Aquatic Environment and Biodiversity Annual Review 2012

AEBAR 2012: Appendices: Past projects
PROTECTED SPECIES continued
Project Code Project Title Specific Objectives Status Citation/s
ENV2006-05 The use of electronic
monitoring technology in
New Zealand longline
fisheries
IPA2006-02 The efficacy of warp strike
mitigation devices: trials in
the 2006 squid fishery
IPA2006-09 Modelling interactions
between trawl fisheries
and New Zealand Sea lion
interactions
1. Trial the deployment of electronic monitoring systems in selected longline
fisheries, monitoring
incidental take of protected species.
2. Evaluate the efficacy of electronic monitoring in allowing enumeration and
identification of
protected species captures.
3. Recommend options for data management and information transfer arising
from the deployment
of electronic monitoring in selected fisheries.
1. Groom the mitigation trial data and produce a summary of the data (100%)
2. Examine strike rates and capture rates on warps and mitigation devices
(100% )
3. Determine the relative efficacy of mitigation devices tested in the trial (100%)
4. Make recommendations regarding future trials (100%)
5. Compare seabird warp strike data for 2005 and 2006 (100%)
6. Work with SeaFIC and the mitigation trials TAG to produce analyses and
outputs (100%)
1. Model the New Zealand sea lion population and explore alternative
management procedures for controlling New Zealand sea lion bycatch in the
SQU 6T fishery
2. Collate and review all available sea lion biological data- fisheries data- and
sea lion bycatch data relevant to a population model and management strategy
evaluation for the Auckland Islands sea lion population
3. Update and improve the existing Breen and Kim sea lion population model
(2003) to incorporate all relevant data and address model uncertainties including
but not necessarily limited to those identified by the AEWG
4. Fit the revised model to all available data and test sensitivity including but not
necessarily limited to runs identified by the AEWG
5. Test a range of management procedures (rules) with the model to determine if
they meet agreed management criteria
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Completed McElderry et al. 2008
Completed Middleton & Abraham 2007
Completed Breen 2008