Aquatic Environment and Biodiversity Annual Review 2012

AEBAR 2012: Appendices: Past projects
PROTECTED SPECIES continued
Project Code Project Title Specific Objectives Status Citation/s
PRO2006-07 Characterise noncommercial
fisheries
interactions
ENV2005-06 Estimation of protected
species captures in
longline fisheries using
electronic monitoring
ENV2005-01 Estimation of the nature
and extent of incidental
captures of seabirds in
New Zealand fisheries
ENV2005-02 Estimation of the nature
and extent of marine
mamal captures in New
Zealand fisheries
ENV2005-04 Identification of marine
mammals captured in New
Zealand
1. To characterise non-commercial fisheries interactions with seabirds and
marine mammals
2. Characterise non-commercial fisheries risk to seabirds and marine mammals
by area and method
Recommend mitigation measures appropriate for uptake in non-commercial
fisheries in which seabird or marine mammal captures occur
1. To provide estimates of seabird and marine mammal mortalities from longline
fisheries in New Zealand using electronic monitoring systems and to recommend
deployment and data management options for ongoing use of these systems for
estimation of protected species incidental take.
1. To estimate the nature and extent of captures of seabirds in selected New
Zealand fisheries for the fishing year 2004/05.
To examine the nature and extent of the captures of marine mammals in New
Zealand fisheries, for the whole New Zealand EEZ, by Fishery Management
Area and fishing season, and by smaller metric as appropriate for the fishing
year 2004/05.
2. Examine alternative methods for estimating sea lion captures and recommend
one or more alternative standardised methods for describing and estimating sea
lion captures in the SQU 6T fishery.
1. To determine the species- sex- and where possible- age and reproductive
status of marine mammals captured in New Zealand fisheries.
2. To necropsy marine mammals captured incidentally to New Zealand fishing
operations to determine life-history characteristics and the likely cause of
mortality.
3. To determine- through examination of returned marine mammal carcasses-
the taxon to species-level- sex- and reproductive status- and age-class of marine
mammals captured in New Zealand fisheries.
4. To detail the injuries and where possible the cause of mortality of marine
mammals returned from New Zealand fisheries- along with their body condition
and breeding status- and other associated demographic characteristics.
5. To detail the protocol used for the necropsy of marine mammals- to provide a
standardised procedure for autopsy to determine species- age- sex and
associated demographic characteristics for fishery-killed specimens.
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Completed Abraham et al. 2010a;
Thompson & Abraham
2009a; 2009b; 2009c; 2010;
2011; Thompson et al.
2010a; b; c
Completed McElderry et al. 2007
Completed Baird & Smith 2007a; Baird &
Gibbert 2010
Completed Abraham 2008; Baird 2007;
Smith & Baird 2007b; Baird &
Smith 2007b
Completed Roe 2007