Fisheries Infosite

Protected Species



Common nameDoC threat statusIUCN listingPopulationCategory
Antipodean Albatross7 Range restrictedVulnerable5,186Birds
Bottlenose Dolphin7 Range restrictedData Deficient1,000Marine Mammals
Buller's Albatross Northern7 Range restrictedVulnerable18,158Birds
Buller's Albatross Southern7 Range restrictedVulnerable13,625Birds
Buller's Shearwater7 Range restrictedVulnerable270,000Birds
Campbell Albatross7 Range restrictedVulnerable21,000Birds
Chatham Albatross4 Serious declineCritical4,575Birds
Common DolphinNot threatenedLower Risk1,000Marine Mammals
Dusky DolphinNot threatenedData Deficient12,000Marine Mammals
Flesh-footed Shearwater5 Gradual declineLower Risk37,000Birds
Gibson's Albatross7 Range restrictedVulnerable7,417Birds
Great-winged/faced PetrelNot threatenedLower Risk250,000Birds
Grey Petrel5 Gradual declineNear Threatened53,080Birds
Grey-headed Albatross2 Nationally endangeredVulnerable7,804Birds
Hector's Dolphin2 Nationally endangeredEndangered7,400Marine Mammals
Killer Whale1 Nationally criticalLower Risk200Marine Mammals
Light-mantled Albatross5 Gradual declineNear Threatened6,818Birds
Masked Booby7 Range restrictedLower Risk100Birds
Maui's Dolphin1 Nationally criticalEndangered111Marine Mammals
New Zealand Fur SealNot threatenedLower Risk75,000Marine Mammals
New Zealand Sea Lion7 Range restrictedVulnerable13,000Marine Mammals
Northern Giant-petrel7 Range restrictedNear Threatened2,950Birds
Northern Royal Albatross3 Nationally vulnerableEndangered6,293Birds
Salvin's Albatross3 Nationally vulnerableVulnerable31,962Birds
Sooty Shearwater5 Gradual declineNear Threatened5,000,000Birds
Southern Royal Albatross7 Range restrictedVulnerable8,484Birds
Westland Petrel7 Range restrictedVulnerable2,000Birds
White-capped Albatross7 Range restrictedNear Threatened76,300Birds
White-chinned Petrel7 Range restrictedVulnerable210,000Birds
Yellow-eyed Penguin3 Nationally vulnerableEndangered5,500Birds