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Fishing and aquaculture
Te hao ika me te ahumoana

Fisheries New Zealand works to ensure that fisheries

resources are managed to provide the greatest overall
benefit to New Zealanders. Our focus is the
sustainability of New Zealand’s wild fish stocks,
aquaculture, and the wider aquatic environment, now
and for future generations.
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Check Auckland area fishing rules

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Find daily catch and legal size limits for pāua
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Get the latest results on the status of our fish stocks

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Find information on popular recreational fish species in NZ

In this section
I tēnei wāhanga
Recreational fishing

Rules by area, size limits, phone app, food safety, and toxic shellfish alerts

Commercial fishing

Rules, information, licensed fish receivers, trade validators, Fisheries

Change Programme, and support for fishers

Māori customary fishing

Customary fishing rights of tangata whenua, fishing areas, and regulations

Fisheries management

How we organise and manage New Zealand’s fisheries. Information on

quota management, stock status, permits, and transfers

Sustainable fisheries

Reducing the impact of fishing on the ocean and marine life, and work to
rebuild specific fisheries

Aquaculture
Setting up farms, rules, sustainability, our strategy, biosecurity, resources,
and fees

Funding and support

Aquaculture Planning Fund, claims settlement, and work in the Pacific

Fisheries science and research

Access the fisheries research document library and read reports and

statistics

Related content
Ngā ihirangi whaipānga

Fishing and aquaculture media releases

 Fisheries consultations

Seafood processing, storage, and testing

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