2025 CSP meetings and project updates

Get information on this page about these 2024 meetings:

• CSP Technical Working Group 26 March 2025
• CSP Technical Working Group 21 February 2025
• CSP Research Advisory Group 17 February 2025

CSP Technical Working Group Meeting

26 March 2025

Online teams meeting

Chair: Kris Ramm

Agenda: Agenda (PDF, 42K)

Minutes: Minutes (PDF, 163K)

CSP online meeting guidelines (PDF, 105K)

Presentations:

• INT2022-04 Risk assessment for protected corals (NIWA)
• INT2023-10 Understanding coral bycatch - assessing large catches (NIWA)

Following the TWG, additional comments will be sought until 5 pm, 10 April 2025 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 2023 – 31 December 2023

3 March 2025

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 - 31 December 2023. 

• INT2022-02: Identification of seabirds captured at sea in New Zealand fisheries, Jul 2023 - Dec 2023 (PDF, 457K)

CSP Technical Working Group Meeting

21 February 2025

Online teams meeting

Chair: Kris Ramm

Agenda: Agenda (PDF, 47K)

Minutes: Minutes (PDF, 153K)

CSP online meeting guidelines (PDF, 105K)

Presentations:

• INT2024-02 Port-based audit and Protected Species retention programme - proposed methodology (Marine Review)
• Dolphin Acoustic Device characterisation (JASCO)

Following the TWG, additional comments will be sought until 5 pm, 7 March 2025 and should be sent to csp@doc.govt.nz.

CSP Research Advisory Group Meeting

17 February 2025

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

Chair: Kris Ramm

Agenda: Agenda (PDF, 74K)

Minutes: Minutes (PDF, 191K)

RAG Resources:

• CSP Research Advisory Group information
• CSP Strategic Statement (PDF, 341K)
• Medium Term Research Plans: 
  
  • CSP Seabird Medium Term Research Plan (PDF, 281K)
  • CSP Marine Mammal Medium Term Research Plan (PDF, 210K)
  • CSP Protected Fish Medium Term Research Plan (PDF, 645K)
  • CSP Sea Turtle Medium Term Research Plan (PDF, 152K) 
  • CSP Protected Coral Medium Term Research Plan (PDF, 712K)
• CSP RAG Project Proposals 2025-26 (PDF, 301K)
• CSP Project Initial Prioritisation 2025-26 (PDF, 94K)

Feedback should be be sent to csp@doc.govt.nz by 3 March 2025.

Project update: INT2022-03: Identification and storage of cold-water coral bycatch specimens, 1 July 2023 – 31 December 2023

10 February 2025

This is a six monthly progress report for INT2022-03: Identification and storage of cold-water bycatch specimens from 1 July to 31 December 2023. 

• INT2022-03: Identification and storage of cold-water bycatch specimens, Jul - Dec 2023 (PDF, 2,207K)