Annual Report on the aerial use of 1080 - Environmental Protection ...
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ERMA NEW ZEALAND annual report <strong>on</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>aerial</strong> <strong>use</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>1080</strong>BEST PRACTICE GUIDANCEIn its decisi<strong>on</strong> <strong>on</strong> <strong>1080</strong>, <strong>the</strong> Authority acknowledged a need for fur<strong>the</strong>r improvement in <strong>the</strong> way <strong>1080</strong> is <strong>use</strong>d, andrecommended that management practices around <strong>aerial</strong> drops <strong>of</strong> <strong>1080</strong> be standardised around best practice toensure c<strong>on</strong>sistency.Areas identified for <strong>the</strong> development <strong>of</strong> best practice guidance included:1. Communicati<strong>on</strong> and c<strong>on</strong>sultati<strong>on</strong>.2. Management <strong>of</strong> <strong>aerial</strong> <strong>1080</strong> operati<strong>on</strong>s.In 2008, ERMA New Zealand met with industry representatives to discuss <strong>the</strong> development and implementati<strong>on</strong><strong>of</strong> best practice guidelines. These guidelines will help operators to meet or exceed all mandatory c<strong>on</strong>trols. Theguidelines will also help communities and c<strong>on</strong>cerned parties identify whe<strong>the</strong>r an operator’s practices meet <strong>the</strong>expected standards.Communicati<strong>on</strong> and c<strong>on</strong>sultati<strong>on</strong>ERMA New Zealand has taken <strong>the</strong> lead in developing standards for communicati<strong>on</strong> using <strong>the</strong> Department <strong>of</strong>C<strong>on</strong>servati<strong>on</strong>’s (DoC) Standard Operating Procedures for C<strong>on</strong>sultati<strong>on</strong> and Notificati<strong>on</strong> as its guide.Modificati<strong>on</strong>s were made to reflect feedback from <strong>the</strong> c<strong>on</strong>sultati<strong>on</strong> process and <strong>the</strong> resulting guideline has beenpublished. http://ermanz.govt.nz/resources/publicati<strong>on</strong>s/<strong>1080</strong>/commsguideline.pdfManagement <strong>of</strong> <strong>aerial</strong> <strong>1080</strong> operati<strong>on</strong>sGuidance <strong>on</strong> <strong>the</strong> management <strong>of</strong> <strong>aerial</strong> <strong>1080</strong> operati<strong>on</strong>s will include informati<strong>on</strong> <strong>on</strong> signage, bait preparati<strong>on</strong> anddistributi<strong>on</strong>, as well as o<strong>the</strong>r parts <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> life-cycle <strong>of</strong> an <strong>aerial</strong> <strong>1080</strong> operati<strong>on</strong>.Current guidance <strong>on</strong> <strong>the</strong> management <strong>of</strong> <strong>1080</strong> operati<strong>on</strong>s is found in a diverse range <strong>of</strong> documents (StandardOperating Procedures (SOPs), guides and codes), which vary in quality and relevance to current legislati<strong>on</strong> andpractices.The Nati<strong>on</strong>al Possum C<strong>on</strong>trol Agencies (NPCA) are leading a project where existing industry SOPs and guidelinesare being reviewed in order to develop industry-wide guidelines for <strong>the</strong> management <strong>of</strong> <strong>1080</strong> operati<strong>on</strong>s. Thisproject is in an early stage and should progress in 2009.7