Fisheries Infosite

Cardinal fish (CDL)
Scientific name
Epigonus telescopus

2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 
for the 12 month period to 30/09/2018
Commercial use
Reported catch MHR (kg) 401,007
Commercial allowance TACC (kg) 1,968,000
Export volume (kg) 0
Estimated domestic consumption (kg) Unknown

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

Recreational use
Recreational allowance (kg)
Recreational take (kg) Unknown

Other sources of mortality
Other mortality allowance (kg) 140,000 
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
CDL2 Cardinalfish Central(East) 236,167 440,000 0 0 Yes Yes
CDL3 Cardinalfish South-East(Coast) 131,124 196,000 0 0 Yes Yes
CDL4 Cardinalfish South-East(Chatha... 13,226 66,000 0 0 Yes Yes
CDL7 Cardinalfish Challenger 10,840 39,000 0 0 Yes Yes
CDL5 Cardinalfish Southland 5,730 22,000 0 0 Yes Yes
CDL1 Cardinalfish Auckland(East) 2,296 1,200,000 0 0 Yes Yes
CDL6 Cardinalfish Sub-Antartic 959 1,000 0 0 Yes Yes
CDL9 Cardinalfish Auckland(West) 665 4,000 0 0 Yes Yes
CDL10 Cardinalfish Kermadec 0 0 0 Yes Yes
CDL8 Cardinalfish Central(West) 0 0 0 Yes Yes
CDLET Cardinalfish Extra Territorial... Yes No
   401,007 1,968,000 0 0