Fisheries Infosite

Tuatua (TUA)
Maori name
Scientific name
Paphies subtriangulata

2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 
for the 12 month period to 30/09/2015
Commercial use
Reported catch MHR (kg) 1,813
Commercial allowance TACC (kg) 43,000
Export volume (kg) 0
Estimated domestic consumption (kg) Unknown

Customary use
Customary allowance (kg) 137,000
Customary take (kg) Unknown

Recreational use
Recreational allowance (kg) 137,000
Recreational take (kg) Unknown

Other sources of mortality
Other mortality allowance (kg) 23,000 
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
TUA9 Tuatua Auckland (West) 1,801 43,000 26,000 26,000 No Yes
TUA1A Tuatua East Northland 12 0 40,000 40,000 No Yes
TUA1B Tuatua Hauraki Gulf and Bay of... 0 60,000 60,000 No Yes
TUA2 Tuatua Central (East) 0 3,000 3,000 No Yes
TUA3 Tuatua South-East (Coast) 0 3,000 3,000 No Yes
TUA4 Tuatua South-East (Chatham Ris... 0 1,000 1,000 No Yes
TUA5 Tuatua Southland and Sub-Antar... 0 1,000 1,000 No Yes
TUA7 Tuatua Challenger/Central (Pla... 0 1,000 1,000 No Yes
TUA8 Tuatua Central (Egmont) 0 2,000 2,000 No Yes
TUA10 Tuatua Kermadec No No
TUAET Tuatua Extra Territorial (200 ... No No
   1,813 43,000 137,000 137,000