Fisheries Infosite

Ghost shark (GSH)
Scientific name
Hydrolagus novaezealandiae

2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 
for the 12 month period to 30/09/2019
Commercial use
Reported catch MHR (kg) 1,406,135
Commercial allowance TACC (kg) 3,047,000
Export volume (kg) 0
Estimated domestic consumption (kg) Unknown

Customary use
Customary allowance (kg)
Customary take (kg) Unknown

Recreational use
Recreational allowance (kg) 2,000
Recreational take (kg) Unknown

Other sources of mortality
Other mortality allowance (kg) 14,000 
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
GSH3 Ghost Shark South-East(Coast) 527,576 1,185,000 0 0 No Yes
GSH7 Ghost Shark Challenger 485,247 1,121,000 0 0 No Yes
GSH4 Ghost Shark South-East(Chatham... 166,301 370,000 0 0 No Yes
GSH6 Ghost Shark Sub-Antarctic 68,352 95,000 0 0 No Yes
GSH5 Ghost Shark Southland 51,189 109,000 0 0 No Yes
GSH2 Ghost Shark Central(East) 40,198 89,000 0 1,000 No Yes
GSH1 Ghost Shark Auckland(East) 27,956 22,000 0 0 No Yes
GSH8 Ghost Shark Central(West) 20,494 34,000 0 1,000 No Yes
GSH9 Ghost Shark Auckland(West) 18,822 22,000 0 0 No Yes
GSH10 Ghost Shark Kermadec 0 0 0 No Yes
GSHET Ghost Shark Extra Territorial ... No No
GSHSTR Ghost Shark South Tasman Rise No No
   1,406,135 3,047,000 0 2,000