Guidelines Brochures

This page contains Adobe PDF versions of current recreational fishing brochures available from MPI.

FISHERIES MANAGEMENT AREAS
Effective from 1 May 2012

Auckland & Kermadec Islands (2.2MB)

Central (2.6MB)

Challenger (2.9MB)

South East (3.1MB)

Southland (1.3MB)

East Otago Taiapure (1.9MB)

Fiordland (3.7MB)

Rahui and Seasonal Closures (1.2MB) Maori - Tongan - Samoan - Chinese - Korean

Fishing Method Guides

Kingfish (73KB)

Guidelines for gathering Paua (2.2MB)

Rock Lobster (451KB)

Rock Lobster Handling Practices - CRA3 (1.1MB)

Blue Cod (219KB)

Catfish (292KB)

Eels (130KB)

Scallops (369KB)

Methods Guides

Set net Code of Practice (696KB)

Guidelines for releasing undersized fish (353KB)

Commercial and Recreational Potting for Species other than Rock Lobster - Fact Sheet (666KB)

Closed Areas

Guidelines for Blue Cod fishing in the Challenger Fishery Management Area (East) (271KB)

Mount Maunganui Closure Notice - the taking of green-lipped mussels (1.5MB)

Pukerua Bay Closure (3.9MB)

Hicks Bat Rahui (Ban) (1.5MB)

Interim Rules for Customary Fishing (5.0MB)

Customary Management

Rapaki Reserve (330KB)

Te Whaka a Te Wera Mataitai Reserve (436KB)

Hector's and Maui's Dolphins

Please refer to the Hector's and Maui's Dolphins Set Net Brochures

Akaroa Taiapure

Akaroa Taiāpure Amateur Regulations (600KB) Please note a correction for the map entitled ‘Boundary for Akaroa Taiāpure’. It relates to the 3rd set of co-ordinates in from the left side of the map and they should in fact read as 43º53.85’S, 172º58.59’E.