Fisheries Infosite

Frostfish (FRO)
Maori name
Scientific name
Lepidopus caudatus

2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 
for the 12 month period to 30/09/2007
Commercial use
Reported catch MHR (kg) 1,970,950
Commercial allowance TACC (kg) 4,019,000
Export volume (kg) 0
Estimated domestic consumption (kg) Unknown

Customary use
Customary allowance (kg) 4,000
Customary take (kg) Unknown

Recreational use
Recreational allowance (kg) 4,000
Recreational take (kg) Unknown

Other sources of mortality
Other mortality allowance (kg) 0 
Illegal take (kg) Unknown 
Commercial Catch vs. Allowance* - Trend
Reported catch by month* - Trend
*All amounts are shown in thousands of kgs.



Fishstock CodeNameReported comm. catch (kg)TACC (kg)Cust. allow. (kg)Rec. allow. (kg)Target In QMS
FRO7 Frostfish Challenger 950,891 2,623,000 1,000 1,000 No Yes
FRO8 Frostfish Central(West) 721,927 649,000 0 0 No Yes
FRO9 Frostfish Auckland(West) 142,124 138,000 1,000 1,000 No Yes
FRO1 Frostfish Auckland(East) 75,904 149,000 1,000 1,000 No Yes
FRO2 Frostfish Central(East) 30,723 110,000 1,000 1,000 No Yes
FRO3 Frostfish South-East(Coast) 21,224 176,000 0 0 No Yes
FRO5 Frostfish Southland 15,541 135,000 0 0 No Yes
FRO4 Frostfish South-East(Chatham R... 12,611 28,000 0 0 No Yes
FRO6 Frostfish Sub-Antarctic 5 11,000 0 0 No Yes
FRO10 Frostfish Kermadec 0 0 0 No Yes
FROET Frostfish Extra Territorial (2... No No
   1,970,950 4,019,000 4,000 4,000