Publications

Middleton, D. A. J., & Abraham, E. R. (2024). Video observation of the FMA 1 bottom longline fishery in 2020–21 and 2021–22. New Zealand Aquatic Environment and Biodiversity Report No. 340. 49 p. Retrieved from https://fs.fish.govt.nz/Page.aspx?pk=113&dk=25781

Middleton, D. A. J., & Abraham, E. R. (2023). Video observation of the FMA 1 bottom longline fishery in 2018–19 and 2019–20. New Zealand Aquatic Environment and Biodiversity Report No. 302. 42 p. Retrieved from https://fs.fish.govt.nz/Page.aspx?pk=113&dk=25334

Cordwell, A., Wilkinson, N., Abraham, E., & Berkenbusch, K. (2022). New Zealand’s research workforce. Report prepared for Ministry for Business, Innovation & Employment, updated 8 November 2022.

Abraham, E. (2021). Capture of protected species in New Zealand recreational marine fisheries. Final report for project BCB2019-07, prepared for Department of Conservation, Wellington. 39 p. Retrieved from https://www.doc.govt.nz/globalassets/documents/conservation/marine-and-coastal/marine-conservation-services/reports/201920-annual-plan/bcbc2019-07a-capture-of-protected-species-in-new-zealand-recreational-marine-fisheries-final-report.pdf

Abraham, E. R., Tremblay-Boyer, L., & Berkenbusch, K. (2021). Estimated captures of New Zealand fur seal, common dolphin, and turtles in New Zealand commercial fisheries, to 2017–18. New Zealand Aquatic Environment and Biodiversity Report No. 258. 94 p.

Abraham, E. R., & Richard, Y. (2020). Estimated captures of seabirds in New Zealand trawl and longline fisheries, to 2017–18. New Zealand Aquatic Environment and Biodiversity Report No. 249. 86 p.

Abraham, E. (2020). Captures of protected species in New Zealand recreational fisheries. Presentation to Department of Conservation, 25 June 2020. Retrieved from https://www.doc.govt.nz/globalassets/documents/conservation/marine-and-coastal/marine-conservation-services/meetings/presentations/bcbc2019-07a-recreational-fishing-presentation.pdf

Carneiro, A. P., Pearmain, E. J., Oppel, S., Clay, T. A., Phillips, R. A., Bonnet-Lebrun, A.-S., … others. (2020). A framework for mapping the distribution of seabirds by integrating tracking, demography and phenology. Journal of Applied Ecology, 57, 514–525.

Richard, Y., & Abraham, E. R. (2020). Assessment of the risk of commercial fisheries to New Zealand seabirds, 2006–07 to 2016–17. New Zealand Aquatic Environment and Biodiversity Report No. 237. 61 p. Retrieved from https://mpi.govt.nz/dmsdocument/39407

Richard, Y., Abraham, E. R., & Berkenbusch, K. (2020). Counts of seabirds around commercial fishing vessels within New Zealand waters, 2007–08 to 2018–19. (Unpublished report held by Department of Conservation, Wellington.). Retrieved from http://files.dragonfly.co.nz/publications/pdf/Richardetal_2020_seabird-counts.pdf

Tremblay-Boyer, L., & Abraham, E. R. (2020). Increased fisher-reporting of seabird captures during an electronic-monitoring trial. New Zealand Aquatic Environment and Biodiversity Report No. 238. 32 p.

BirdLife South Africa. (2019). Report of the final global seabird bycatch assessment workshop. Sustainable management of tuna fisheries and biodiversity conservation in the ABNJ. In. Final global seabird bycatch assessment workshop, 25 February–1 March 2019, Skukuza Conference Center, Kruger National Park, South Africa.

Abraham, E., Richard, Y., Walker, N., Gibson, W., Daisuke, O., Tsuji, S., … Waugh, S. (2019). Assessment of the risk of surface longline fisheries in the Southern Hemisphere to albatrosses and petrels, for 2016. Prepared for the 13th meeting of the Ecologically Related Species Working Group (ERSWG13) of the Commission for the Conservation of Southern Bluefin Tuna (CCSBT). Retrieved from https://www.ccsbt.org/en/system/files/ERSWG13_17_NZ_Assessment_RiskOfSurfaceLonglineFisheries_SouthernHemisphere.pdf

Abraham, E. R., & Berkenbusch, K. (2019). Preparation of data for protected species capture estimation, updated to 2016–17. New Zealand Aquatic Environment and Biodiversity Report No. 233. 49 p.

Abraham, E. R., & Berkenbusch, K. (2019). Preparation of data for protected species capture estimation, updated to 2017–18. New Zealand Aquatic Environment and Biodiversity Report No. 234. 49 p. Retrieved from https://fs.fish.govt.nz/Page.aspx?pk=113&dk=24767

Abraham, E. R., & Richard, Y. (2019). Estimated capture of seabirds in New Zealand trawl and longline fisheries, 2002–03 to 2015–16. New Zealand Aquatic Environment and Biodiversity Report No. 211. 99 p.

Abraham, E. R., & Richard, Y. (2019). Estimated capture of seabirds in New Zealand trawl and longline fisheries, to 2016–17. New Zealand Aquatic Environment and Biodiversity Report 226. 85 p.

E. Abraham. (2018). Cadmium in New Zealand agricultural soils. New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research, 1–6. doi:10.1080/00288233.2018.1547320

Abraham, E. R., & Richard, Y. (2018). Estimated capture of seabirds in New Zealand trawl and longline fisheries, 2002–03 to 2014–15. New Zealand Aquatic Environment and Biodiversity Report 197. 97 p. Retrieved from https://www.mpi.govt.nz/dmsdocument/27588/

Ochi, D., Abraham, E., Inoue, Y., Oshima, K., Walker, N., Richard, Y., & Tsuji, S. (2018). Preliminary assessment of the risk of albatrosses by longline fisheries. WCPFC-SC14-2018/EB-WP-09, Rev.1 (3 July 2018), Report to the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission Scientific Committee. Fourteenth Regular Session 8–16 August 2018, Busan, Republic of Korea.

Abraham, E., Richard, Y., Walker, N., & Roux, M.-J. (2017). Assessment of the risk of commercial surface longline fisheries in the Southern Hemisphere to ACAP seabird species. Paper prepared for the 12th meeting of the Ecologically Related Species Working Group (ERSWG12).

Abraham, E., Roux, M.-J., Richard, Y., & Walker, N. (2017). Assessment of the risk of Southern Hemisphere surface longline fisheries to ACAP species. WCPFC-SC13-2017/EB IP-13, Report to the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission Scientific Committee. Thirteenth Regular Session 9–17 August 2017, Rarotonga, Cook Islands.

Abraham, E. R., & Berkenbusch, K. (2017). Estimated captures of New Zealand fur seal, New Zealand sea lion, common dolphin and turtles in New Zealand commercial fisheries, 1995–96 to 2014–15. New Zealand Aquatic Environment and Biodiversity Report No. 188. 66 p. Retrieved from http://fs.fish.govt.nz/Page.aspx?pk=113&dk=24557

Abraham, E. R., Neubauer, P., Berkenbusch, K., & Richard, Y. (2017). Assessment of the risk to New Zealand marine mammals from commercial fisheries. New Zealand Aquatic Environment and Biodiversity Report No. 189. 123 p. Retrieved from http://fs.fish.govt.nz/Page.aspx?pk=113&dk=24554

Abraham, E. R., & Richard, Y. (2017). Summary of the capture of seabirds in New Zealand commercial fisheries, 2002–03 to 2013–14. New Zealand Aquatic Environment and Biodiversity Report No. 184. 88 p.

Richard, Y., & Abraham, E. R. (2017). Sensitivity of the seabird risk assessment to three years without captures. New Zealand Aquatic Environment and Biodiversity Report No. 182. 8 p. Retrieved from https://www.mpi.govt.nz/document-vault/18386

Richard, Y., Abraham, E. R., & Berkenbusch, K. (2017). Assessment of the risk of commercial fisheries to New Zealand seabirds, 2006–07 to 2014–15. New Zealand Aquatic Environment and Biodiversity Report No. 191. 133 p.

Richard, Y., Abraham, E. R., & Berkenbusch, K. (2017). Assessment of the risk of commercial fisheries to New Zealand seabirds, 2006–07 to 2014–15: Supplementary information. New Zealand Aquatic Environment and Biodiversity Report No. 191S. 156 p.

Thompson, F. N., Abraham, E. R., & Berkenbusch, K. (2017). Preparation of data on observed protected species captures, 2002–03 to 2014–15. New Zealand Aquatic Environment and Biodiversity Report No. 192. 24 p.

Abraham, E., Cavanagh, J., Wood, P., Pearson, A., & Mladenov, P. (2016). Cadmium in New Zealand’s agriculture and food systems. In L. D. Currie & R. Singh (Eds.), Integrated nutrient and water management for sustainable farming (pp. 433–437). Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand: Fertilizer; Lime Research Centre, Occasional report no. 29. Retrieved from http://flrc.massey.ac.nz/publications.html

Abraham, E. R., Richard, Y., Berkenbusch, K., & Thompson, F. (2016). Summary of the capture of seabirds, marine mammals, and turtles in New Zealand commercial fisheries, 2002–03 to 2012–13. New Zealand Aquatic Environment and Biodiversity Report No. 169. 205 p. Retrieved from http://mpi.govt.nz/document-vault/12180

Abraham, E. R., Richard, Y., & Clements, K. (2016). Evaluating threats to New Zealand seabirds. Department of Conservation, Wellington. Report for the Department of Conservation, Wellington, New Zealand. 19 p. Retrieved from https://www.doc.govt.nz/globalassets/documents/conservation/marine-and-coastal/marine-conservation-services/reports/pre-2019-annual-plans/evaluating-threats-to-nz-seabirds-dragonfly-2016.pdf

Debski, I. I., Hjörvarsdóttir, F., Clements, K., Abraham, E., & Richard, Y. (2016). Prioritising research and management of at-sea threats to New Zealand seabirds. Seventh Meeting of the Seabird Bycatch Working Group. La Serena, Chile, 2-4 May 2016. Wellington: Ministry for Primary Industries. Retrieved from https://www.acap.aq/en/working-groups/seabird-bycatch-working-group/seabird-bycatch-wg-meeting-7/sbwg7-information-papers/2739-sbwg7-inf-20-prioritising-research-and-management-of-at-sea-threats-to-new-zealand-seabirds/file

MacDiarmid, A. B., Abraham, E., Baker, C. S., Carroll, E., Chagué-Goff, C., Cleaver, P., … Stirling, B. (2016). Taking stock—the changes to New Zealand marine ecosystems since first human settlement: synthesis of major findings, and policy and management implications. New Zealand Aquatic Environment and Biodiversity Report No. 170. Retrieved from https://fs.fish.govt.nz/Page.aspx?pk=113&dk=24058

MacDiarmid, A. B., McKenzie, A., & Abraham, E. R. (2016). Top-down effects on rocky reef ecosystems in north-eastern New Zealand: a historic and qualitative modelling approach. New Zealand Aquatic Environment and Biodiversity Report No. 171. 24 p. Retrieved from http://fs.fish.govt.nz/Page.aspx?pk=113&dk=24059

Neubauer, P., Berkenbusch, K., Knox, C., & Abraham, E. (2016). Delphi survey to assess the spatial distribution of sea turtles in the Pacific Ocean. In Common Oceans (Ed.), Joint analysis of sea turtle mitigation effectiveness (pp. 103–131). Honolulu, Hawaii: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Retrieved from http://www.fao.org/fileadmin/user_upload/common_oceans/docs/Tuna/TurtleMeetingsFinalReport.pdf

Thompson, F. N., Berkenbusch, K., & Abraham, E. R. (2016). Incidental capture of marine mammals in New Zealand trawl fisheries, 1995–96 to 2011–12. New Zealand Aquatic Environment and Biodiversity Report No. 167. 82 p. Retrieved from http://mpi.govt.nz/document-vault/11947

Abraham, E. R. (2015). Trust, but verify. Conference presentation, Open Source Open Society conference, 16 & 17 April 2015. Retrieved from http://www.opensourceopensociety.com/

Abraham, E. R., Richard, Y., Bell, E., & Landers, T. J. (2015). Overlap of the distribution of black petrel (Procellaria parkinsoni) with New Zealand trawl and longline fisheries. New Zealand Aquatic Environment and Biodiversity Report No. 161. 30 p. Retrieved from https://mpi.govt.nz/document-vault/10034

Abraham, E. R., & Neubauer, P. (2015). Relationship between small-scale catch-per-unit-effort and abundance in New Zealand abalone (pāua, Haliotis iris) fisheries. PeerJ Preprints, 3, e1733. doi:10.7287/peerj.preprints.1388v2

Berkenbusch, K., Abraham, E., & Neubauer, P. (2015). Distribution and abundance of toheroa in Southland, 2013–14. New Zealand Fisheries Assessment Report, 2015/17. 45 p.

Berkenbusch, K., Abraham, E., & Neubauer, P. (2015). The influence of habitat characteristics on toheroa Paphies ventricosa. Conference presentation, New Zealand Marine Sciences Society & Oceania Chondrichthyan Society conference, Auckland, New Zealand, 6–9 July 2015.

Berkenbusch, K., Abraham, E., & Neubauer, P. (2015). Intertidal shellfish monitoring in the northern North Island region, 2013–14. New Zealand Fisheries Assessment Report, 2015/15. 83 p. Retrieved from https://fs.fish.govt.nz/Page.aspx?pk=113&dk=23774

Neubauer, P., Abraham, E., Knox, C., & Richard, Y. (2015). Assessing the performance of pāua (Haliotis iris) fisheries using GPS logger data. New Zealand Fisheries Assessment Report, 2015/71. 39 p. Retrieved from https://fs.fish.govt.nz/Doc/23975/FAR-2015-71-Paua-data-logger.pdf.ashx

Neubauer, P., Abraham, E. R., & Berkenbusch, K. (2015). Predictability of cockle (Austrovenus stutchburyi) population trends in New Zealand’s northern North Island. PeerJ PrePrints, 3, e1772. Retrieved from https://peerj.com/preprints/1422/

Pierre, J. P., Goad, D. W., & Abraham, E. R. (2015). Novel approaches to line-weighting in New Zealand’s inshore surface-longline fishery. Final report, Conservation Services Programme project MIT2012-04, Department of Conservation, Wellington. 41 p. Retrieved from https://www.doc.govt.nz/our-work/conservation-services-programme/csp-reports/2012-13/novel-approaches-to-line-weighting-in-new-zealands-inshore-surface-longline-fishery/

Richard, Y., & Abraham, E. R. (2015). Assessment of the risk of commercial fisheries to New Zealand seabirds, 2006–07 to 2012–13: Supplementary information. New Zealand Aquatic Environment and Biodiversity Report No. 162. 79 p. Retrieved from http://fs.fish.govt.nz/Doc/23980/AEBR-162-risk-supplement.pdf.ashx

Richard, Y., & Abraham, E. R. (2015). Assessment of the risk of commercial fisheries to New Zealand seabirds, 2006–07 to 2012–13. New Zealand Aquatic Environment and Biodiversity Report No. 162. 89 p. Retrieved from https://www.mpi.govt.nz/document-vault/10523

Richard, Y., Perriman, L., Lalas, C., & Abraham, E. R. (2015). Demographic rates of northern royal albatross at Taiaroa Head, New Zealand. PeerJ, 3, e906. doi:10.7717/peerj.906

Abraham, E., & Bagnall, D. (2014). Identifying nocturnal bird calls. Presentation at the Department of Conservation, Christchurch, 5 June 2014. Retrieved from https://speakerdeck.com/edwardabraham/identifying-nocturnal-bird-calls-again

Abraham, E., & Bell, E. (2014). Black petrel demography. Bayesian estimation of black petrel demographic parameters from mark-recapture data. Presentation to Department of Conservation, 20 May 2014. Retrieved from https://www.doc.govt.nz/globalassets/documents/conservation/marine-and-coastal/marine-conservation-services/meetings/pre-2020-meetings/pop2013-04-black-petrel-dragonfly-demographics-presentation.pdf

Bagnall, D., & Abraham, E. (2014). Identifying nocturnal bird calls. Presentation to Department of Conservation, 28 February 2014. Retrieved from https://speakerdeck.com/edwardabraham/identifying-nocturnal-bird-calls

Bell, E. A., Sim, J. L., Abraham, E., Torres, L., & Schaffer, S. (2014). At-sea distribution of the black petrels (Procellaria parkinsoni) on Great Barrier Island (Aotea Island), 2009–10: Part 2 – Overlap with fisheries. Draft report prepared for the Department of Conservation, Wellington, New Zealand. Retrieved from http://www.doc.govt.nz/Documents/conservation/marine-and-coastal/marine-conservation-services/meetings/pop-2009-01-black-petrel-spatial-analysis-part-2-fisheries-overlap.pdf

Bell, E., Sim, J., Torres, L., Schaffer, S., & Abraham, E. (2014). At-sea distribution of black petrel, Procellaria parkinsoni, on Great Barrier Island, Hauraki Gulf, New Zealand. Presentation to Department of Conservation, 2014. Retrieved from http://www.doc.govt.nz/Documents/conservation/marine-and-coastal/marine-conservation-services/pop-2009-01-black-petrel-foraging-presentation.pdf

Neubauer, P., & Abraham, E. (2014). Using GPS logger data to monitor change in the PAU7 pāua (Haliotis iris) fishery. New Zealand Fisheries Assessment Report 2014/31. 29 p.

Pierre, J. P., Goad, D. W., & Abraham, E. R. (2014). Novel approaches to line-weighting in inshore surface longline fisheries. Presentation to Conservation Services Programme Technical Working Group, Department of Conservation, 12 December 2014. Retrieved from http://www.doc.govt.nz/Documents/conservation/marine-and-coastal/marine-conservation-services/meetings/novel-approaches-to-line-weighting-in-inshore-surface-longline-fisheries-presentation-dec-2014.pdf

Pierre, J. P., Goad, D. W., & Abraham, E. R. (2014). Novel approaches to line-weighting in New Zealand’s inshore surface-longline fishery. Draft final report, Conservation Services Programme project MIT2012-04, Department of Conservation, Wellington. 39 p. Retrieved from http://www.doc.govt.nz/Documents/conservation/marine-and-coastal/marine-conservation-services/meetings/surface-longline-seabird-mitigation.pdf

Pierre, J. P., Richard, Y., & Abraham, E. R. (2014). Assessment of cryptic seabird mortality due to trawl warps and longlines. Presentation to Department of Conservation, Wellington. Retrieved from https://www.doc.govt.nz/globalassets/documents/conservation/marine-and-coastal/marine-conservation-services/meetings/pre-2020-meetings/assessment-crypic-seabird-mortality-due-to-trawl-warps-and-longlines-presentation.pdf

Pierre, J. P., Richard, Y., & Abraham, E. R. (2014). Assessment of cryptic seabird mortality due to trawl warps and longlines. Draft Report on CSP Project INT2013-05, Department of Conservation, Wellington. Retrieved from https://www.doc.govt.nz/globalassets/documents/conservation/marine-and-coastal/marine-conservation-services/reports/pre-2019-annual-plans/int2013-05-cryptic-seabird-mortality-draft-report.pdf

Richard, Y., Pierre, J. P., & Abraham, E. R. (2014). Seasonality and temporal trends in counts of seabirds from pelagic tours off Kaikoura, New Zealand. Report prepared for Encounter Foundation, Kaikoura, New Zealand. 50 p.

Bell, E. A., Mischler, C., Sim, J. L., Scofield, P., Francis, C., Abraham, E., & Landers, T. (2013). At-sea distribution and population parameters of the black petrels (Procellaria parkinsoni) on Great Barrier Island (Aotea Island), 2013–14. Unpublished report prepared for the Department of Conservation, Wellington, New Zealand. Retrieved from http://bit.ly/1rz0HN4

Berkenbusch, K., Abraham, E. R., & Torres, L. G. (2013). New Zealand marine mammals and commercial fisheries. New Zealand Aquatic Environment and Biodiversity Report No. 119. 104 p.

Pierre, J., Goad, D., Thompson, F. N., & Abraham, E. R. (2013). Inshore bottom longline seabird mitigation. Presentation to Department of Conservation, 31 August 2013. Retrieved from http://www.doc.govt.nz/Documents/conservation/marine-and-coastal/marine-conservation-services/csp-twg-31-7-2013-pierre-goad-presentation-bll-mitigation.pdf

Pierre, J. P., Cleal, J., Thompson, F. N., & Abraham, E. R. (2013). Seabird bycatch reduction in scampi trawl fisheries. Final research report for Department of Conservation project MIT2011-02 (Unpublished report held by Department of Conservation, Wellington). Retrieved from https://www.doc.govt.nz/globalassets/documents/conservation/marine-and-coastal/fishing/mit2011-02-final-report.pdf

Pierre, J. P., Goad, D. W., Thompson, F. N., & Abraham, E. R. (2013). Reducing seabird bycatch in bottom-longline fisheries. Final research report Conservation Services Programme project MIT2011-03 and MIT2012-01, Department of Conservation, Wellington. 59 p. Retrieved from https://www.doc.govt.nz/globalassets/documents/conservation/marine-and-coastal/marine-conservation-services/reports/pre-2019-annual-plans/mit2012-01-reducing-seabird-bycatch-in-bottom-longline-fisheries.pdf

Richard, Y., & Abraham, E. R. (2013). Application of Potential Biological Removal methods to seabird populations. New Zealand Aquatic Environment and Biodiversity Report No. 108. 30 p. Retrieved from https://www.mpi.govt.nz/document-vault/4267

Richard, Y., & Abraham, E. R. (2013). Risk of commercial fisheries to New Zealand seabird populations: Supplementary information. New Zealand Aquatic Environment and Biodiversity Report No. 109S. 74 p. Retrieved from http://www.mpi.govt.nz/document-vault/4266

Richard, Y., & Abraham, E. R. (2013). Risk of commercial fisheries to New Zealand seabird populations. New Zealand Aquatic Environment and Biodiversity Report No. 109. 58 p. Retrieved from http://www.mpi.govt.nz/document-vault/4265

Sharp, B. R., Cryer, M., Richard, Y., & Abraham, E. R. (2013). New Zealand’s approach to assessment of risk to seabirds associated with fishing-related mortality. In 5th meeting of the Seabird Bycatch Working Group, La Rochelle, France, 1–3 May 2013 (p. 11 p). Retrieved from http://acap.aq/en/working-groups/seabird-bycatch-working-group/seabird-bycatch-wg-meeting-5/2040-sbwg5-doc-12-new-zealand-s-approach-to-assessment-of-risk-to-seabirds-associated-with-fishing-related-mortality/file

Thompson, F. N., Abraham, E. R., & Berkenbusch, K. (2013). Common dolphin (Delphinus delphis) bycatch in New Zealand commercial trawl fisheries. PLoS ONE, 8, e64438. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0064438

Thompson, F. N., Berkenbusch, K., & Abraham, E. R. (2013). Marine mammal bycatch in New Zealand trawl fisheries, 1995–96 to 2010–11. New Zealand Aquatic Environment and Biodiversity Report No. 105. 73 p. Retrieved from https://www.mpi.govt.nz/document-vault/4241

Abraham, E. R. (2012). Pāua catch per unit effort from logger data. Final Research Report for Ministry for Primary Industries project PAU2010-03 (Unpublished report held by Ministry for Primary Industries, Wellington). Retrieved from http://fs.fish.govt.nz/Doc/23163/2013-03_2621_PAU2010-03_MS3_fighting-bay%20final%20FRR.pdf.ashx

Abraham, E. (2012). Seabird bycatch in New Zealand fisheries. Conference presentation, 5th International Albatross and Petrel Conference, Wellington, 13–17 August 2012.

Abraham, E., & Cooper, J. (2012). Pāua catch-per-unit effort from GPS dive-loggers. Presentation at the International Abalone Symposium, Hobart, 9 May 2012.

Middleton, D., Wells, R., Abraham, E., & Pierre, J. (2012). Managing seabird incidental mortality in New Zealand’s deepwater trawl fleet: Creating individual vessel solutions in a fleet-wide approach, informed by experimental evidence. Conference presentation, 5th International Albatross and Petrel Conference, Wellington, 13–17 August 2012.

Pierre, J. P., Abraham, E. R., Cleal, J., & Middleton, D. A. J. (2012). Reducing effects of trawl fishing on seabirds by limiting foraging opportunities provided by fishery waste. Emu, 112(3), 244–254. doi:10.1071/MU12002

Pierre, J. P., Abraham, E. R., Richard, Y., Cleal, J., & Middleton, D. A. J. (2012). Controlling trawler waste discharge to reduce seabird mortality. Fisheries Research, 131–133, 30–38. doi:10.1016/j.fishres.2012.07.005

Pierre, J., Abraham, E., Richard, Y., & Middleton, D. (2012). Reducing seabird bycatch through improving management of fisheries waste. Conference presentation, 5th International Albatross and Petrel Conference, Wellington, 13–17 August 2012.

Richard, Y., Abraham, E., & Filippi, D. (2012). Risk of commercial fisheries to seabird populations within the New Zealand EEZ. Conference presentation, 5th International Albatross and Petrel Conference, Wellington, 13–17 August 2012.

Waugh, S. M., Filippi, D. P., Kirby, D. S., Abraham, E., & Walker, N. (2012). Ecological Risk Assessment for seabird interactions in Western and Central Pacific longline fisheries. Marine Policy, 36(4), 933–946. doi:10.1016/j.marpol.2011.11.005

Abraham, E. R., Richard, Y., & Thompson, F. (2011). Offal batching reduces seabird attendance at fishing vessels. Presentation to Department of Conservation, 11 April 2011. Retrieved from http://www.doc.govt.nz/Documents/conservation/marine-and-coastal/marine-conservation-services/2011-04-11-seabird-distributions-doc-csp.pdf

Abraham, E. R., Richard, Y., & Thompson, F. (2011). Seabird distributions from observer count data. Presentation to Department of Conservation, 11 April 2011. Retrieved from http://www.doc.govt.nz/Documents/conservation/marine-and-coastal/marine-conservation-services/2011-04-11-offal%20batching-doc-csp.pdf

Abraham, E. R., & Thompson, F. N. (2011). Estimated capture of seabirds in New Zealand trawl and longline fisheries, 2002–03 to 2008–09. New Zealand Aquatic Environment and Biodiversity Report No. 79. 74 p.

Abraham, E. R., & Thompson, F. N. (2011). Summary of the capture of seabirds, marine mammals, and turtles in New Zealand commercial fisheries, 1998–99 to 2008–09. New Zealand Aquatic Environment and Biodiversity Report No. 80. 155 p.

Abraham, E., & Richard, Y. (2011). Overlap of black petrel distributions with New Zealand fisheries. Presentation to Department of Conservation, 21 October 2011. Retrieved from http://www.doc.govt.nz/Documents/conservation/marine-and-coastal/marine-conservation-services/pop-2009-01-black-petrel-fishing-overlay-presentation.pdf

Harvey, M., Law, C., Smith, M., Hall, J., Abraham, E., Stevens, C., … others. (2011). The SOLAS air–sea gas exchange experiment (SAGE) 2004. Deep Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography, 58(6), 753–763. doi:10.1016/j.dsr2.2010.10.015

Miller, S. L., & Abraham, E. R. (2011). Characterisation of New Zealand kina fisheries. New Zealand Fisheries Assessment Report 2011/7. 95 p. Retrieved from http://fs.fish.govt.nz/Doc/22817/11_07_FAR.pdf.ashx

Richard, Y., Abraham, E. R., & Filippi, D. (2011). Assessment of the risk to seabird populations from New Zealand commercial fisheries – supplementary material. Final Research Report for Ministry of Fisheries research projects IPA2009/19 and IPA2009/20 (Unpublished report held by Ministry for Primary Industries, Wellington).

Richard, Y., Abraham, E. R., & Filippi, D. (2011). Assessment of the risk to seabird populations from New Zealand commercial fisheries. Final Research Report for Ministry of Fisheries projects IPA2009/19 and IPA2009/20 (Unpublished report held by Ministry for Primary Industries, Wellington). Retrieved from http://fs.fish.govt.nz/Doc/22912/IPA2009-20%20report.pdf.ashx

Richard, Y., Abraham, E. R., & Filippi, D. (2011). Counts of seabirds around commercial fishing vessels within New Zealand waters. (Unpublished report held by Department of Conservation, Wellington.). Retrieved from http://files.dragonfly.co.nz/publications/pdf/Richardetal_2011_counts.pdf

Thompson, F. N., & Abraham, E. R. (2011). Estimation of the capture of New Zealand sea lions (Phocarctos hookeri) in trawl fisheries, from 1995–96 to 2008–09. New Zealand Aquatic Environment and Biodiversity Report No. 66. 25 p. Retrieved from http://fs.fish.govt.nz/Doc/22903/AEBR_66.pdf.ashx

Abraham, E. R. (2010). Warp strike in New Zealand trawl fisheries, 2004–05 to 2008–09. New Zealand Aquatic Environment and Biodiversity Report No. 60. 29 p.

Abraham, E. R., Berkenbusch, K. N., & Richard, Y. (2010). The capture of seabirds and marine mammals in New Zealand non-commercial fisheries. New Zealand Aquatic Environment and Biodiversity Report No. 64. 52 p.

Abraham, E. R., & Thompson, F. N. (2010). Estimated capture of seabirds in New Zealand trawl and longline fisheries, 2002–03 to 2006–07. Final Research Report for research project PRO2007-01 (Unpublished report held by Ministry for Primary Industries, Wellington). Retrieved from http://fs.fish.govt.nz/Doc/22909/PRO2007-01%20%28Obj%201%20RR%207%29.pdf.ashx

Abraham, E. R., Thompson, F. N., & Oliver, M. D. (2010). Summary of the capture of seabirds, marine mammals and turtles in New Zealand commercial fisheries, 1998–99 to 2007–08. New Zealand Aquatic Environment and Biodiversity Report No. 45. 148 p.

Abraham, E. R. (2010). Mincing offal to reduce the attendance of seabirds at trawlers. Department of Conservation, Wellington. Unpublished report prepared for the Department of Conservation, Wellington, New Zealand. 29 p. Retrieved from http://www.doc.govt.nz/documents/conservation/marine-and-coastal/marine-conservation-services/mincing-offal-to-reduce-attendance-of-seabirds-at-trawlers.pdf

Pierre, J. P., Abraham, E. R., Middleton, D. A. J., Cleal, J., Bird, R., Walker, N. A., & Waugh, S. M. (2010). Reducing interactions between seabirds and trawl fisheries: Responses to foraging patches provided by fish waste batches. Biological Conservation, 143, 2779–2788. doi:10.1016/j.biocon.2010.07.026

Thompson, F. N., & Abraham, E. R. (2010). Estimation of fur seal (Arctocephalus forsteri) bycatch in New Zealand trawl fisheries, 2002–03 to 2008–09. New Zealand Aquatic Environment and Biodiversity Report No. 61. 37 p. Retrieved from http://fs.fish.govt.nz/Doc/22390/AEBR_61.pdf.ashx

Thompson, F. N., Abraham, E. R., & Berkenbusch, K. (2010). Common dolphin (Delphinus delphis) bycatch in New Zealand mackerel trawl fisheries, 1995–96 to 2008–09. New Zealand Aquatic Environment and Biodiversity Report No. 63. 20 p.

Thompson, F. N., Abraham, E. R., & Oliver, M. D. (2010). Estimation of fur seal bycatch in New Zealand trawl fisheries, 2002–03 to 2007–08. New Zealand Aquatic Environment and Biodiversity Report No. 56. 29 p. Retrieved from http://fs.fish.govt.nz/Doc/22314/AEBR_56%20Fur%20lion%20estimation%200708.pdf.ashx

Thompson, F. N., Oliver, M. D., & Abraham, E. R. (2010). Estimation of the capture of New Zealand sea lions (Phocarctos hookeri) in trawl fisheries, from 1995–96 to 2007–08. New Zealand Aquatic Environment and Biodiversity Report No. 52. 25 p. Retrieved from http://fs.fish.govt.nz/Doc/22271/AEBR_52.pdf.ashx

Abraham, E. R. (2009). Batching of waste to reduce seabird numbers behind trawl vessels. Unpublished report prepared for the Department of Conservation, Wellington, New Zealand. Retrieved from http://www.doc.govt.nz/documents/conservation/marine-and-coastal/fishing/twg/csp-16-mar-meeting-batching-high-res.pdf

Abraham, E. R., Pierre, J. P., Middleton, D. A. J., Cleal, J., Walker, N. A., & Waugh, S. M. (2009). Effectiveness of fish waste management strategies in reducing seabird attendance at a trawl vessel. Fisheries Research, 95(2-3), 210–219. doi:10.1016/j.fishres.2008.08.014

Abraham, E. R., & Thompson, F. N. (2009). Capture of protected species in New Zealand trawl and longline fisheries, 1998–99 to 2006–07. New Zealand Aquatic Environment and Biodiversity Report No. 32. 197 p.

Abraham, E. R., & Thompson, F. N. (2009). Warp strike in New Zealand trawl fisheries, 2004–05 to 2006–07. New Zealand Aquatic Environment and Biodiversity Report No. 33. 22 p.

Berkenbusch, K., & Abraham, E. (2009). Incidental capture of seabirds in recreational fisheries in New Zealand. Conference presentation, New Zealand Marine Sciences Society & Meterological Society of New Zealand conference, Auckland, New Zealand, 2–4 September 2009.

Mongin, M., Abraham, E., & Trull, T. (2009). Winter advection of iron can explain the summer phytoplankton bloom that extends 1000 km downstream of the Kerguelen Plateau in the Southern Ocean. Journal of Marine Research, 67, 225–237. doi:10.1357/002224009789051218

Thompson, F., Abraham, E., & Oliver, M. (2009). Seabird abundance project update. Presentation to Department of Conservation, CSP/NPOA – Seabirds Technical Working Group, 5 October 2009. Retrieved from http://www.doc.govt.nz/Documents/conservation/marine-and-coastal/fishing/twg/seabird-abundance-count-twgpresentation.pdf

Thompson, F. N., & Abraham, E. R. (2009). Dolphin bycatch in New Zealand trawl fisheries, 1995–96 to 2006–07. New Zealand Aquatic Environment and Biodiversity Report No. 36. 24 p. Retrieved from http://fs.fish.govt.nz/Doc/22002/AEBR_36.pdf.ashx

Thompson, F. N., & Abraham, E. R. (2009). Estimation of the capture of New Zealand sea lions (Phocarctos hookeri) in trawl fisheries, from 1995–96 to 2006–07. New Zealand Aquatic Environment and Biodiversity Report No. 41. 31 p. Retrieved from http://fs.fish.govt.nz/Doc/22073/AEBR_41.pdf.ashx

Thompson, F. N., & Abraham, E. R. (2009). Six monthly summary of the capture of protected species in New Zealand commercial fisheries, summer 2007–08. New Zealand Aquatic Environment and Biodiversity Report No. 35. 24 p. Retrieved from http://fs.fish.govt.nz/Doc/22001/AEBR_35.pdf.ashx

Thompson, F. N., Abraham, E. R., & Oliver, M. D. (2009). Common dolphin (Delphinus delphis) bycatch in New Zealand mackerel trawl fisheries, 1995–96 to 2007–08. Final Research Report for research project PRO2007/02. (Unpublished report held by Ministry of Fisheries, Wellington). Retrieved from http://fs.fish.govt.nz/Page.aspx?pk=113&dk=22905

Waugh, S., Filippi, D., & Abraham, E. (2009). Ecological risk assessment for seabirds in New Zealand fisheries. Final Research Report for research project PRO2008-01. (Unpublished report held by Ministry for Primary Industries, Wellington). Retrieved from http://fs.fish.govt.nz/Doc/22904/PRO2008-01.pdf.ashx

Abraham, E. R. (2008). Evaluating methods for estimating the incidental capture of New Zealand sealions. New Zealand Aquatic Environment and Biodiversity Report No. 15. 25 p. Retrieved from http://fs.fish.govt.nz/Page.aspx?pk=113&dk=21571

Abraham, E. R. (2008). Mincing and mealing: A test of offal management strategies to reduce interactions between seabirds and trawl vessels. Unpublished report prepared for the Department of Conservation, Wellington, New Zealand. Retrieved from http://www.doc.govt.nz/documents/conservation/marine-and-coastal/fishing/seabirds-trawlvessels-interaction-mincing-and-mealing.pdf

Abraham, E. R., & Kennedy, A. (2008). Seabird warp strike in the southern squid trawl fishery, 2004–05. New Zealand Aquatic Environment and Biodiversity Report No. 16. 39 p.

Waugh, D. W., & Abraham, E. R. (2008). Stirring in the global surface ocean. Geophysical Research Letters, 35(20), L20605. doi:10.1029/2008GL035526

Abraham, E. R. (2007). Sea-urchin feeding fronts. Ecological Complexity, 4, 161–168. doi:10.1016/j.ecocom.2007.06.001

Abraham, E. R. (2007). Summary of data collected during the southern squid-fishery mincing trial. Unpublished report prepared for the Department of Conservation, Wellington, New Zealand. Retrieved from http://tinyurl.com/abrsquidmince

Abraham, E. R., & Pierre, J. (2007). Mincing, mealing and batching: Waste management strategies aimed at reducing seabird interactions with trawl vessels. Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources. CCAMLR XXV1/FSA-07-42. Retrieved from https://www.ccamlr.org/en/wg-fsa-07/42

Middleton, D. A. J., & Abraham, E. R. (2007). The efficacy of warp strike mitigation devices: Trials in the 2006 squid fishery. Final Research Report for research project IPA2006/02. (Unpublished report held by Ministry for Primary Industries, Wellington). Retrieved from http://fs.fish.govt.nz/Page.aspx?pk=113&dk=22910

Bakker, D. C. E., Boyd, P. W., Abraham, E. R., Charette, M. A., Gall, M. P., Hall, J. A., … others. (2006). Matching carbon pools and fluxes for the Southern Ocean Iron Release Experiment (SOIREE). Deep-Sea Research Part I, 53(12), 1941–1960. doi:10.1016/j.dsr.2006.08.014

Law, C., Crawford, W., Smith, M., Boyd, P., Wong, C., Nojiri, Y., … others. (2006). Patch evolution and the biogeochemical impact of entrainment during an iron fertilisation experiment in the sub-Arctic Pacific. Deep-Sea Research Part II, 53(20-22), 2012–2033. doi:10.1016/j.dsr2.2006.05.028

MacDiarmid, A., Abraham, E., McKenzie, A., Dolan, T., Goodrich, M., & Butler, M. (2006). Individual based, spatially explicit models to explore the mating systems of the red rock lobster Jasus edwardsii and the Caribbean spiny lobster Panulirus argus. The Lobster Newsletter, 19(1), 8–9. Retrieved from http://www.fish.wa.gov.au/Documents/rock_lobster/the_lobster_newsletter/lobster_newsletter_v19_no1.pdf

Waugh, D. W., Abraham, E. R., & Bowen, M. M. (2006). Spatial variations of stirring in the surface ocean: A case study of the Tasman Sea. Journal of Physical Oceanography, 36(3), 526–542. doi:10.1175/JPO2865.1

Law, C., Abraham, E., Woodward, E., Liddicoat, M., Fileman, T., Thingstad, T., … Zohary, T. (2005). The fate of phosphate in an in situ Lagrangian addition experiment in the Eastern Mediterranean. Deep-Sea Research Part II, 52(22-23), 2911–2927. doi:10.1016/j.dsr2.2005.08.017

Stevens, C. L., Abraham, E. R., Moore, C. M., Boyd, P. W., & Sharples, J. (2005). Observations of small-scale processes associated with the internal tide encountering an island. Journal of Physical Oceanography, 35(9), 1553–1567.

Boyd, P. W., Law, C. S., Wong, C., Nojiri, Y., Tsuda, A., Levasseur, M., … others. (2004). The decline and fate of an iron-induced subarctic phytoplankton bloom. Nature, 428(6982), 549–553. doi:10.1038/nature02437

Frean, M. R., & Abraham, E. R. (2004). Adaptation and enslavement in endosymbiont-host associations. Physical Review E, 69(5), 051913 (6 pages). doi:10.1103/PhysRevE.69.051913

Law, C., Abraham, E., Watson, A., & Liddicoat, M. (2003). Vertical eddy diffusion and nutrient supply to the surface mixed layer of the Antarctic Circumpolar Current. Journal of Geophysical Research, 108, 3272. doi:0.1029/2002JC001604

Moore, C. M., Suggett, D., Holligan, P. M., Sharples, J., Abraham, E. R., Lucas, M. I., … Hydes, D. J. (2003). Physical controls on phytoplankton physiology and production at a shelf sea front: a fast repetition-rate fluorometer based field study. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 259, 29–45. doi:10.3354/meps259029

Abraham, E. R., & Bowen, M. M. (2002). Chaotic stirring by a mesoscale surface-ocean flow. Chaos: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Nonlinear Science, 12, 373. doi:10.1063/1.1481615

Abraham, E. R. (2001). The fractal branching of an arborescent sponge. Marine Biology, 138(3), 503–510. doi:10.1007/s002270000479

Abraham, E. R. (2001). The branching sponge Raspailia inaequalis. In Kaandorp, J. and Kübler, J. (eds.) The algorithmic beauty of seaweeds, sponges and corals (pp. 34–38). Berlin: Springer.

Abraham, E. R. (2001). A Laplacian model of branching growth. In Kaandorp, J. and Kübler, J. (eds.) The algorithmic beauty of seaweeds, sponges and corals (pp. 109–113). Berlin: Springer.

Abraham, E. R. (2001). Morphological analysis of a branching sponge. In Kaandorp, J. and Kübler, J. (eds.) The algorithmic beauty of seaweeds, sponges and corals (pp. 72–75). Berlin: Springer.

Boyd, P., & Abraham, E. (2001). Iron-mediated changes in phytoplankton photosynthetic competence during SOIREE. Deep-Sea Research Part II, 48(11-12), 2529–2550. doi:10.1038/35037500

Frean, M., & Abraham, E. R. (2001). Rock-scissors-paper and the survival of the weakest. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 268(1474), 1323–1327. doi:10.1098/rspb.2001.1670

Frean, M., & Abraham, E. (2001). A voter model of the spatial prisoner’s dilemma. IEEE Transactions on Evolutionary Computation, 5(2), 117–121. doi:10.1109/4235.918432

Sharples, J., Moore, C. M., & Abraham, E. R. (2001). Internal tide dissipation, mixing, and vertical nitrate flux at the shelf edge of NE New Zealand. Journal of Geophysical Research, 106(C7), 14069–14081. doi:10.1029/2000JC000604

Trull, T., Rintoul, S. R., Hadfield, M., & Abraham, E. R. (2001). Circulation and seasonal evolution of polar waters south of Australia: implications for iron fertilization of the Southern Ocean. Deep-Sea Research Part II, 48(11-12), 2439–2466. doi:10.1016/S0967-0645(01)00003-0

Abraham, E. R., Law, C. S., Boyd, P. W., Lavender, S. J., Maldonado, M. T., & Bowie, A. R. (2000). Importance of stirring in the development of an iron-fertilized phytoplankton bloom. Nature, 407(6805), 727–730. doi:10.1038/35037555

Boyd, P. W., Watson, A. J., Law, C. S., Abraham, E. R., Trull, T., Murdoch, R., … others. (2000). A mesoscale phytoplankton bloom in the polar Southern Ocean stimulated by iron fertilization. Nature, 407, 695–702. doi:10.1038/35037500

Abraham, E. (1998). The generation of plankton patchiness by turbulent stirring. Nature, 391(6667), 577–580. doi:10.1038/35361

Abraham, E. R. C. (1997). Seiche modes of Wellington Harbour, New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research, 31(2), 191–200. doi:10.1080/00288330.1997.9516758

Abraham, E. (1992). Non-linear sigma models and their Q-lump solutions. Physics Letters B, 278(3), 291–296. doi:10.1016/0370-2693(92)90195-A

Abraham, E., & Townsend, P. (1992). More on Q-kinks: a (1+1)-dimensional analogue of dyons. Physics Letters B, 295(3-4), 225–232. doi:10.1016/0370-2693(92)91558-Q

Abraham, E., & Townsend, P. (1992). Q-kinks. Physics Letters B, 291(1-2), 85–88. doi:10.1016/0370-2693(92)90122-K

Abraham, E., & Townsend, P. (1991). Intersecting extended objects in supersymmetric field theories. Nuclear Physics. B, 351(1-2), 313–332. doi:10.1016/0550-3213(91)90093-D

Abraham, E., Townsend, P., & Howe, P. S. (1989). Space-time versus world surface conformal invariance for particles, strings and membranes. Classical and Quantum Gravity, 6(11), 1541–1546. doi:10.1088/0264-9381/6/11/009