SEASON AVAILABILITY

NEW ZEALAND
COMMON NAME
SCIENTIFIC
NAME
APPOROXIMATE
PRODUCTION
SEASONAL AVAILABILITY

FINFISH

  
(PER ANNUM)
SMALL 100-1000 tonnes
MODERATE 1000-10000 tonnes
LARGE 10,000 - 20,000 tonnes
VERY LARGE More than 20,000 tonnes
JAN
FEB
MAR
APR
MAY
JUN
JUL
AUG
SEP
OCT
NOV
DEC
ALFONSINO Beryx splendens MODERATE                        
BARRACOUTA Thyrsites atun VERY LARGE                        
BLUENOSE Hyperoglyphe antartica SMALL                        
BLUE COD Parapercis colias MODERATE                        
RED COD Pseudophycis bachus MODERATE                        
FLOUNDER (SAND) Rhombosolea plebeia SMALL                        
FLOUNDER (YELLOWBELLY) Rhombosolea leporina SMALL                        
GEMFISH Rexea solandri MODERATE                        
GROPER Polyprion oxygeneics MODERATE                        
RED GURNARD Chelidonichthys kurnu MODERATE                        
HAKE Merluccius australis MODERATE                        
HOKI Marcruonus novaezelandiae VERY LARGE                        
KAHAWAI Arripis trutta MODERATE                        
LEATHERJACKET Navodon scaber SMALL                        
LING Genypterus blacodes MODERATE                        
BLUE MACKERAL Scomber australasicus MODERATE                        
JACK MACKERELS Trachurus declivis
Trachurus novaezelandiae		 VERY LARGE                        
MONKFISH Kathetostoma giganteum SMALL                        
BLACK OREO DORY Allocyttus sp. LARGE                        
SMOOTH OREO DORY Pseudocyttus maculatus MODERATE                        
ORANGE ROUGHY Hoplostethus atlanticus VERY LARGE                        
KING SALMON Oncorhynchus ishawytscha SMALL                        
GHOST SHARK (DARK) Hydrolagus novaezelandiae MODERATE                        
SKATE Raja spp. SMALL                        
SNAPPER Chrysophrys australis LARGE                        
LEMON SOLE Pelotretis flavilatus SMALL                        
NZ SOLE Pellorhamphus novazealandiae SMALL                        
TARAKIHI Nernadactyus macropterus MODERATE                        
TREVALLY Caranx georgianus MODERATE                        
ALBACORE TUNA Thunnus alalunga LARGE                        
BLUE WAREHOU Seriolella brama MODERATE                        
SILVER WAREHOU Seriolella punctata MODERATE                        
S. BLUE WHITING Micromesistius australis VERY LARGE                        

 

SHELLFISH AND CRUSTACEA
NZ GREENSHELL MUSSEL Perna canaliculus LARGE                        
PACIFIC OYSTER Crassostrea gigas MODERATE                        
PAUA Haliotis iris SMALL                        
ARROW SQUID Nototodarus sloanii VERY LARGE                        
SCAMPI Metanephrops Chaliengeri SMALL                        
                             
        Available   Main Season   No Catch