Fisheries Infosite

Fishery - Southern Shellfish


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for the 12 month period to 30/09/2025

PLEASE NOTE:

The codes in the species code column with a superscript, e.g. BYA! –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.

52 items
Species codeFishstock CodeNameReported comm. catch (kg)TACC (kg)Cust. allow. (kg)Rec. allow. (kg)Target In QMS
COC COC3 Cockle Otago 55,774 1,470,000 10,000 10,000 Yes Yes
SUR SUR5 Kina Southland 38,990 455,000 10,000 10,000 Yes Yes
SAE! SAE3 Triangle shell South-East (Coa... 5,186 No Yes
MMI! MMI3 Large trough shell South-East ... 2,149 No Yes
SCC! SCC3 Sea cucumber South-East (Coast... 1,336 No Yes
PAD PAD3 Paddle Crab South-East(Coast) 731 100,000 2,000 8,000 Yes Yes
KWH KWH3 Knobbed whelk South-East (Coas... 160 3,000 1,000 1,000 No Yes
QSC QSC3 Queen Scallop South-East(Coast... 16 380,000 0 0 Yes Yes
SUR SUR3 Kina South-East (Coast) 16 42,000 20,000 20,000 Yes Yes
DSU! DSU3 Silky dosinia South-East (Coas... 6 No Yes
GLM GLM3 Green-lipped mussel 3, 4, 5, a... 3 10,000 87,000 58,000 Yes Yes
BYA! BYA3 Frilled Venus Shell South-East... No Yes
BYA! BYA5 Frilled Venus Shell Southland No Yes
COC COC5 Cockle Southland and Sub-Antar... 2,000 2,000 2,000 Yes Yes
DAN! DAN3 Ringed Dosinia South-East (Coa... No Yes
DAN! DAN5 Ringed Dosinia Southland No Yes
DSU! DSU5 Silky dosinia Southland No Yes
HOR! HOR3 Horse Mussel South-East (Coast... No Yes
HOR! HOR5 Horse Mussel Southland No Yes
HOR! HOR6 Horse Mussel Sub-Antarctic No Yes
KWH KWH5 Knobbed whelk Southland 1,000 1,000 1,000 No Yes
KWH KWH6 Knobbed whelk Sub-Antarctic 2,000 1,000 1,000 No Yes
MDI! MDI3 Trough Shell South-East (Coast... No Yes
MDI! MDI5 Trough Shell Southland No Yes
MMI! MMI5 Large trough shell Southland No Yes
OYS OYS3 Dredge Oyster South-East (Coas... 2,000 2,000 2,000 Yes Yes
OYS OYS5A Dredge Oyster Non-Foveaux Stra... 3,000 2,000 2,000 Yes Yes
PAD PAD5 Paddle Crab Southland 50,000 1,000 4,000 Yes Yes
PAD PAD6 Paddle Crab Sub-Antarctic 0 Yes Yes
PPI PPI3 Pipi South-East (Coast) 0 9,000 9,000 No Yes
PPI PPI5 Pipi Southland and Sub-Antarct... 0 1,000 1,000 No Yes
PZL PZL3 Deepwater clam South-East (Coa... 1,200 0 0 No Yes
PZL PZL5 Deepwater clam Southland & Sub... 1,200 0 0 No Yes
SAE! SAE5 Triangle shell Southland No Yes
SCA! SCA3 Scallop South-East and part Ch... Yes Yes
SCA! SCA5 Scallop Southland and Sub-Anta... Yes Yes
SCC! SCC5A Sea cucumber Fiordland No Yes
SCC! SCC5B Sea cucumber Southland and Ste... No Yes
SCC! SCC6 Sea cucumber Sub-Antarctic No Yes
TUA TUA3 Tuatua South-East (Coast) 0 3,000 3,000 No Yes
TUA TUA5 Tuatua Southland and Sub-Antar... 0 1,000 1,000 No Yes
OCT OCT3 Octopus South-East(Coast) 1,891 No No
OCT OCT5 Octopus Southland 451 No No
OCT OCT6 Octopus Sub-Antarctic 15 No No
BYA! BYA6! Frilled venus shell Sub-Antarc... No No
DAN! DAN6! Ringed dosinia Sub-Antarctic No No
DSU! DSU6! Silky dosinia Sub-Antarctic No No
MDI! MDI6! Trough shell Sub-Antarctic No No
MMI! MMI6! Large trough shell Sub-Antarct... No No
QSC QSC6 Queen Scallops Sub-Antarctic Yes No
SAE! SAE6! Triangle shell Sub-Antarctic No No
SUR SUR6 Kina Sub-Antarctic Yes No
    106,724 2,522,400 153,000 133,000