Fisheries Infosite

Cardinal fish (CDL)
Scientific name
Epigonus telescopus

2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 
for the 12 month period to 30/09/2022
Commercial use
Reported catch MHR (kg) 211,007
Commercial allowance TACC (kg) 939,000
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) 37,000 
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
CDL3 Cardinalfish South-East(Coast) 115,587 196,000 0 0 Yes Yes
CDL2 Cardinalfish Central(East) 65,647 440,000 0 0 Yes Yes
CDL5 Cardinalfish Southland 18,180 33,000 0 0 Yes Yes
CDL4 Cardinalfish South-East(Chatha... 7,374 66,000 0 0 Yes Yes
CDL1 Cardinalfish Auckland(East) 1,728 160,000 0 0 Yes Yes
CDL7 Cardinalfish Challenger 1,026 39,000 0 0 Yes Yes
CDL6 Cardinalfish Sub-Antarctic 754 1,000 0 0 Yes Yes
CDL9 Cardinalfish Auckland(West) 711 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
   211,007 939,000 0 0