New Zealand fisheries at a glance
| Environment |
| NZ Marine Fisheries Waters (EEZ and Territorial Sea) |
4.4 million km2 |
| NZ Coastline |
15,000 km |
| Marine species identified1 |
16,000 |
| Species commercially fished |
130 |
| Area closed to bottom trawling (fisheries restrictions) |
|
| Territorial Sea |
15% |
| Exclusive Economic Zone |
32% |
| Primary productivity |
Moderate with some high |
| Ecosystems |
Diverse |
| Climate |
Sub-tropical to sub-Antarctic |
|
| Quota Management System (QMS) stocks |
| Species/species complexes in QMS |
96 |
| Individual stocks in QMS |
628 |
| Proportion of catch (by weight) from assessed stocks2 |
72% |
| Assessed stocks at or near target level3 |
67.5% |
| Allowable commercial take (TACC)4 |
585,685 tonnes |
| Actual catch |
434,327 tonnes |
|
| Commercial Fisheries and Aquaculture |
| Total seafood export value, 2008 (FOB)5 |
$1.35 billion |
| Aquaculture exports6 |
$263 million |
| Total seafood exports, 20087 |
296,250 tonnes |
| Total quota value8 |
$3.97 billion |
| Persons with quota holding |
1,592 |
| Commercial fishing vessels |
1,360 |
| Processors and Licensed Fish Receivers |
229 |
| Direct employment (full time equivalents)9 |
7,155 |
| Cost recovery levies (fisheries services) and user fees, 2008/90 (actual) |
$35 million |
|
| Customary Fisheries |
| Tangata Tiaki appointed (South Island) |
112 |
| Tangata Kaitiaki appointed (North Island) |
234 |
| Temporary closures |
6 |
| Taiāpure-local fisheries |
8 |
| Mātaitai reserves |
10 (185.4 sq km) |
| Customary take provided for within the TAC |
4,802 tonnes |
|
| Recreational Fisheries |
| Estimated participation (as a % of the total NZ population)10 |
33% |
| Estimated annual take11 |
25,000 tonnes |
|
| Ministry of Fisheries |
| Budget 2008/09 (excl GST) |
$102.7 million |
| Net assets |
$13.3 million |
| Staff (June 2009) (FTEs) |
446 |
| Honorary Fishery Officers (March 2009) |
185 |
| Observers (June 2009) |
48 |
1 Environment New Zealand 2007, Ministry for the Environment.
2 Percentage of stocks calculated by weight and value, excluding squid.
3 Remaining stocks are subject to rebuilding strategies.
4 Latest complete fishing years (October fishing year 2007/08, April fishing year 2007/08, February fishing year 2008/09). Excludes 14.95 million individual oysters, which are not measured in tonnes.
5 Seafood Export Summary Report, SeaFIC, based on export data supplied by Statistics New Zealand.
6 Mussel, salmon and oyster exports for the calendar year 2008.
7 This includes all product forms (processed and unprocessed).
8 Statistics New Zealand. Fish monetary stock accounts, 1996–2008.
9 Census 2006.
10 Andrew Fletcher Consulting Survey, June 2009. Prepared for Ministry of Fisheries.
11 1999/2000 Survey of Recreational Fishing.