Fisheries Infosite

Ghost shark (GSH)
Scientific name
Hydrolagus novaezealandiae

2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 
for the 12 month period to 30/09/2025
Commercial use
Reported catch MHR (kg) 918,972
Commercial allowance TACC (kg) 3,055,000
Export volume (kg) 0
Estimated domestic consumption (kg) Unknown

Customary use
Customary allowance (kg) 1,000
Customary take (kg) Unknown

Recreational use
Recreational allowance (kg) 3,000
Recreational take (kg) Unknown

Other sources of mortality
Other mortality allowance (kg) 17,000 
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
GSH3 Ghost Shark South-East(Coast) 456,651 1,185,000 0 0 No Yes
GSH7 Ghost Shark Challenger 141,557 1,121,000 0 0 No Yes
GSH4 Ghost Shark South-East(Chatham... 132,910 370,000 0 0 No Yes
GSH5 Ghost Shark Southland 96,162 109,000 0 0 No Yes
GSH6 Ghost Shark Sub-Antarctic 34,859 95,000 0 0 No Yes
GSH2 Ghost Shark Central(East) 26,033 89,000 0 1,000 No Yes
GSH8 Ghost Shark Central(West) 12,902 34,000 0 1,000 No Yes
GSH9 Ghost Shark Auckland(West) 9,077 22,000 0 0 No Yes
GSH1 Ghost Shark Auckland(East) 8,821 30,000 1,000 1,000 No Yes
GSH10 Ghost Shark Kermadec 0 0 0 No Yes
GSHET Ghost Shark Extra Territorial ... No No
GSHSTR Ghost Shark South Tasman Rise No No
   918,972 3,055,000 1,000 3,000