Fisheries Infosite

Snapper (SNA)
Maori name
Scientific name
Pagrus auratus

8 items
Category Environmental impacts
Effects on other species
Fur seals accidental capture (inshore trawling). details
Effects on other species
Bottlenose, Dusky and Common dolphin accidental capture (inshore trawling). details
Effects on other species
Hector's and Maui dolphins accidental capture (inshore trawling). details
Effects on other species
Seabird interactions (and their accidental capture) with bottom longline fishing vessels details
Effects on other species
Seabird interactions with inshore trawlers. details
Fishing effects on habitat
Bottom (inshore) trawling effects on sea bed habitats details
Habitat
Sedimentation and smothering. Muds and silts washed down into the nearshore area details
Habitat
Eutrophication. High nutrient levels can cause 'blooms' of phytoplankton and algae. details