Fisheries Infosite

Scallop (SCA)
Maori name
Scientific name
Pecten novaezelandiae

2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 
for the 12 month period to 31/03/2023
Commercial use
Reported catch MHR (kg) 1,253
Commercial allowance TACC (kg) 437,000
Export volume (kg) 0
Estimated domestic consumption (kg) Unknown

Customary use
Customary allowance (kg) 81,500
Customary take (kg) Unknown

Recreational use
Recreational allowance (kg) 67,000
Recreational take (kg) Unknown

Other sources of mortality
Other mortality allowance (kg) 52,000 
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
SCACS Scallop Coromandel scallop fis... 1,253 5,000 10,000 3,000 Yes Yes
SCA1 Scallop Northland scallop fish... 0 0 7,500 0 Yes Yes
SCA1A Scallop Eastern Bay of Plenty 1,000 3,000 3,000 Yes Yes
SCA2A Scallop Part Central (East) 1,000 1,000 1,000 Yes Yes
SCA3 Scallop South-East and part Ch... 1,000 1,000 1,000 Yes Yes
SCA4 Scallop Chatham Islands scallo... 23,000 1,000 1,000 Yes Yes
SCA5 Scallop Southland and Sub-Anta... 1,000 3,000 3,000 Yes Yes
SCA7 Scallop Southern scallop fishe... 400,000 40,000 40,000 Yes Yes
SCA7A Scallop West Coast 1,000 1,000 1,000 Yes Yes
SCA7B Scallop North and West of Fare... 1,000 0 0 Yes Yes
SCA7C Scallop Clarence Pt to West He... 1,000 1,000 1,000 Yes Yes
SCA8A Scallop Part Central (Egmont) 1,000 1,000 1,000 Yes Yes
SCA9A Scallop Part Auckland (West) 1,000 12,000 12,000 Yes Yes
SCAET Scallop Extra Territorial (200... Yes No
   1,253 437,000 81,500 67,000