Fisheries Infosite

Fishery - Challenger Shellfish


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26 items
Spp codeCodeNameCustomary significanceRec. significanceExport value (NZ$m)Export weight (000 tonnes)
BYA BYA7 Frilled Venus Shell Chall...   
COC COC7A Cockle Nelson Bays cockle... HighHigh
COC COC7B Cockle Marlborough cockle... HighHigh
DAN DAN7 Ringed Dosinia Challenger   
DSU DSU7 Silky dosinia Challenger   
GLM GLM7A Green-lipped mussel Nelso... HighHigh
GLM GLM7B Green-lipped mussel West ... HighHigh
HOR HOR7 Horse Mussel Challenger   
KWH KWH7A Knobbed whelk Nelson/Marl...   
KWH KWH7B Knobbed whelk West Coast   
MDI MDI7 Trough Shell Challenger   
MMI MMI7 Large trough shell Challe...   
PAD PAD7 Paddle Crab Challenger   
PAU PAU7 Paua Challenger (Nelson/M... HighHigh
PDO PDO7 Deepwater tuatua Challeng...   
POY POY7 Oysters Pacific Challenge...   
PPI PPI7 Pipi Challenger/Central (...   
PZL PZL7 Deepwater clam Challenger   
SAE SAE7 Triangle shell Challenger   
SCA SCA7A Scallop West Coast HighHigh
SCC SCC7A Sea cucumber Challenger (...   
SCC SCC7B Sea cucumber Challenger (...   
SCC SCC7D Sea cucumber Challenger (...   
SUR SUR7A Kina Challenger (Nelson/M...   
SUR SUR7B Kina Challenger (Westland...   
TUA TUA7 Tuatua Challenger/Central... HighHigh
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Notes

  1. Exports are calculated pro-rata to reported commercial catch for the calendar year 2025.