Fisheries Infosite

Cardinal fish (CDL)
Scientific name
Epigonus telescopus

2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 
for the 12 month period to 30/09/2023
Commercial use
Reported catch MHR (kg) 237,537
Commercial allowance TACC (kg) 939,000
Export volume (kg) 0
Estimated domestic consumption (kg) Unknown

Customary use
Customary allowance (kg)
Customary take (kg) Unknown

Recreational use
Recreational allowance (kg)
Recreational take (kg) Unknown

Other sources of mortality
Other mortality allowance (kg) 37,000 
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
CDL2 Cardinalfish Central(East) 175,999 440,000 0 0 Yes Yes
CDL3 Cardinalfish South-East(Coast) 54,762 196,000 0 0 Yes Yes
CDL4 Cardinalfish South-East(Chatha... 3,242 66,000 0 0 Yes Yes
CDL9 Cardinalfish Auckland(West) 1,410 4,000 0 0 Yes Yes
CDL5 Cardinalfish Southland 1,149 33,000 0 0 Yes Yes
CDL1 Cardinalfish Auckland(East) 575 160,000 0 0 Yes Yes
CDL6 Cardinalfish Sub-Antartic 377 1,000 0 0 Yes Yes
CDL7 Cardinalfish Challenger 23 39,000 0 0 Yes Yes
CDL10 Cardinalfish Kermadec 0 0 0 Yes Yes
CDL8 Cardinalfish Central(West) 0 0 0 Yes Yes
CDLET Cardinalfish Extra Territorial... Yes No
   237,537 939,000 0 0