Fisheries Infosite

Sea perch (SPE)
Scientific name
Helicolenus spp.

2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 
for the 12 month period to 30/09/2017
Commercial use
Reported catch MHR (kg) 1,231,331
Commercial allowance TACC (kg) 2,190,000
Export volume (kg) 0
Estimated domestic consumption (kg) Unknown

Customary use
Customary allowance (kg) 29,000
Customary take (kg) Unknown

Recreational use
Recreational allowance (kg) 35,000
Recreational take (kg) Unknown

Other sources of mortality
Other mortality allowance (kg) 49,000 
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
SPE3 Sea Perch South-East(Coast) 588,553 1,000,000 11,000 11,000 No Yes
SPE4 Sea Perch South-East(Chatham R... 423,706 910,000 0 0 No Yes
SPE7 Sea Perch Challenger 89,964 82,000 8,000 8,000 No Yes
SPE2 Sea Perch Central(East) 49,016 79,000 5,000 9,000 No Yes
SPE1 Sea Perch Auckland(East) 44,093 53,000 1,000 1,000 No Yes
SPE5 Sea Perch Southland 14,587 36,000 1,000 1,000 No Yes
SPE6 Sea Perch Sub-Antartic 9,273 9,000 0 0 No Yes
SPE9 Sea Perch Auckland(West) 8,859 6,000 1,000 1,000 No Yes
SPE8 Sea Perch Central(West) 3,280 15,000 2,000 4,000 No Yes
SPE10 Sea Perch Kermadec 0 0 0 No Yes
SPEET Sea Perch Extra Territorial (2... No No
   1,231,331 2,190,000 29,000 35,000