Fisheries Infosite

Ghost shark (GSH)
Scientific name
Hydrolagus novaezealandiae

2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 
for the 12 month period to 30/09/2008
Commercial use
Reported catch MHR (kg) 1,911,185
Commercial allowance TACC (kg) 3,012,000
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) 0 
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
GSH7 Ghost Shark Challenger 600,745 1,121,000 0 0 No Yes
GSH4 Ghost Shark South-East(Chatham... 562,083 370,000 0 0 No Yes
GSH3 Ghost Shark South-East(Coast) 483,708 1,185,000 0 0 No Yes
GSH2 Ghost Shark Central(East) 99,999 66,000 0 0 No Yes
GSH5 Ghost Shark Southland 67,104 109,000 0 0 No Yes
GSH6 Ghost Shark Sub-Antarctic 35,689 95,000 0 0 No Yes
GSH8 Ghost Shark Central(West) 29,050 22,000 0 0 No Yes
GSH1 Ghost Shark Auckland(East) 19,298 22,000 0 0 No Yes
GSH9 Ghost Shark Auckland(West) 13,509 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
   1,911,185 3,012,000 0 0