Fisheries Infosite

Blue cod (BCO)
Maori name
Scientific name
Parapercis colias

2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 
for the 12 month period to 30/09/2022
Commercial use
Reported catch MHR (kg) 1,709,393
Commercial allowance TACC (kg) 1,859,893
Export volume (kg) 0
Estimated domestic consumption (kg) Unknown

Customary use
Customary allowance (kg) 79,000
Customary take (kg) Unknown

Recreational use
Recreational allowance (kg) 553,000
Recreational take (kg) Unknown

Other sources of mortality
Other mortality allowance (kg) 141,000 
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
BCO5 Blue Cod Southland 800,230 800,000 20,000 85,000 Yes Yes
BCO4 Blue Cod Chatham Rise 720,465 759,339 10,000 20,000 Yes Yes
BCO3 Blue Cod South East (Coast) 132,447 130,000 20,000 83,000 Yes Yes
BCO7 Blue Cod Challenger 47,745 70,005 27,000 177,000 Yes Yes
BCO1 Blue Cod Auckland (East) 4,254 46,244 Yes Yes
BCO2 Blue Cod Central (East) 3,082 10,305 Yes Yes
BCO8 Blue Cod Central (Egmont) 1,170 34,000 2,000 188,000 Yes Yes
BCO10 Blue Cod Kermadec 10,000 Yes Yes
BCOET Blue Cod Extra Territorial (20... Yes No
   1,709,393 1,859,893 79,000 553,000