Fisheries Infosite

Spiny dogfish (SPD)
Maori name
Scientific name
Squalus acanthias

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) 12,660,000
Export volume (kg) 0
Estimated domestic consumption (kg) Unknown

Customary use
Customary allowance (kg) 245,000
Customary take (kg) Unknown

Recreational use
Recreational allowance (kg) 245,000
Recreational take (kg) Unknown

Other sources of mortality
Other mortality allowance (kg) 130,000 
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
SPD1 Spiny Dogfish 1 and 2 (Combine... 331,000 39,000 39,000 Yes Yes
SPD10 Spiny Dogfish Kermadec 0 1,000 1,000 Yes Yes
SPD3 Spiny Dogfish South-East(Coast... 4,794,000 115,000 115,000 Yes Yes
SPD4 Spiny Dogfish South-East(Chath... 1,626,000 10,000 10,000 Yes Yes
SPD5 Spiny Dogfish 5 and 6 (Combine... 3,700,000 8,000 8,000 Yes Yes
SPD7 Spiny Dogfish Challenger 1,902,000 31,000 31,000 Yes Yes
SPD8 Spiny Dogfish 8 and 9 (Combine... 307,000 41,000 41,000 Yes Yes
SPDET Spiny Dogfish Extra Territoria... Yes No
SPDSTR Spiny Dogfish South Tasman Ris... Yes No
   0 12,660,000 245,000 245,000