Fisheries Infosite

Frostfish (FRO)
Maori name
Scientific name
Lepidopus caudatus

2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 
for the 12 month period to 30/09/2008
Commercial use
Reported catch MHR (kg) 1,838,351
Commercial allowance TACC (kg) 4,019,000
Export volume (kg) 0
Estimated domestic consumption (kg) Unknown

Customary use
Customary allowance (kg) 4,000
Customary take (kg) Unknown

Recreational use
Recreational allowance (kg) 4,000
Recreational take (kg) Unknown

Other sources of mortality
Other mortality allowance (kg) 0 
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
FRO7 Frostfish Challenger 905,953 2,623,000 1,000 1,000 No Yes
FRO8 Frostfish Central(West) 678,305 649,000 0 0 No Yes
FRO9 Frostfish Auckland(West) 136,426 138,000 1,000 1,000 No Yes
FRO1 Frostfish Auckland(East) 44,348 149,000 1,000 1,000 No Yes
FRO3 Frostfish South-East(Coast) 31,493 176,000 0 0 No Yes
FRO2 Frostfish Central(East) 30,302 110,000 1,000 1,000 No Yes
FRO4 Frostfish South-East(Chatham R... 6,730 28,000 0 0 No Yes
FRO5 Frostfish Southland 4,780 135,000 0 0 No Yes
FRO6 Frostfish Sub-Antartic 14 11,000 0 0 No Yes
FRO10 Frostfish Kermadec 0 0 0 No Yes
FROET Frostfish Extra Territorial (2... No No
   1,838,351 4,019,000 4,000 4,000