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Long-finned freshwater eel (LFE)
Maori name
Scientific name
Anguilla dieffenbachii


Stock status
2016 stock assessment plenary documents are available in the Fisheries Infosite document library.

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12 items
CodeDescription Plenary link TACTACC
LFE11Long-finned eel Nelson/Marlborough
plenary (304.0 kb)
3,0001,000
LFE12Long-finned eel North Canterbury/South Marlborough
plenary (304.0 kb)
3,0001,000
LFE13Long-finned eel Lake Ellesmere
plenary (304.0 kb)
3,0001,000
LFE14Long-finned eel South Canterbury/Waitaki
plenary (304.0 kb)
3,0001,000
LFE15Long-finned eel Otago/Southland
plenary (304.0 kb)
66,54052,000
LFE16Long-finned eel Westcoast
plenary (304.0 kb)
32,41025,000
LFE17Long-finned eel South-East(Chatham Rise)
plenary (498.7 kb)
3,0001,000
LFE20Long-finned eel Northland/Auckland

South Island freshwater eels is managed under the QMS as ANG. All catch and value information relating to this stock can be found on the ANG species page. North Island freshwater eels a more

plenary (498.7 kb)
34,00014,000
LFE21Long-finned eel Waikato/Poverty Bay

South Island freshwater eels is managed under the QMS as ANG. All catch and value information relating to this stock can be found on the ANG species page. North Island freshwater eels are man more

plenary (498.7 kb)
51,00023,000
LFE22Long-finned eel Hawke Bay/Wellington

South Island freshwater eels is managed under the QMS as ANG. All catch and value information relating to this stock can be found on the ANG species page. North Island freshwater eels are man more

plenary (498.7 kb)
26,00013,000
LFE23Long-finned eel Taranaki/Rangitikei

South Island freshwater eels is managed under the QMS as ANG. All catch and value information relating to this stock can be found on the ANG species page. North Island freshwater eels are man more

plenary (498.7 kb)
30,0005,000
LFEETLong-finned eel Extra Territorial (200 mile limit)
plenary (304.0 kb)