thursday 7 May 2020 and should be sent to csp@doc.govt.nz


CSP Research Advisory Group Meeting

6 March 2020

G0.1 Holloway Room, Conservation House, 18–32 Manners St, Wellington. 

Chair: Ian Angus

Agenda: Agenda (PDF, 84 K)

Minutes: Minutes (PDF, 99 K)

RAG Resources:

Additional feedback from the CSP RAG will be sought until 5 pm, 27 March 2019 and should be sent to csp@doc.govt.nz


CSP Technical Working Group

5 March 2020

G0.2 Tangaroa Room, Conservation House, 18–32 Manners St, Wellington. 

Chair: Ian Angus

Agenda: Agenda (PDF, 80 K)

Minutes: Minutes (PDF, 92 K)

CSP presentations:

Following the TWG, additional comments will be sought until 5 pm, Friday 20 March 2020 and should be sent to csp@doc.govt.nz


CSP Technical Working Group

28 Feb 2020

Online Skype meeting,10:30 am – 12pm

Minutes: Minutes (PDF, 67 K)

CSP presentation: