Finfish
Bag limits and size restrictions
In the North Region there is a combined maximum daily bag limit of 20 of any combination of the following finfish (with no more than 5 bluenose):
| Finfish Species |
Minimum fish length (cm) |
Minimum set net mesh size (mm) |
Minimum dragnet mesh size (mm) |
| Blue Cod |
30 |
100 |
100 |
| Blue Moki |
40 |
114 |
115 |
| Bluenose |
- |
160 |
100 |
| Butterfish |
35 |
108 |
108 |
| Elephant fish |
- |
150 |
150 |
| Flatfish (except Sand flounder) |
25 |
114 |
100 |
| John Dory |
- |
100 |
100 |
| Kahawai |
- |
90 |
85 |
| Parore |
- |
114 |
100 |
| Porae |
- |
100 |
100 |
| Red cod |
25 |
100 |
100 |
| Red gurnard |
25 |
100 |
100 |
| Red moki |
40 |
115 |
115 |
| Red snapper |
- |
114 |
100 |
| Rig |
- |
125 |
150 |
| Sand flounder |
23 |
114 |
100 |
| School shark |
- |
125 |
100 |
| Tarakihi |
25 |
100 |
100 |
| Trevally |
25 |
125 |
100 |
| Trumpeter |
35 |
100 |
100 |
In addition to the previously mentioned limits, you can take a maximum of:
| Finfish Species |
Minimum fish length (cm) |
Maximum daily limit per person |
Minimum set net mesh size (mm) |
Minimum dragnet mesh size (mm) |
| Eels |
- |
6 |
12 |
12 |
| Grey Mullet |
- |
30 |
90 |
85 |
| Snapper |
27 |
10 |
125 |
100 |
| Snapper SNA1 (ref#) |
27 |
9 |
125 |
100 |
A combined daily limit of 5 (with no more than 3 kingfish) of the following finfish:
| Finfish Species |
Minimum fish length (cm) |
Minimum set net mesh size (mm) |
Minimum dragnet mesh size (mm) |
| Groper/Hapuku/Bass |
- |
160 |
100 |
| Kingfish |
75 |
100 |
100 |
No daily bag limit applies to the following finfish:
| Finfish Species |
Minimum fish length (cm) |
Minimum set net mesh size (mm) |
Minimum dragnet mesh size (mm) |
| Garfish (piper) |
- |
25 |
25 |
| Pilchard |
- |
25 |
25 |
| Yellow eyed mullet |
- |
25 |
25 |
| All others |
- |
100 |
100 |
Length measurement
Finfish length is measured from the tip of the nose to the Middle Ray or “V” in the tail (as shown in diagram).
