| Fishing has always been very important for people. Here are all the kinds of fish that you may find on your plate or in your fish and chips, one day. You can click on their names to see what they look like. |
| Fish Species | Where? |
1990TAC
(000)tonnes
|
1990CATCH
domestic
|
| Albacore Tuna |
-
|
1.997
|
|
| Alfonsino |
2.6
|
1.500
|
|
| Barracouta |
3.1
|
11.753
|
|
| Blue Cod |
2.7
|
1.591
|
|
| Blue Mackerel |
-
|
7.127
|
|
| Blue Moki |
0.3
|
0.344
|
|
| Blue Warehou |
4.4
|
0.958
|
|
| Bluenose |
1.8
|
1.250
|
|
| Eels (fresh water) |
-
|
0.527
|
|
| Elephant Fish |
0.6
|
0.461
|
|
| Frostfish |
-
|
0.027
|
|
| Gemfish |
7.3
|
2.875
|
|
| Ghost Shark |
-
|
0.507
|
|
| Grey Mullet |
1.0
|
0.950
|
|
| Gurnard |
4.9
|
2.585
|
|
| Hake |
13.7
|
0.074
|
|
| Hapuku/Bass/Groper |
2.1
|
0.978
|
|
| Hoki |
201.9
|
18.557
|
|
| John Dory |
1.1
|
0.632
|
|
| Kahawai |
-
|
8.346
|
|
| Ling |
19.7
|
3.863
|
|
| Long-finned Eel (fresh water) |
-
|
0.288
|
|
| Mixed Flats |
6.6
|
3.445
|
|
| Orange Roughy |
37.9
|
41.463
|
|
| Oreo Dory |
25.1
|
11.634
|
|
| Other Finfish |
-
|
18.453
|
|
| Red Cod |
15.8
|
5.187
|
|
| Rig (Dogfish) |
2.0
|
1.689
|
|
| Rough Skate |
-
|
0.223
|
|
| School Shark |
3.0
|
2.074
|
|
| Short-finned Eel |
-
|
0.349
|
|
| Silver Warehou |
9.5
|
0.245
|
|
| Skate |
-
|
0.988
|
|
| Skipjack Tuna |
-
|
5.634
|
|
| Smooth Skate |
-
|
0.244
|
|
| Snapper |
7.9
|
7.525
|
|
| Southern Blue Whiting |
-
|
0.001
|
|
| Spiny Dogfish |
-
|
3.132
|
|
| Stargazer |
5.2
|
2.226
|
|
| Tarakihi |
5.9
|
3.871
|
|
| Trevally |
3.9
|
2.615
|
|
| Total Finfish |
390.0
|
178.65
|
The remaining commercial species follow here: (Rocklobster has a TAC).
Figures in (000) tonnes.
| Shellfish |
1990
CATCH
|
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| Paua |
1.106
|
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| Squid |
1.159
|
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| Dredge Oyster |
3.849
|
|||||
| Mussel |
0.001
|
|||||
| Other Shellfish |
1.082
|
|||||
| Queen Scallop |
0.280
|
|||||
| Scallop |
1.733
|
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| Spiny Rocklobster |
3.021
|
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| Other Crustacea |
0.720
|
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| Other Echinoderms |
0.538
|
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| Total Shellfish and Rocklobster |
13.489
|