2022 CSP meetings and project updates

Get information on this page about these 2022 meetings:

• CSP Technical Working Group 15 December 2022
• CSP Technical Working Group 10 October 2022
• CSP Technical Working Group 18 July 2022
• CSP Technical Working Group 21 June 2022
• CSP Technical Working Group 16 June 2022
• CSP Technical Working Group 19 May 2022
• CSP Technical Working Group 1 April 2022
• CSP Research Advisory Group 7 March 2022

CSP Research Advisory Group Resources 2023/24

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 2021-22 (PDF, 653 K)
• Medium Term Research Plans: 
  • DRAFT CSP Marine Mammal Medium Term Research Plan (PDF, 2,907 K)
  • DRAFT CSP Protected Fish Medium Term Research Plan (PDF, 6,592 K)
  • DRAFT CSP Sea Turtle Medium Term Research Plan (PDF, 2,344 K) 
  • DRAFT CSP Protected Coral Medium Term Research Plan (PDF, 3,294 K)
• Bycatch project longlist 2023-24 (PDF, 169 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 22 Dec 2022 - 27 Jan 2023 and should be sent to csp@doc.govt.nz.

Project update: INT2021-04: Collection and curation of tissue samples from protected fishes and turtles

21 December 2022

This is a progress report for INT2021-04: Collection and curation of tissue samples from protected fishes and turtles. 

• INT2021-04: Collection and curation of tissue samples from protected fishes and turtles (PDF 2,564 K)

Comments are sought until 5pm, Thursday 18 January 2022 and should be sent to csp@doc.govt.nz. 

CSP Technical Working Group

15 December 2022

Online teams meeting

Chair: Kris Ramm

Agenda: Agenda (PDF, 154K)

Minutes: Minutes (PDF, 197K)

CSP online meeting guidelines (PDF, 105K)

Presentations:

• MIT2022-05 Large vessel trawl warp mitigation - Presentation of project methods and initial characterisation of available data
  • Presentation (PDF, 1,576K)

Following the TWG, additional comments will be sought until 5 pm, 12 January 2023 and should be sent to csp@doc.govt.nz.

Project update: POP2021-01: Black petrel research – at-sea component

14 November 2022

This is a preliminary report on the at-sea component of POP2021-01: Black petrel research. 

• POP2021-01: Preliminary report for at-sea capture work for tākoketai/black petrels 2022 (PDF 1,301 K)

Comments are sought until 5pm, Thursday 15 December 2022 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 2021 – 31 December 2021

31 October 2022

This is a quarterly report for INT2019-02: Identification of seabirds captured at sea in New Zealand fisheries. It covers captures from 1 July 2021 - 31 December 2021. 

• INT2019-02: Identification of seabirds captured at sea in New Zealand fisheries, 1 Jul 2021- 31 December 2021 (PDF, 383K)

CSP Technical Working Group

10 October 2022

Online teams meeting

Chair: Karen Middlemiss

Agenda: Agenda (PDF, 89K)

Minutes: Minutes (PDF, 226K)

CSP online meeting guidelines (PDF, 105K)

Presentations:

• Northern Royal Albatross nesting on the Chatham Islands (Science Support Service) 
  • Report (PDF, 2,381K) 
  • Presentation (PDF, 3,907K)
• MIT2022-06 Light mitigation for seabirds: methodology presentation for proposed land- and sea-based lighting trials (Vita Maris)
  • Proposed methodology (PDF, 185 K)

Following the TWG, additional comments will be sought until 5 pm, 24 October 2022 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 2021 – 30 September 2021

25 August 2022

This is a quarterly report for INT2019-02: Identification of seabirds captured at sea in New Zealand fisheries. It covers captures from 1 July 2021 - 30 September 2021. 

• INT2019-02: Identification of seabirds captured at sea in New Zealand fisheries, 1 Jul 2021- 30 September 2021 (PDF, 308K)

CSP Technical Working Group 

18 July 2022

Online teams meeting

Chair: Katie Clemens-Seely

Agenda: Agenda (PDF, 115K)

Minutes: Minutes (PDF, 246K)

CSP online meeting guidelines (PDF, 105K)

Presentations:

• MIT2021-02 Cetacean interactions with pot fisheries (JPEC)
  • Draft report (PDF, 5,617K)
  • Presentation (PDF 2,677K)
• POP2021-01 Black petrel monitoring (WMIL)
  • Draft report (PDF, 1,800K)
• BCBC2020-08 Seabird feeding associations with fish shoals (NNZST)
  • Draft report  (PDF, 2,257K)
  • Presentation (PDF,  2,085K)
• POP2021-03 Chatham Island albatross research (Toroa)
  • Draft (PDF, 825K)
  • Presentation (PDF, 5,821K)
• POP2021-05 Great white shark age estimation
  • Draft report (PDF, 2,743 K)
  • Presentation (PDF,  2,025K)

Following the TWG, additional comments will be sought until 5 pm, 1 August 2022 and should be sent to csp@doc.govt.nz.

21 June 2022

Online teams meeting

Chair: Katie Clemens-Seely

Agenda: Draft agenda (PDF, 115K)

Minutes: Minutes (PDF, 292K)

CSP online meeting guidelines (PDF, 105K)

Presentations:

• Identification and storage of cold-water coral bycatch 1 July 2020 – 30 June 2021
• BCBC2020-26 Octocoral bycatch diversity on the Chatham Rise (NIWA)
  • Draft report (PDF, 856K)
• INT2021-02 Characterisation of protected coral interactions (Proteus)
• POP2021-02 Identification of protected coral hotspots using species distribution modelling (NIWA)
  • Draft report (PDF, 1,405K)
• INT2021-03 Marine reptile interactions (NIWA)
  • Draft report (PDF, 5,940K)
• NOF BIO 249 Improving the estimation of population risk to Hector’s and Māui dolphins (Cephalorhynchus hectori) using carcass data, focussing on toxoplasmosis
  • Draft report – Jim Roberts (2,360K)

Following the TWG, additional comments will be sought until 5 pm, Tuesday 5 July 2022 and should be sent to csp@doc.govt.nz.

CSP Technical Working Group

16 June 2022

Online teams meeting

Chair: Katie Clemens-Seely

Agenda: Draft agenda (PDF, 200K)

Minutes: Minutes (PDF, 256K)

CSP online meeting guidelines (PDF, 105K)

Presentations:

• POP2021-04 Flesh footed shearwater monitoring (WMIL)
  
  • Draft report – Titi Island (PDF, 3,512K)
  • Draft report – Ohinau and Lady Alice islands (PDF, 2,832K)
• POP2019-03 Antipodean albatross, Antipodes Island 2022 field season update (Albatross Research)
  • Draft report – giant petrel (PDF, 1,415K)
  • Draft report – white-chinned petrel (PDF, 1,415K)
• Antipodes Island seabirds (Albatross Research)
• Gibson’s and white capped albatross (Parker Conservation)
  • Draft report (PDF, 5,166K)
• BCBC2020-11b Bottom longline underwater line setting development (Vita Marris)
  • Draft report – bottom longline underwater setting devices (PDF, 1,326K)

Following the TWG, additional comments will be sought until 5 pm, Thursday 30 June 2022 and should be sent to csp@doc.govt.nz.

CSP Technical Working Group

19 May 2022

Online teams meeting

Chair: Katie Clemens-Seely

Agenda: Draft agenda (PDF, 182K)

Minutes: Minutes (PDF, 1,173K)

CSP online meeting guidelines (PDF, 105K)

Presentations:

• The effect of lasers on bird vision; a special external research presentation on work led by Esteban Fernandez-Juricic - Purdue University
• POP2021-07: Otago shag census - Parker Conservation
  • Draft report (PDF, 1,063K)
• POP2019-04: Southern Buller’s albatross census - NIWA
  • Draft report (PDF, 2,072K)
• POP2018-03: NZ sealion, Auckland Islands pup count - DOC
  • Draft report (PDF, 2,023 K)

Following the TWG, additional comments will be sought until 5 pm, Thursday 2 June 2022 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 June 2021

28 April 2022

This is the draft annual report for INT2019-02: Identification of seabirds captured at sea in New Zealand fisheries. It covers captures from 1 July 2020-30 June 2021. 

• INT2019-02: Identification of seabirds captured at sea in New Zealand fisheries, Jul 2020- Jun 2021 (PDF, 3,548K)

Comments are sought until 5 pm, Friday 13 May 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 – 30 June 2021

27 April 2022

This is the draft annual report for INT2019-04: Identification and storage of cold-water bycatch specimens from 1 July 2020-30 June 2021. 

• INT2019-04: Identification and storage of cold-water bycatch specimens, Jul 2020 - Jun 2021 (PDF, 1,708K)

Comments are sought until 5 pm, Friday 13 May 2022 and should be sent to csp@doc.govt.nz

Project update: MIT2020-02: Protected species liaison project 2020-21

14 April 2022

This is the draft annual report for MIT2020-02: Protected species liaison project.  It covers the 2020-21 fishing year.

• MIT2020-02: Protected species liaison project, Oct 2020- Sept 2021 (PDF, 2,240K)

Comments are sought until 5 pm, Tuesday 3 May 2022 and should be sent to csp@doc.govt.nz

CSP Technical Working Group

1 April 2022

Online Teams meeting

Chair: Katie Clemens-Seely

Agenda: Agenda (PDF, 91K)

Minutes: Minutes (PDF, 74K)

CSP online meeting guidelines (PDF, 105K)

Presentations:

• BCBC2021-03: Snapper bottom longline sink rate testing - Vita Maris
  • Draft report (PDF, 1,962 K)
• POP2020-05: Utilisation of the marine habitat of Yellow-eyed penguins from Stewart Island/Rakiura - Eudyptes Consulting
  • Draft report (PDF, 4,225 K)
• BCBC2020-05a: King shag population census - Toroa Consulting
  • Draft report (PDF, 337 K)
• King shag breeding biology - DOC
  • Final report (PDF, 2,013 K)

Following the TWG, additional comments will be sought until 5 pm, Friday 15 April 2022 and should be sent to csp@doc.govt.nz

CSP Research Advisory Group Meeting

7 March 2022

Online Teams meeting

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

Chair: Katie Clemens-Seely

Agenda: Agenda (PDF, 90 K)

Minutes: Minutes (PDF, 145 K)

RAG Resources:

• CSP Research Advisory Group information
• CSP Strategic Statement (PDF, 341 K)
• DRAFT CSP Annual Research Summary 2020-21 (PDF, 572K) -to be finalised mid-2022
• Medium Term Research Plans: 
  • CSP Marine Mammal Medium Term Research Plan (PDF, 432 K)
  • CSP Protected Fishes Medium Term Research Plan (PDF, 435 K)
  • CSP Seabird Medium Term Research Plan (PDF, 294 K)
  • CSP Protected Coral Medium Term Research Plan (PDF, 254 K)
• CSP RAG Project Proposals 2022-23 (PDF, 273 K)
• CSP Project Initial Prioritisation 2022-23 (PDF, 36 K)
• CSP Project Initial Prioritisation 2022-23 (XLS, 15 K)

Additional feedback from the CSP RAG will be sought until 5 pm, 20 March 2022 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 – 31 March 2021

1 March 2022

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 March 2021. 

• INT2019-02: Identification of seabirds captured at sea in New Zealand fisheries, July 2020 - March 2021 (PDF, 353K)

The full annual report for 1 July 2020 - 30 June 2021 will be published online in May 2022.