Aquatic Environment and Biodiversity Annual Review 2012

AEBAR 2012: Appendices: Past projects
ECOSYSTEM EFFECTS
Project Code Project Title Specific Objectives Status Citation/s
ENV2012-01 A literature review of
Nitrogen levels and
adverse ecological effects
in embayments in
temperate regions.
ZBD2012-06 Ocean status: trends in NZ
marine environment and
Tier 1 statistic
1. To complete a literature review of Nitrogen levels and adverse ecological
impacts from temperate embayments in order to assist aquaculture consenting
authorities in determining at what concentration of Nitrogen adverse effects may
be expected.
1. To provide an up to date overview of climatic trends and cycles and how they
affect New Zealand oceanographic conditions, and highlight key changes since
the previous assessment.
2. To identify candidate oceanographic variables for potential development as
part of the proposed Tier 1 Statistic, Atmospheric and Ocean Climate Change
ANT2011-01 Antarctic fisheries 1. To develop, implement and refine approaches for assessing the stock status
of toothfish (Dissostichus spp.) in the Ross Sea region.
2. To develop, implement and refine approaches for assessing and monitoring
the status of non-target fish species, and dependent and related species.
3. To develop, implement and refine approaches for understanding and
managing the ecological relationships between the toothfish (Dissostichus spp.)
fishery and the Ross Sea ecosystem.
DAE2010-01 Taxonomic identification of
benthic specimens
DAE2010-03 Ecological risk
assessment for deepwater
stocks
DEE2010-04 Development of a
methodology for
Environmental Risk
Assessments for
deepwater fisheries
DEE2010-05 Development of a suite of
environmental indicators
for deepwater fisheries
ENV2010-03 Habitats of particular
significance for inshore
finfish fisheries
management
1. To identify benthic invertebrates in samples taken during research trawls and
by Observers on fishing vessels.
2. To update relevant databases recording the catch of invertebrates in research
trawls and commercial fishing.
1. To undertake a qualitative (level 1) risk assessment for tier 3 fishstocks within
the deepwater fisheries plan.
To review approaches to Ecological Risk Assessments (ERA) and methods
available for deepwater fisheries both QMS and non-QMS.
2. To develop and recommend a generic, cost effective, method for ERA in
deepwater fisheries by using or modifying methods identified in Objective 1.
1. To review the literature and hold a workshop to recommend a suite of
ecosystem and environmental indicators that will contribute to assessing the
performance of deepwater fisheries within an environmental context.
2. To examine available data and design a data collection programme to enable
future calculation of the indicators identified in Specific Objective 1.
1. To review the literature to determine the most important juvenile or
reproductive (spawning, pupping or egg-laying) areas for inshore finfish target
species.
2. To use a gap analysis to prioritize areas for future research concerning the
important juvenile or reproductive (spawning, pupping or egg-laying) areas for
target inshore finfish fisheries
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Approved but
not contracted
Approved but
not contracted
Ongoing
analysis
Ongoing
analysis
Ongoing
analysis
Completed Clark et al. In Press
Ongoing
analysis
Ongoing
analysis