Fisheries Infosite

Sea perch (SPE)
Scientific name
Helicolenus spp.

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) 2,194,000
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) 50,000 
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
SPE1 Sea Perch Auckland(East) 53,000 1,000 1,000 No Yes
SPE10 Sea Perch Kermadec 0 0 0 No Yes
SPE2 Sea Perch Central(East) 79,000 5,000 9,000 No Yes
SPE3 Sea Perch South-East(Coast) 1,000,000 11,000 11,000 No Yes
SPE4 Sea Perch South-East(Chatham R... 910,000 0 0 No Yes
SPE5 Sea Perch Southland 36,000 1,000 1,000 No Yes
SPE6 Sea Perch Sub-Antartic 9,000 0 0 No Yes
SPE7 Sea Perch Challenger 82,000 8,000 8,000 No Yes
SPE8 Sea Perch Central(West) 15,000 2,000 4,000 No Yes
SPE9 Sea Perch Auckland(West) 10,000 1,000 1,000 No Yes
SPEET Sea Perch Extra Territorial (2... No No
   0 2,194,000 29,000 35,000