NZ fur seal CSP reports

Introduction

Read all CSP reports on the NZ fur seal.

    Sightings of marine mammals in New Zealand waters by government fisheries observers

    This is the final report for INT2022-06 The distribution and abundance of marine mammals observed around commercial fishing vessels in New Zealand waters. Published April 2024.

    Identification of marine mammals captured in NZ fisheries 2021/22

    This the annual report for INT2020-02 Identification of marine mammals captured in New Zealand fisheries in 2021/22 (1 July 2021 - 30 June 2022). Published September 2023.

    Fur seal population estimate and bycatch analysis, Cook Strait hoki fishery

    This is the final report for POP2021-06 Fur seal population estimate and bycatch analysis, Cook Strait hoki fishery. Published August 2023.

    NZ fur seal population assessment, Bounty Islands

    This is the final report for POP2019-05: NZ fur seal population assessment, Bounty Islands

    Characterisation of marine mammal interactions with commercial fisheries and bycatch mitigation

    This is the final report for INT2019-03: Characterisation of marine mammal interactions with commercial fisheries and bycatch mitigation

    Microsatellite DNA markers for the study of population structure in the New Zealand fur seal

    Read the full report on Microsatellite DNA markers for the study of population structure in the New Zealand fur seal, Arctocephalus forsteri.

    Mitigating incidental captures of fur seals in trawl fisheries

    This is the final report for MIT2006/09: Mitigating incidental captures of fur seals in trawl fisheries. This report describes the development and testing of a seal exclusion device in the hoki fishery.

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