Review of sustainability measures for fisheries – October 2024 round

Updates

30 September 2024 – Submissions and briefings released

We have released:

The submissions received during consultation [PDF, 34 MB]
The briefing that supported the Minister’s decisions for the October sustainability round [PDF, 5.5 MB]
the briefing that supported the Minister’s decisions for deemed values for SNA 8 [PDF, 1.4 MB]

29 September 2024 – Minister's decision released

Following consultation, the Minister for Oceans and Fisheries has made decisions on sustainability measures for selected fish stocks as part of the 2024 October sustainability round.

We have released:

the minister's decision letter and advice papers
summaries of the decisions for each stock.

The submissions received during this consultation and the briefing that supported the Minister’s decisions will be released soon.

Decision letter and advice papers

The minister's decision letter provides further details and reasons for each decision.

The decision letter – Minister for Oceans and Fisheries [PDF, 413 KB]
Review of sustainability measures for the 2024 October round – Fisheries New Zealand decision paper [PDF, 9.7 MB]

Summary table of the minister's decisions

Species	Stock/area	Change	Decision summary
Blue cod / rāwaru	BCO 5 Southland, Sub-Antarctic	TAC ↓	Decrease the TAC from 925 to 677 tonnes Decrease the allowance for recreational fishing from 85 to 62 tonnes Decrease the allowance for all other mortality caused by fishing from 20 to 15 tonnes Decrease the TACC from 800 to 580 tonnes
Kina	SUR 3 East coast South Island	TAC ↑	Increase the TAC from 42 to 84 tonnes Increase the allowance for recreational fishing from 10 to 20 tonnes Increase the allowance for customary fishing from 10 to 20 tonnes Increase the allowance for all other mortality caused by fishing from 1 to 2 tonnes Increase the TACC from 21 to 42 tonnes
Kingfish / haku	KIN 3 East Coast South Island, Southland, and Sub-Antarctic	TAC ↑	Increase the TAC from 23 to 37.5 tonnes Increase the allowance for recreational fishing from 6 to 10 tonnes Increase the allowance for all other mortality caused by fishing from 2 to 3.5 tonnes Increase the TACC from 11 to 20 tonnes
Leatherjacket / Kōkiri, Hiriri	LEA 3 East coast South Island, Southland, and Sub-Antarctic	TAC ↑	Increase the TAC from 164 to 224 tonnes Increase the TACC from 140 to 200 tonnes
Snapper / tāmure, kouarea; rig / pioke, makō, mango; John Dory / kuparu	SNA 2 East Cape to south coast of Wellington	TAC ↑	Increase the TAC from 450 to 585 tonnes Increase the allowance for recreational fishing from 90 to 122 tonnes Increase the allowance for all other mortality caused by fishing from 31 to 40 tonnes Increase the TACC from 315 to 409 tonnes
	SPO 2 East Cape to south coast of Wellington	TAC ↑	Increase the TAC from 146 to 190 tonnes Increase the allowance for all other mortality caused by fishing from 12 to 16 tonnes Increase the TACC from 119 to 159 tonnes
	JDO 2 East Cape to Taranaki	TAC ↓	Set the TAC at 152 tonnes Set the allowance for customary fishing at 1 tonne Set the allowance for recreational fishing at 2 tonnes Set the allowance for all other mortality caused by fishing at 14 tonnes Decrease the TACC from 269.5 to 135 tonnes
Snapper / tāmure, flatfish / pātiki, and elephantfish / makorepe	SNA 7 West Coast and top of the South Island	TAC ↑	Increase the TAC from 768 to 1,116 tonnes Increase the allowance for customary Māori fishing from 30 to 60 tonnes Increase the allowance for recreational fishing from 250 to 275 tonnes Increase the allowance for all other mortality caused by fishing from 38 to 61 tonnes Increase the TACC from 450 to 720 tonnes
	ELE 7 West Coast and top of the South Island	TAC ↑	Increase the TAC from 127 to 149 tonnes Increase the allowance for all other mortality caused by fishing from 10 to 12 tonnes Increase the TACC from 102 to 122 tonnes
	FLA 7 West Coast and top of the South Island	TAC ↓	Set the TAC at 584 tonnes Set the allowance for customary Māori fishing at 10 tonnes Set the allowance for recreational fishing at 10 tonnes Set the allowance for all other mortality caused by fishing at 40 tonnes Decrease the TACC from 2,065.6 to 524 tonnes
Snapper / tāmure	SNA 8 West Coast North Island	TAC ↑	Increase the TAC from 3,065 to 3,769 tonnes Increase the allowance for all other mortality caused by fishing from 160 to 224 tonnes Increase the TACC from 1,600 to 2,240 tonnes Interim and annual deemed value rates have been reduced
Jack mackerel / hautere, kingfish / haku, and pilchard / mohimohi	JMA 7 West coasts North and South Islands	TAC ↑	Set the TAC at 35, 907 tonnes Set the allowance for cutomary Māori fishing at 5 tonnes Set the allowance for recreational fishing at 10 tonnes Set the allowance for all other mortality caused by fishing at 355 tonnes Increase the TACC from 32,536.763 to 35,537 tonnes
	KIN 7 West coast South Island	TAC ↑	Increase the TAC from 98 to 116 tonnes Increase the allowance for all other mortality caused by fishing from 8 to 10 tonnes Increase the TACC from 44 to 60 tonnes
	KIN 8 West coast North Island	TAC ↑	Increase the TAC from 167 to 190 tonnes Increase the allowance for all other mortality caused by fishing from 13 to 16 tonnes Increase the TACC from 80 to 100 tonnes
	PIL 7 West coast South Island	TAC ↓	Decrease the TAC from 165 to 136 tonnes Increase the allowance for all other mortality caused by fishing from 0 to 6 tonnes Decrease the TACC from 150 to 115 tonnes
	PIL 8 West coast North Island	TAC ↑	Increase the TAC from 80 to 157 tonnes Increase the allowance for all other mortality caused by fishing from 0 to 7 tonnes Increase the TACC from 65 to 135 tonnes
Orange roughy / nihorota	ORH 7A Challenger Plateau	TAC ↓	Decrease the TAC from 2,163 to 942 tonnes Decrease the allowance for all other mortality caused by fishing from 103 to 55 tonnes Decrease the TACC from 2,058 to 885 tonnes
Pāua	PAU 3A Kaikōura	TAC ↑	Increase the TAC from 40.5 to 78.5 tonnes Increase the allowance for recreational fishing from 5 to 18 tonnes Increase the allowance for all other mortality caused by fishing from 5 to 7 tonnes Increase the TACC from 23 to 46 tonnes
Silver warehou	SWA 3, SWA 4 East Coast South Island, Chatham Islands, Southland, and Sub-Antarctic	DVs ↓	Annual differential deemed value rates have been decreased for both stocks

Other changes from 1 October 2024

During the 2024 April sustainability round, the minister made decisions relating to catch limits and allowances for Silver warehou across the Eastern Chatham Rise and Sub-Antarctic (SWA 4), Gemfish across the Chatham Rise, Southland, and the sub-Antarctic (SKI 3 and SKI 7), and Southern bluefin tuna across all of New Zealand (STN 1).

The TAC changes decided for these stocks in March will come into effect on 1 October 2024. Details of these changes are on the 2024 April round consultation page.

Consultation on review of sustainability measures for fisheries – 2024 April round

Consultation background

Fisheries New Zealand sought feedback on proposed changes to sustainability measures for a range of fish stocks as part of the 2024 October sustainability round. We invited feedback from tangata whenua, stakeholders, and the public on proposed changes.

About the proposed changes

Fisheries New Zealand reviews catch limits for selected stocks twice a year. This is consistent with the purpose of the Fisheries Act 1996 to allow for sustainable utilisation.

In this round, we reviewed:

blue cod (BCO 5) – Southland and Sub-Antarctic
kina (SUR 3) – East Coast South Island
kingfish (KIN 3) – East Coast South Island, Southland, and Sub-Antarctic
leatherjacket (LEA 3) – East Coast South Island, Southland, and Sub-Antarctic
snapper (SNA 2), Rig (SPO 2), – East Cape, Gisborne, Wairarapa, and south coast of Wellington; and John Dory (JDO 2) – East Cape, Gisborne, Wairarapa, Wellington, and Taranaki
snapper (SNA 7), Elephantfish (ELE 7), and Flatfish (FLA 7) – West Coast and top of the South Island
snapper (SNA 8) – west coast North Island
jack mackerel (JMA 7), Kingfish (KIN 7 and 8), Pilchard (PIL 7 and 8) – west coast North and South islands
orange roughy (ORH 7A) – Challenger Plateau

We reviewed catch limits, allowances, and minimum legal size limit for pāua (PAU 3A) – Kaikōura.

We also reviewed deemed value rates for silver warehou (SWA 3 and 4) – East Coast South Island, Chatham Rise, Southland, and Sub-Antarctic.

These reviews were assessed:

in the context of the relevant statutory requirements
using the best available information, including the latest scientific information on the status of the stocks and tangata whenua and stakeholder input.

Table: Summary of the proposals and consultation documents

Species	Stock/area	Proposal	Consultation document
Blue cod	BCO 5	TAC ↓	Review of sustainability measures for blue cod (BCO 5) for 2024/25 [PDF, 1 MB]
Kina	SUR 3	TAC ↑	Review of sustainability measures for kina (SUR 3) for 2024/25 [PDF, 777 KB]
Kingfish	KIN 3	TAC ↑	Review of sustainability measures for kingfish (KIN 3) for 2024/25 [PDF, 661 KB]
Leatherjacket	LEA 3	TAC ↑	Review of sustainability measures for leatherjacket (LEA 3) for 2024/25 [PDF, 520 KB]
Snapper, Rig, and John Dory	SNA 2	TAC ↑	Review of sustainability measures for snapper (SNA 2), rig (SPO 2), and John dory (JDO 2) for 2024/25 [PDF, 1.1 MB]
	SPO 2	TAC ↑
	JDO 2	TAC ↓
Snapper, elephantfish, and flatfish	SNA 7	TAC ↑	Review of sustainability measures for snapper (SNA 7), flatfish (FLA 7), and elephantfish (ELE 7) for 2024/25 [PDF, 1.2 MB]
	ELE 7	TAC ↑
	FLA 7	TAC ↓
Snapper	SNA 8	TAC ↑	Review of sustainability measures for snapper (SNA 8) for 2024/25 [PDF, 1.6 MB]
Jack mackerel, Kingfish, and pilchard	JMA 7	TAC ↑	Review of sustainability measures for jack mackerel (JMA 7), kingfish (KIN 7 & 8), and pilchard (PIL 7 & 8) for 2024/25 [PDF, 1.4 MB]
	KIN 7 and 8	TACs ↑
	PIL 7	TAC ↓
	PIL 8	TAC ↑
Orange roughy	ORH 7A	TAC ↓	Review of sustainability measures for orange roughy (ORH 7A) for 2024/25 [PDF, 596 KB]
Pāua	PAU 3A	TAC ↑	Review of sustainability measures for pāua (PAU 3A) for 2024/25 [PDF, 1.1 MB]
Silver warehou	SWA 3, SWA 4	DVs ↓	Review of deemed value rates for silver warehou (SWA 3 & SWA 4) for 2024/25 [PDF, 667 KB]

Supporting document

Information on the interpretation and application of the statutory considerations relevant to TAC and deemed value rate decisions is provided in the Legal Appendix [PDF, 390 KB]

Related information

Fisheries Act 1996 – NZ Legislation

Hauraki Gulf Marine Park Act 2000 – NZ Legislation

About the Quota Management System (QMS)

The Harvest Strategy Standard

Operational Guidelines for New Zealand's Harvest Strategy Standard [PDF, 843 KB]

The Deemed Values Guidelines [PDF, 1.4 MB]

Glossary of relevant terms

National Fisheries Plan for deepwater and middle-depth fisheries [PDF, 1.4 MB]

Regional plan provisions and policy statements [PDF, 324 KB]

Submissions are public information

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Official Information Act 1982 – NZ Legislation