2024 CSP meetings and project updates

Introduction

Find the agenda, minutes, reports and presentations for the 2024 meetings of the Conservation Services Programme.

Get information on this page about these 2024 meetings:

Project update: INT2022-02: Identification of seabirds captured at sea in New Zealand fisheries, 1 July 2023 – 30 September 2023

20 December 2024

This is a quarterly report for INT2022-02: Identification of seabirds captured at sea in New Zealand fisheries. It covers captures from 1 July 2023 - 30 September 2023. 

CSP Technical Working Group Meeting

8 October 2024

Online teams meeting

Chair: Kris Ramm

Agenda: Agenda (PDF, 47K)

Minutes: Minutes (PDF, 173K)

CSP online meeting guidelines (PDF, 105K)

Presentations:

  • POP2023-04 Campbell Island hoiho research - Year 1 progress update (DOC) 
  • INT2023-08 Albatross diet: composition of natural prey versus fisheries bait/waste (University of Auckland)

Following the TWG, additional comments will be sought until 5 pm, 22 October 2024 and should be sent to csp@doc.govt.nz.

CSP Technical Working Group Meeting

30 August 2024

Online teams meeting

Chair: Libby Rowley

Agenda: Agenda (PDF, 47K)

Minutes: Minutes (PDF, 193K)

CSP online meeting guidelines (PDF, 105K)

Presentations:

  • MIT2023-01 Fishhook and bait impact on seabird/turtle bycatch (Proteus) 
  • POP2023-02 Aerial survey of southern Buller's on the Solander Islands (Science Support Service)
  • POP2022-08 Gibson's albatross research (DOC)
  • POP2022-10 Antipodes Island seabird research (Parker Conservation)

Following the TWG, additional comments will be sought until 5 pm, 13 September 2024 and should be sent to csp@doc.govt.nz.

CSP Technical Working Group Meeting

29 July 2024

Online teams meeting

Chair: Tiffany Plencner

Agenda: Agenda (PDF, 47K)

Minutes: Minutes (PDF, 216K)

CSP online meeting guidelines (PDF, 105K)

Presentations:

  • INT2023-03 Characterising SLL behaviour for turtle bycatch (NIWA)
  • POP2022-03 Deep sea protected coral reproduction study (NIWA)
  • INT2023-05 High-resolution estimation of species diversity for a protected coral family commonly occurring as coral bycatch (NIWA)

Following the TWG, additional comments will be sought until 5 pm, 12 August 2024 and should be sent to csp@doc.govt.nz.

CSP Technical Working Group Meeting

25 July 2024

Online teams meeting

Chair: Lyndsey Holland

Agenda: Agenda (PDF, 69K)

Minutes: Minutes (PDF, 256K)

CSP online meeting guidelines (PDF, 105K)

Presentations:

  • POP2022-01 Black petrel population monitoring - land-based component, juvenile tracking and at-sea components (WMIL and NNZST)
  • POP2021-04 Flesh-footed shearwater population monitoring/ POP2022-02 Flesh-footed shearwater juvenile survival and dispersal (WMIL)
  • POP2021-08 Assessment of causes of low burrow occupancy rates in Westland petrels/POP2022-07 Westland petrel foraging movements and diving behaviour (DOC)
  • Vertical movements of Procellaria petrels (VUW)
  • Motuhara seabird research / King shag survey 2024 (Toroa Consulting) 

Following the TWG, additional comments will be sought until 5 pm, 9 August 2024 and should be sent to csp@doc.govt.nz.

Project update: POP2023-01 Leatherback aerial survey 

16 July 2024

This is the final survey design for POP2023-01 Leatherback aerial survey. 

CSP Technical Working Group Meeting

25 June 2024

Online teams meeting

Chair: Katie Clemens-Seely

Agenda: Agenda (PDF, 69K)

Minutes: Minutes (PDF, 254K)

CSP online meeting guidelines (PDF, 105K)

Presentations:

  • POP2023-01 Leatherback aerial survey methodology (Upwell Turtles)
  • MIT2023-02 Understanding and mitigating seabird and turtle bycatch during the pelagic longline soak period - progress update (Vita Maris)  
  • POP2023-05 Auckland Islands sea lion research (DOC)

Following the TWG, additional comments will be sought until 5 pm, 11 July 2024 and should be sent to csp@doc.govt.nz.

CSP Technical Working Group Meeting

14 June 2024

Online teams meeting

Chair: Kris Ramm

Agenda: Agenda (PDF, 65K)

Minutes: Minutes (PDF, 272K)

CSP online meeting guidelines (PDF, 105K)

Presentations:

  • POP2023-02 Snares/Solander Southern Buller’s population studies (Parker Conservation)
  • POP2023-04 Campbell Island seabird research (DOC) 

Following the TWG, additional comments will be sought until 5 pm, 28 June 2024 and should be sent to csp@doc.govt.nz.

CSP Technical Working Group Meeting

28 May 2024

Online teams meeting

Chair: Kris Ramm

Agenda: Agenda (PDF, 69K)

Minutes: Minutes (PDF, 276K)

CSP online meeting guidelines (PDF, 105K)

Presentations:

  • INT2022-05 Determining the resilience of Fiordland corals to fisheries impacts - progress update (James Bell) 
  • POP2021-06 Fur seal population estimate and bycatch analysis, Cook Strait - genetic analysis (Bruce Robertson) 
  • INT2022-03 Identification, storage and genetics of cold-water coral bycatch specimens, 1 July 2022 to 30 June 2023 (NIWA)
  • POP2022-08 White-capped albatross population research (Parker Conservation)
  • MIT2023-07 Novel seabird bycatch mitigation for floated demersal longline fisheries (Vita Maris) 

Following the TWG, additional comments will be sought until 5 pm, 12 June 2024 and should be sent to csp@doc.govt.nz.

Project update: INT2022-02: Identification of seabirds captured at sea in New Zealand fisheries, 1 July 2022 – 31 December 2022

12 April 2024

This is a quarterly report for INT2022-02: Identification of seabirds captured at sea in New Zealand fisheries. It covers captures from 1 July 2022 - 31 March 2023. 

Project update: INT2022-03: Identification and storage of cold-water coral bycatch specimens, 1 July 2022 – 31 December 2022

3 April 2024

This is a six monthly progress report for INT2022-03: Identification and storage of cold-water bycatch specimens from 1 July to 31 December 2022. 

CSP Technical Working Group Meeting

20 March 2024

Online teams meeting

Chair: Kris Ramm

Agenda: Agenda (PDF, 66K)

Minutes: Minutes (PDF, 191K)

CSP online meeting guidelines (PDF, 105K)

Presentations:

  • INT2022-04 Risk assessment for protected corals (NIWA)
  • INT2022-06 The distribution and abundance of marine mammals observed around commercial fishing vessels in New Zealand waters (Dragonfly)

Following the TWG, additional comments will be sought until 5 pm, 5 April 2024 and should be sent to csp@doc.govt.nz.

CSP Research Advisory Group Meeting

1 March 2024

Terms of reference: CSP RAG Terms of Reference (PDF, 55K)

Chair: Kris Ramm

Agenda: Agenda (PDF, 51K)

Minutes: Minutes (PDF, 212K)

RAG Resources:

Additional feedback from the CSP RAG will be sought until 5pm, 15 March 2024 and should be sent to csp@doc.govt.nz.