1. List of successful tenders for research projects while employed at the National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA).

1995–96

New Zealand Ministry of Fisheries (MFish) Research Project PJM601: Estimation of growth, mortality, and relative abundance of jack mackerels.

MFish Research Project PPE601: Estimation of coastal pelagic fish abundance from aerial sightings data.

1996–97

MFish Research Project PJM701: Stock assessment jack mackerel.

MFish Research Project PPE701: Estimation of coastal pelagic fish abundance from aerial sightings data.

1997–98

MFish Research Project JMA9701: Jack mackerel stock assessment.

MFish Research Project PEL9701: Estimation of coastal fish abundance from aerial sightings data.

1998–99

MFish Research Project JMA9801: Stock assessment of jack mackerel.

MFish Research Project JMA9802: Stock structure and population biology of Peruvian jack mackerel.

1999–2000

MFish Research Project JMA1999/01: Stock assessment of jack mackerel.

2000–01

MFish Research Project EMA2000/01: Monitoring of blue mackerel in QMA 7.

MFish Research Project JMA2000/01: Monitoring the species composition of the commercial catch of jack mackerel.

MFish Research Project JMA2000/02: Age and growth of Peruvian jack mackerel.

2001–02

MFish Research Project PEL2001/01: Estimation of coastal pelagic fish abundance from aerial sightings data.

2002–03

MFish Research Project PEL2002/01: Survey methods for small inshore pelagic species.

MFish Research Project EMA2002/01: Stock monitoring of blue mackerel.

Marine Research Foundation Research Project MRF04301: Characterisation of the recreational fishery for kahawai in New Zealand.

2003–04

MFish Research Project EMA2003/01: Stock monitoring of blue mackerel.

MFish Research Project JMA2003/01: Validation of age estimation for jack mackerel.

MFish Research Project JMA2003/02: Stock monitoring of jack mackerels.

MFish Research Project PEL2003/02: Estimation of coastal fish abundance.

2004–05

MFish Research Project EMA2004/01: Stock monitoring of blue mackerel.

MFish Research Project JMA2004/01: Stock monitoring of jack mackerels.

MFish Research Project JMA2004/02: Stock assessment of JMA 1.

MFish Research Project DAT200401A: Processing of aerial sightings data.

2005–06

MFish Research Project KAH2005/03: Stock monitoring of kahawai — commercial catch.

MFish Research Project EMA2005/01: Development of fisheries dependent indices of abundance for blue mackerel.

MFish Research Project JMA2005/01: Status of Trachurus symmetricus murphyi in New Zealand Fisheries waters.

MFish Research Project DAT2006/01A: Supply of services for collection and processing of coastal pelagic fisheries and aerial sightings data.

2006–07

MFish Research Project PEL2006/01: Design of a multi-purpose aerial survey for pelagic fisheries.

MFish Research Project SAP2006/10: Pelagic aerial sightings research.

2007–08

MFish Research Project EMA2007/01: Commercial catch sampling of blue mackerel fisheries.

2008–09

MFish Research Project PEL2008/03: Estimation of coastal pelagic fish abundance.

MFish Research Project DAT2008/01A: Supply of services for collection and processing of coastal pelagic fisheries and aerial sightings data.

MFish Research Project SAP2008/18: Summary of information on redbait.

2009–10

MFish Research Project JMA2009/01: Catch-at-age and catch composition of jack mackerel fisheries in JMA 1.

MFish Research Project JMA2009/02: Stock assessment of jack mackerels in JMA 7.

2. Contracts since leaving NIWA in June 2011

2011–13

Contract with NIWA to update the aerial sightings database with data from Oct 2009 to Sep 2011 and fishing operation data from early (pre-1998) forms.

Contract with NIWA to complete analysis of aerial sightings data for kahawai and trevally under MFish Research Project SEA2010/17.

Contract with Midlands Health to provide a R-users workshop.

Contract with New Zealand King Salmon to report on the habitat, ecology and interactions with sea-farm cages of finfish and pelagic shark species in the Marlborough Sounds.

2013–14

Contract with NIWA to update the aerial sightings database with data collected during the 2011-12 and 2012-13 fishing years under MPI Projects KAH2013/01 and TRE2013/01.

Contract with NIWA to update existing sightings-per-unit-effort indices of relative abundance for kahawai and trevally in the BOP under MPI Projects KAH2013/01 and TRE2013/01.

2014–15

Contract with NIWA to update the MS XL VBA-based MARHADS tool for evaluating features of New Zealand’s marine ecosystems.

2015–16

Contract with major fishing industry player to produce discussion document on the effect of mussel farms on small pelagic finfish species.

Contract with New Zealand King Salmon to update the previous report (see 2011-13 above) on the habitat, ecology and interactions with sea-farm cages of finfish and pelagic shark species in the Marlborough Sounds.

Contract with New Zealand King Salmon to produce discussion document on the forage of the king shag (Leucocarbo carunculatus) in the Marlborough Sounds.