Central Fishery Management Area

The minimum mesh size for drag nets is 100 mm.
The minimum mesh size for eel fyke nets or traps is 12 mm.

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Central fishery management area size and method restrictions.
Fish species	Minimum fish length (cm)	Minimum set net mesh size (mm)
Blue Cod	33	100
Blue Moki	40	114
Bluenose	-	160
Butterfish	35	108
Elephant fish	-	150
Flatfish (except sand flounder)	25	100
Garfish (piper)	-	25
Groper/Hapuka/Bass	-	160
Herrings	-	25
Kahawai	-	100
Kingfish	75	100
Grey Mullet	-	100
Parore	-	100
Pilchard	-	25
Porae	-	100
Red cod	25	100
Red Gurnard	25	100
Red moki	40	115
Red snapper	-	100
Rig	-	150
Sand Flounder	23	100
School shark	-	150
Snapper	27	100
Tarkihi	25	100
Trevally	25	100
Trumpeter	35	100
Yellow-eyed mullet	-	25
All Others	-	100

Set netting prohibited in Pauatahanui inlet (see map 1).
There are set netting restrictions around Cape Runaway. Contact your local Fisheries office.
There are also some closed areas not specified in this publication. Contact the Ministry of Fisheries for the exact locations.

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Updated : 7 April 2008