Get information on this page about these 2007-08 meetings:
The meeting was held at Conservation House, 18-32 Manners Street, Wellington
Agenda: Agenda for the meeting (PDF, 33K)
Minutes: Meeting minutes (PDF,60K)
Presentations/draft reports
Population studies (New Zealand sea lion):
1) New Zealand sea lion Auckland Island field trip (POP2007/01) by Louise Chilvers
2) Final results from sea lion pupping rate estimation (POP2006/01 objective 3) by Dave Gilbert
3) Draft results from sea lion data analyses 2008 (POP2007/01 objective 3) by Darryl MacKenzie
The meeting was held at Conservation House, 18-32 Manners Street, Wellington
Agenda: Agenda for the meeting (PDF, 37K)
Minutes: Meeting minutes (PDF, 48K)
Presentations/draft reports
1) Monitoring protected species interactions with New Zealand fisheries by Stephanie Rowe
2) Identification of seabirds captured in New Zealand fisheries by David Thompson
3) Identification of protected corals by Di Tracey
Population studies
1) A population and distributional study of white-capped albatross by David Thompson (Auckland Islands)
2) At-sea distribution and population dynamics of black petrels by Elizabeth Bell (Procellaria parkinsoni)
The meeting was held at NIWA Greta Point, Wellington
Chairs:
Draft agenda:
Purpose: Presentation and discussion of MFish and DOC research results on protected species
1. Introductions, apologies, etc.
MFish Aquatic Environment Working Group:
2. PRO2007-01: Estimating the nature and extent of incidental captures of seabirds in NZ commercial fisheries. Model predictions for seabird bycatch. Presentation by Ed Abraham and Finlay Thompson, Dragonfly Ecological Research.
3. PRO2006-02: Modelling the effects of fishing on the population viability of selected seabirds.Further results and analysis following discussion at AEWG, 12 June. Presentation by Chris Francis, NIWA.
4. PRO2006-01: Data collection of demographic, distributional and trophic information on selected seabird species. Presentation by Paul Sagar, NIWA.
CSP Technical Working Group:
5. MIT2006/02: Mitigating seabird interactions with trawl nets. Proposal for at-sea trials of potential mitigation methods. Presentation by Clement & Associates.
6. Any other business
View the draft reports of the Fur Seal Mitigation Project.
As part of project MIT2006/09 Mitigating fur seal bycatch in trawl fisheries, and further to the circulation of a best practice review and project plan on May 13, the following draft project reports are available:
Minutes: Meeting minutes (PDF, 42K)
Presentations/draft reports
Pupping rate estimates for New Zealand sea lions by Dave Gilbert and Louise Chilvers
Presentation of the results by Dave Gilbert
Comments by Chris Lalas on NIWA Client Report: WLG2008-35. ‘Pupping rate estimates for New Zealand sea lions’ by D. J. Gilbert & B. L. Chilvers
Draft reports from the meeting
Review of worldwide best practice to mitigate pinniped incidental capture in trawls: A report commissioned by Department of Conservation. Report by SJ Baird, Clement & Associates.
Minutes: Meeting minutes (PDF, 31K)
Presentations
Seabird captures in trawl nets: Summary of Ministry of Fisheries observer comments report by SJ Baird
Agenda: Agenda for the March 2008 meeting (PDF, 32K)
Minutes: Meeting minutes (PDF, 56K)
Presentations/draft reports
Report on an estimation model for the pupping rate of New Zealand sea lions: Interim sea lion methodology report by David Gilbert
Estimation of Demographic Parameters for New Zealand Sea Lions Breeding on the Auckland Islands Methodological Update by Darryl MacKenzie
Pupping rate estimates - preliminary results by David Gilbert
Gilbert preliminary results (PDF, 88K)
Estimation of sea lion demographic parameters - methodological update (POP2007/01 Objective 3 by Darrly MacKenzie
New Zealand sea lion research summer 2007/2008 by Louise Chilvers
Presentations
Dave Gilbert's proposed analysis of the 2006/07 sea lion data.
Provisional totals for seabirds killed and returned from New Zealand fisheries, 1 October 2006 to 27 August 2007 by D.R. Thompson from NIWA.
CSP Fisheries Observer Programme report by Stephanie Rowe.