Fisheries Infosite

Garfish (GAR)
Maori name
Scientific name
Hyporhamphus ihi

2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 
for the 12 month period to 30/09/2025
Commercial use
Reported catch MHR (kg) 0
Commercial allowance TACC (kg) 50,000
Export volume (kg) 0
Estimated domestic consumption (kg) Unknown

Customary use
Customary allowance (kg) 25,000
Customary take (kg) Unknown

Recreational use
Recreational allowance (kg) 49,000
Recreational take (kg) Unknown

Other sources of mortality
Other mortality allowance (kg)  
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
GAR1 Garfish Auckland(East) 25,000 10,000 20,000 Yes Yes
GAR10 Garfish Kermadec 0 Yes Yes
GAR2 Garfish Central(East) 5,000 4,000 8,000 Yes Yes
GAR3 Garfish South-East(Coast), Sou... 5,000 1,000 2,000 Yes Yes
GAR4 Garfish South-East(Chatham Ri... 2,000 1,000 1,000 Yes Yes
GAR7 Garfish Challenger 8,000 5,000 10,000 Yes Yes
GAR8 Garfish Central(West), Aucklan... 5,000 4,000 8,000 Yes Yes
GARET Garfish Extra Territorial (20... Yes No
   0 50,000 25,000 49,000