Fisheries Infosite

Fishery - Challenger Shellfish



for the 12 month period to 30/09/2026

PLEASE NOTE:

The codes in the species code column with a superscript, e.g. PDO! –highlights those species with a fishing year period 1 April – 31 March.

The reported catch displayed on this page is for period ending 30 September and does not match the TACC period.

If you wish to compare reported catch with the TACC of the same period for any of these species click directly on the required fish stock code or name.

26 items
Species codeFishstock CodeNameReported comm. catch (kg)TACC (kg)Cust. allow. (kg)Rec. allow. (kg)Target In QMS
SUR SUR7A Kina Challenger (Nelson/Marlbo... 135,357 135,000 80,000 20,000 Yes Yes
COC COC7A Cockle Nelson Bays cockle fish... 64,981 1,390,000 25,000 85,000 Yes Yes
PAU PAU7 Paua Challenger (Nelson/Marlbo... 61,442 93,620 15,000 15,000 Yes Yes
PZL PZL7 Deepwater clam Challenger 27,571 80,000 1,000 1,000 No Yes
SCC! SCC7A Sea cucumber Challenger (Marlb... 15,299 15,000 1,000 2,000 No Yes
SCC! SCC7B Sea cucumber Challenger (Nelso... 12,872 14,000 1,000 2,000 No Yes
HOR! HOR7 Horse Mussel Challenger 6,778 16,000 1,000 1,000 No Yes
SUR SUR7B Kina Challenger (Westland) 4,000 10,000 10,000 5,000 Yes Yes
SAE! SAE7 Triangle shell Challenger 3,357 217,000 5,000 1,000 No Yes
PDO! PDO7 Deepwater tuatua Challenger 1,881 184,000 5,000 1,000 No Yes
MMI! MMI7 Large trough shell Challenger 175 131,000 5,000 1,000 No Yes
KWH KWH7B Knobbed whelk West Coast 78 1,000 1,000 1,000 No Yes
DAN! DAN7 Ringed Dosinia Challenger 72 120,000 5,000 1,000 No Yes
MDI! MDI7 Trough Shell Challenger 63 26,000 No Yes
BYA! BYA7 Frilled Venus Shell Challenger 9,000 No Yes
COC COC7B Cockle Marlborough cockle fish... 0 5,000 5,000 Yes Yes
DSU! DSU7 Silky dosinia Challenger 1,000 No Yes
GLM GLM7A Green-lipped mussel Nelson/Mar... 1,500,000 29,000 19,000 Yes Yes
GLM GLM7B Green-lipped mussel West Coast 10,000 8,000 5,000 Yes Yes
KWH KWH7A Knobbed whelk Nelson/Marlborou... 50,000 1,000 1,000 No Yes
PAD PAD7 Paddle Crab Challenger 100,000 1,000 4,000 Yes Yes
PPI PPI7 Pipi Challenger/Central (Plate... 1,000 1,000 1,000 No Yes
SCA! SCA7A Scallop West Coast 1,000 1,000 1,000 Yes Yes
SCC! SCC7D Sea cucumber Challenger (Westl... 2,000 1,000 1,000 No Yes
TUA TUA7 Tuatua Challenger/Central (Pla... 0 1,000 1,000 No Yes
POY POY7 Oysters Pacific Challenger No No
    333,926 4,106,620 203,000 174,000