Fisheries Infosite

Short-finned freshwater eel (SFE)
Maori name
Scientific name
Anguilla australis, A. reinhardtii


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
SFE11Short-finned eel Nelson/Marlborough
plenary (304.0 kb)
24,87019,000
SFE12Short-finned eel North Canterbury/South Marlborough
plenary (304.0 kb)
26,10020,000
SFE13Short-finned eel Lake Ellesmere
plenary (304.0 kb)
171,940134,120
SFE14Short-finned eel South Canterbury/Waitaki
plenary (304.0 kb)
13,57010,000
SFE15Short-finned eel Otago/Southland
plenary (304.0 kb)
37,42029,000
SFE16Short-finned eel Westcoast
plenary (304.0 kb)
38,69030,000
SFE17Short-finned eel South-East(Chatham Rise)
plenary (498.7 kb)
15,00010,000
SFE20Short-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 are man more

plenary (498.7 kb)
148,00086,000
SFE21Short-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)
181,000134,000
SFE22Short-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 manage more
plenary (498.7 kb)
121,00094,000
SFE23Short-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)
36,00023,000
SFEETShort-finned eel Extra Territorial (200 mile limit)
plenary (304.0 kb)