NEW ZEALAND FISHERIES AT A GLANCE
| NZ Marine Fisheries Waters (EEZ and Territorial Sea) |
4.4 million km² |
| NZ Coastline |
15,000 km |
| Marine species described[1] |
8,000 |
| Species commercially fished |
130 |
| Productivity of the fishery |
Medium |
| Ecosystems |
Diverse |
| Climate |
Sub-tropical to sub-Antarctic |
Quota Management System stocks
| Number of species/species complexes in the QMS |
97 |
| Individual stocks in the QMS |
629 |
| Information available on stock status[2] |
65% |
| Stocks at or near target level[3] |
85% |
Commercial Fisheries and Aquaculture
| Total export value 2007 (FOB) |
$1.25 billion |
| Capture fisheries |
$1.0 billion |
| Aquaculture[4] |
$227 million |
| Direct subsidies |
Nil |
| Total quota value[5] |
$3.8 billion |
| Persons with quota holding |
1,678 |
| Commercial fishing vessels |
1,372 |
| Processors and Licensed Fish Receivers |
229 |
| Direct employment (full time equivalents)[6] |
7,155 |
| Annual take (in NZ EEZ) |
517,000 tonnes |
| Allowable take (TACC)[7] |
589,000 tonnes |
Customary Fisheries
| Tangata Tiaki appointed (South Island) |
134 |
| Tangata Kaitiaki appointed (North Island) |
176 |
| Temporary closures |
5 |
| Taiapure-local fisheries |
8 |
| Mätaitai reserves |
6 |
| Customary take provided for within the TAC |
4,688 tonnes |
Recreational Fisheries [8]
| Estimated participation (as a % of the total NZ population) |
20% |
| Estimated annual take |
25,000 tonnes |
Ministry of Fisheries
| Budget 2007/08 (excl GST) |
$93.7 million |
| Net assets |
$12.6 million |
| Staff as at 31 March 2007 (FTEs) |
437 |
| Honorary Fishery Officers |
166 |
[1] NZ Biodiversity Strategy, 2000
[2] Percentage of stocks calculated by weight and value, excluding squid
[3] Of the 85 stocks for which we have information for current stock size, 72 (85%) are at or near target levels. These represent the main commercial stocks. Rebuild strategies are in place for the remaining 13 stocks.
[4] Mussel, salmon and oyster exports for the calendar year 2007
[5] Statistics New Zealand. Fish monetary stock accounts. Calculated on basis of average quota trade price x TACC.
[6] Census 2006
[7] Excludes 15 million individual oysters, which are not measured in tonnes
[8] 1999/00 Survey of Recreational Fishing