Fisheries Infosite

Paddle crab (PAD)
Maori name
Papaka (Northern tribes)
Scientific name
Ovalipes catharus

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) 765,000
Export volume (kg) 0
Estimated domestic consumption (kg) Unknown

Customary use
Customary allowance (kg) 31,000
Customary take (kg) Unknown

Recreational use
Recreational allowance (kg) 74,000
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
PAD1 Paddle Crab Auckland(East) 220,000 10,000 20,000 Yes Yes
PAD10 Paddle Crab Kermadec 0 Yes Yes
PAD2 Paddle Crab Central(East) 110,000 5,000 10,000 Yes Yes
PAD3 Paddle Crab South-East(Coast) 100,000 2,000 8,000 Yes Yes
PAD4 Paddle Crab South-East(Chatha... 25,000 1,000 4,000 Yes Yes
PAD5 Paddle Crab Southland 50,000 1,000 4,000 Yes Yes
PAD6 Paddle Crab Sub-Antarctic 0 Yes Yes
PAD7 Paddle Crab Challenger 100,000 1,000 4,000 Yes Yes
PAD8 Paddle Crab Central(West) 60,000 1,000 4,000 Yes Yes
PAD9 Paddle Crab Auckland(West) 100,000 10,000 20,000 Yes Yes
PADET Paddle Crab Extra Territorial... Yes No
   0 765,000 31,000 74,000