2021 CSP meetings and project updates
Introduction
Find the agenda, minutes, reports and presentations for the 2021 meetings of the Conservation Services Programme.Get information on this page about these 2021 meetings:
- CSP Research Advisory Group 8 March 2021
- CSP Technical Working Group 27 May 2021
- CSP Technical Working Group 10 June 2021
- CSP Technical Working Group 26 July 2021
- CSP Technical Working Group 26 August 2021
- CSP Technical Working Group 29 September 2021
CSP Research Advisory Group Resources 2022/23
Terms of reference: CSP RAG Terms of Reference (PDF, 150 K)
RAG Resources:
- CSP Research Advisory Group information
- CSP Strategic Statement (PDF, 341 K)
- DRAFT CSP Annual Research Summary 2020-21 (PDF, 572 K)
- Medium Term Research Plans:
- Bycatch project longlist 2022-23 (PDF, 116 K)
- CSP Bycatch Research Submission Form (DOC, 40 K)
Comments are sought on the draft documents and research proposals can be made using the Research Submission Form above. The submission period is 7 Dec 2021 - 19 Jan 2022 and should be sent to csp@doc.govt.nz.
Project update: INT2019-04: Identification and storage of cold-water coral bycatch specimens, 1 July 2020 – 31 December 2020
29 November 2021
This is a six monthly progress report for INT2019-04: Identification and storage of cold-water bycatch specimens from 1 July 2020-31 December 2020.
Project update: INT2019-02: Identification of seabirds captured at sea in New Zealand fisheries, 1 July 2020 – 31 December 2020
29 November 2021
This is a quarterly report for INT2019-02: Identification of seabirds captured at sea in New Zealand fisheries. It covers captures from 1 July 2020-31 December 2020.
Project update: MIT2020-03: Mitigation gaps analysis towards reducing protected species bycatch
3 November 2021
This is the draft final report for MIT2020-03: Mitigation gaps analysis towards reducing protected species bycatch. This report differs to the original planned project in the CSP Annual Plan 2020/21 and is now a summary of the workshop held. DOC is running a process with FNZ to develop a pathway for mitigation projects to take to the RAG for prioritisation in the CSP Annual Plan 2022/23. Stakeholder input will be a component of this process.
Comments are sought until 5 pm, Wednesday 17 November 2021 and should be sent to csp@doc.govt.nz
Project update: INT2019-02: Identification of seabirds captured at sea in New Zealand fisheries – 1 July 2020 – 30 September 2020
4 October 2021
This is a quarterly report for INT2019-02: Identification of seabirds captured at sea in New Zealand fisheries. It covers captures from 1 July 2020-30 September 2020.
Comments are sought until 5 pm, Monday 18 October 2021 and should be sent to csp@doc.govt.nz
CSP Technical Working Group
29 September 2021
Chair: Katie Clemens-Seely
Agenda: Agenda (PDF, 66K)
Minutes: Minutes (PDF, 71K)
CSP online meeting guidelines (PDF, 85K)
Presentations:
- BCBC2020-11d: Drivers for fisher uptake of seabird bycatch mitigation - Southern Seabirds / The Navigator
- BCBC2020-05: King shag DNA dietary analysis - University of Auckland
Following the TWG, additional comments will be sought until 5 pm, Wednesday 13 October 2021 and should be sent to csp@doc.govt.nz
Project update: MIT2020-02: Protected species liaison project 2020-21
20 September 2021
This is the draft mid-year report for MIT2020-02: Protected species liaison project. It covers the start of the 2020-21 fishing year from 1 Oct 2020- 28 Feb 2021.
Comments are sought until 5 pm, Monday 4 October 2021 and should be sent to csp@doc.govt.nz
CSP Technical Working Group
26 August 2021
Chair: Ian Angus
Agenda: Agenda (PDF, 69K)
Minutes: Minutes (PDF, 85K)
Presentations:
- BCBC2020-08: Fish shoal dynamics in north-eastern New Zealand - NNZST
- MIT2019-03: Lighting adjustments to mitigation against deck strikes/vessel impacts - NNZST
- BCBC2020-01: Protected coral reproduction - NIWA
Following the TWG, additional comments will be sought until 5 pm, Thursday 9 September 2021 and should be sent to csp@doc.govt.nz
CSP Technical Working Group
26 July 2021
Chair: Karen Middlemiss
Agenda: Agenda (PDF, 93K)
Minutes: Minutes (PDF, 93K)
Presentations:
- Māui dolphin abundance year 2 field report – University of Auckland
- BCBC2020-04: Chatham and Pitt Island shag spring census - WMIL
- BCBC2020-16-19: Chatham albatross project (Motuhara) Jan-Feb-2021 - Toroa Consulting
- Northern royal albatross aerial population census, Chatham Islands - Peter Frost
- BCBC-Antipodean albatross: update on albatross tracking projects - DOC
- Giant and white-chinned petrel study, Antipodes Island - Albatross Research/ Live Ocean
- BCBC2020-25: Flesh-footed shearwater population studies, Mercury Islands - DOC
- BCBC2020-06: Westland petrels population work - DOC
Additional comments will be sought until 5 pm, Monday 9 August 2021 and should be sent to csp@doc.govt.nz
CSP Technical Working Group
10 June 2021
Chair: Graeme Taylor
Agenda: Agenda (PDF, 147K)
Minutes: Minutes (PDF, 163K)
CSP presentations:
- POP2018-04: Flesh-footed shearwater population monitoring – WMIL
- BCBC2020-27: Salvin’s albatross – breeding success and phenology – Parker Conservation
- BCBC2020-09: Antipodean albatross – integrated population model – Dragonfly Science
- Antipodean Albatross: Update on 2021 field season – Kath Walker
Additional comments will be sought until 5 pm, Thursday 24 June 2021 and should be sent to csp@doc.govt.nz
CSP Technical Working Group
27 May 2021
Chair: Ian Angus
Agenda: Agenda (PDF, 162K)
Minutes: Minutes (PDF, 88K)
CSP presentations:
- MIT2018-03: Setting mitigation for small longline vessels – wet tag project – Fisheries Inshore NZ
- Setting mitigation – time-depth recorder verification – Vita Maris
- MIT2018-02: Haul mitigation for small longline vessels – Vita Maris
- MIT2020-01: Hook-shielding use in the surface longline fishery, progress update - DOC
- BCBC2020-04 Otago and Foveaux shag census, methodology - Parker Conservation
Additional comments will be sought until 5 pm, Thursday 10 June 2021 and should be sent to csp@doc.govt.nz
Project update: MIT2017-01: Protected species liaison project 2019-20
01 April 2021
This is the final draft report for MIT2017-01: Protected species liaison project.
Comments are sought until 5 pm, Thursday 15 April 2021 and should be sent to csp@doc.govt.nz
CSP Research Advisory Group Meeting
8 March 2021
Terms of reference: CSP RAG Terms of Reference (PDF, 150 K)
Chair: Ian Angus
Agenda: Agenda (PDF, 83 K)
Minutes: Minutes (PDF 109 K)
RAG Resources:
- CSP Research Advisory Group information
- CSP Strategic Statement (PDF, 341 K)
- DRAFT CSP Annual Research Summary 2019-20 (PDF, 841 K)
- CSP RAG Project Proposals 2021/22 (PDF, 248 K)
- CSP RAG Project Proposals 2021/22 (DOC 83 K)
- CSP Project Initial Prioritisation 2021/22 (PDF, 32 K)
- CSP Project Initial Prioritisation 2021/22 (XLS 14 K)
- Medium Term Research Plans:
- CSP RAG Research Submission Form (DOC, 102 K)
Additional feedback from the CSP RAG will be sought until 5 pm, 22 March 2021 and should be sent to csp@doc.govt.nz
Project update: BCBC2019-05: King shag diet research- prey species identified from regurgitated pellets
26 January 2021
This is the final progress report for BCBC2019-05: King shag diet research- prey species identified from regurgitated pellets.
This project was presented at the CSP TWG on 9 December 2020.