Fisheries Infosite

Pale ghost shark (GSP)
Scientific name
Hydrolagus bemisi

2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 
for the 12 month period to 30/09/2018
Commercial use
Reported catch MHR (kg) 1,029,004
Commercial allowance TACC (kg) 1,780,000
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) 81,000 
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
GSP1 Pale Ghost Shark 524,926 1,150,000 0 0 No Yes
GSP5 Pale Ghost Shark 469,445 454,000 0 0 No Yes
GSP7 Pale Ghost Shark 34,633 176,000 0 0 No Yes
GSPET Pale Ghost Shark Extra Territo... No No
   1,029,004 1,780,000 0 0