Small Vessel Surface Longline

Updated 11 October 2022.

Liaison Programme documentation:

• Ten Golden Rules to Save Protected Species - SLL (Version 3)
• Ten Golden Rules for NFPSC Reporting (Version 2)
• SLL Operational Procedures (Version 3)
• Surface Longline Operational Procedures - Observer Review Form (2 pages)
• Fisheries (Seabird Mitigation Measures - Surface Longlines (Circular 2019 and Corrigendum (3 pages)

Supplemental Information (18 pages total):

• SLL Tori Line Design Guide (2 pages)
• Seabird Bycatch Mitigation Standards Guide for SLL
• Small Vessel Surface Longline Crew and Vessel Safety Guide (2 pages)
• ACAP Hook Removal from Seabirds Guide (1 page)
• Turtle Handling and Release and Crew Safety Guide (1 page)
• Fur Seal Handling and Release and Crew Safety Guide (1 page)
• Black Petrel Factsheet (1 page)
• MPI Shark Factsheets 1-4 (7 pages)

North Island Bottom Longline

Updated 11 October 2022.

Liaison Programme documentation:

• 10 Golden Rules to Save Protected Species - BLL (Version 2)
• Ten Golden Rules for NFPFS Catch Reports (2 pages)
• North Island BLL Operational Procedures (Version 2)
• Fisheries New Zealand Observer Audit Form (2 pages)
• Fisheries (Seabird Mitigation Measures-Bottom Longlines) Circular 2021

Supplemental Information:

• BLL Sink Rate Guide 2022
• Bottle Test Guidelines & Look Up Table (Version 2)
• Bottle Test Record Sheet (Version 2) 
• Mitigation Standards to Reduce the Incidental Captures of Seabirds in NZ Commercial Fisheries - Bottom longline (hand baiting) (8 pages)
• ACAP Hook Removal from Seabirds Guide (1 page)

Harbour & Coastal Set Net

Updated 14 June 2023

Liaison Programme documentation:

• Ten Golden Rules to Save Protected Species - Set Net (Version 3)
• Ten Golden Rules for NFPSC Reporting (Version 2)
• Fisheries New Zealand Set Net Observer Audit Form

North Island specific information:

• North Island Harbour Netting (Version 2)
• North Island Coastal Set Net Operational Procedures (Version 3)
• Hector's and Mа̄ui dolphins Threat Management Plan North Island Fisheries Measures

South Island specific information:

• South Island Coastal Set Net Operational Procedures (Version 3)
• Voluntary Setnet Closures - Rakiura (Stewart Island)
• Specific Yellow-eyed Penguin (XYP) Information
• South Island Hector's Dolphin (HDO) Factsheet
• Hector's and Mа̄ui dolphins Threat Management Plan South Island Fisheries Measures 
• South Island closure maps with GPS points

Supplemental Information:

• Acoustic Pinger Use and Description (2 pages)
• Conservation & Management NZ Sharks (7 pages

Coastal Trawler

Updated August 8, 2021.

North Island Packet (25 pages total)

South Island Packet (29 pages total)

Liaison Programme documentation:

• Ten Golden Rules for Coastal Trawling to Save Protected Species (Version 2.1, 1 page)
• Ten Golden Rules for NFPFS Catch Reports (2 pages)
• Fisheries New Zealand Observer Audit Form (2 pages)

Supplemental Information (10 pages total):

• Mitigation Standards to Reduce the Incidental Captures of Seabirds in New Zealand Commercial Fisheries <28 metre trawl (6 pages)
• <28 m Trawl Protected Species Risk Management Plan: Observer Audit Form (1 page)
• International and National Seabird Risk Frameworks (1 page)

North Island specific supplemental information:

• North Island Coastal Trawl Operational Procedures for Protected Species Risk Management (Version 2.0, 10 pages)
• Hector's and Mа̄ui dolphins Threat Management Plan North Island Fisheries Measures (2 pages)

South Island specific supplemental information:

• Hector's and Mа̄ui dolphins Threat Management Plan South Island Fisheries Measures (2 pages)

Purse Seine

Updated August 02, 2021.

Purse Seine Operational Procedure for Protected Species Risk Management (version 1.0, 18 pages)
Ten Golden Rules for Purse Seine operations

Additional Resources

Onboard cameras: Guidelines for NZFCF and SNZ Inshore members (September 2023)

Ten Golden Rules for NFPSC Reporting (Version 2)

International & National Seabird Risk Framework (Version 2)

Resources for Fishers - DOC CSP Site

Black Petrel Electronic Monitoring Project (1 page)

Protected Species Information for Commercial Fishers - Flesh-Footed Shearwaters (1 page)