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 identified 5 |
16,000 |
| Species commercially fished |
130 |
| Area closed to bottom trawling (fisheries restrictions) |
|
| |
Territorial Sea |
15% |
| |
Exclusive Economic Zone |
32% |
| Productivity of the fishery |
Medium |
| Ecosystems |
Diverse |
| Climate |
Sub-tropical to sub-Antarctic |
| Quote Management System Stocks |
| Species/species complexes in QMS |
97 |
| Individual stocks in QMS |
629 |
| Proportion of catch (by weight)from assessed stocks 6 |
65% |
| Assessed stocks at or near target level 7 |
85% |
| Allowable commercial take (TACC)8 |
566,000 tonnes |
| |
Actual catch |
441,000 tonnes |
| Commercial Fisheries and
Aquaculture |
| Total seafood export value,2007 (FOB)9 |
$1.3 billion |
| |
Aquaculture exports 10 |
$226 million |
| Total seafood exports,2007 |
315,600 tonnes |
| Total quota value 11 |
$3.8 billion |
| Persons with quota holding |
1,617 |
| Commercial fishing vessels |
1,316 |
| Processors and Licensed Fish Receivers |
229 |
| Direct employment (full time equivalents)12 |
7,155 |
| Cost recovery levies (fisheries services)and user fees, |
|
| 2008/09 (planned) |
$35 million |
| Customary Fisheries
|
| Tangata Tiaki appointed (South Island) |
107 |
| Tangata Kaitiaki appointed (North Island) |
209 |
| Temporary closures |
5 |
| Taiapure-local fisheries |
8 |
| Mätaitai reserves |
7 |
| Customary take provided for within the TAC |
4,802 tonnes |
| Recreational Fisheries |
| Estimated participation (as a %of the total NZ population)13 |
31% |
| Estimated annual take14 |
25,000 tonnes |
| Ministry of Fisheries |
| Budget 2008/09 (excl GST) |
$94.5 million |
| Net assets |
$12.6 million |
| Staff (March 2008)(FTEs) |
432 |
| Honorary Fishery Officers (March 2008) |
165 |
| Observers (March 2008) |
57 |
5 Environment New Zealand 2007, Ministry for the Environment.
6 Percentage of stocks calculated by weight and value, excluding squid.
7 Remaining 15% are subject to rebuilding strategies.
8 Latest complete fishing years (October fishing year 2006/07, April fishing year 2006/07, February fishing year 2007/08. Excludes 14.95 million individual oysters, which are not measured in tonnes).
9 Report 5A, Seafood Export Summary Report, SeaFIC based on export data supplied by Statistics New Zealand.
10 Mussel,salmon and oyster exports for the calendar year 2007.
11 Statistics New Zealand.Fish monetary stock accounts, 1996-2007.
12 Census 2006.
13 Andrew Fletcher Consulting Survey, November 2007. Prepared for Ministry of Fisheries.
14 1999/00 Survey of Recreational Fishing.