Fish Identification - Blue Cod
Fisheries (Amateur Fishing) Regulations
“Blue cod” means the fish of which the scientific name is Parapercis colias:
| Size Limits |
| National |
33 cm |
| Marlborough Sounds Area |
30 - 35cm |
| South-East FMA, Challenger east |
30cm |
| Auckland & Kermadec |
30cm |
Daily Bag Limits
(within the combined daily bag limit for finfish applicable in each area) |
| Auckland and Kermadec FMA |
20 |
| Marlborough Sounds Area |
1 |
| Central FMA |
10 |
| Challenger East |
3 |
| Challenger West |
20 |
| South-East FMA. |
30 |
| Kaikoura/Nth Canterbury |
10 |
| Southland and Sub-Antarctic FMA |
20 |
| Daily Species Limits |
| Marlborough Sounds Area |
2 |
| Challenger (East) Area |
6 |
| Kaikoura-North Canterbury Area |
10 |
| Te Whaka a Te Wera/ Paterson Inlet Mataitai Reserve, Stewart Island |
10 |
| Fiordland Marine Area |
20 (within finfish bag limit of 30/ No accumulation) |
| Fiordland Marine Area Internal Waters |
3 |
“Blue cod pot”- Means any pot (whether baited or not) that is capable of catching or holding blue cod; and includes any other device capable of catching, holding, or storing blue cod; but Does not include a rock lobster pot.