NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 72

21 MAY 2009

This data indicates tuatua are an Inshore species for classification purposes.
No stocks of tuatua have previously been classified.

Scallop – Stocks SCA1A, SCA2A, SCA3, SCA4A, SCA5, SCA7A, SCA7B, SCA7C, SCA8A, SCA9A

Scallops are found in a variety of coastal and intertidal habitats, but particularly in semi-enclosed areas where circulating currents are thought to retain larvae. (Data from Report From the Fisheries Assessment Plenary May 2007.) Main commercial fisheries are in Northland, Coromandel and Nelson/Marlborough with fish taken commercially at depths of 10–30m. (Data from Guide Book to New Zealand Commercial Fish Species.)

This data indicates scallops are an Inshore species for classification purposes.

Four scallop stocks entered the QMS before 1 October 2004 (SCA7 Challenger, SCA1 Northland, SCACS Coromandel and SCA4 Chatham Island). All four stocks have been classified as an inshore species for classification purposes by the Treaty of Waitangi Fisheries Commission.

Deepwater Clam – Stocks PZL1, PZL2, PZL3, PZL4, PZL5, PZL7, PZL8, PZL9

Also called king clams, geoducs, geoducks and gapers, deepwater clams are widely but patchily distributed around the North and South Islands, Stewart Island and Chatham Island. Two species exist, one found in shallow water (5–25m) in sand and mud off sandy ocean beaches and the other at depths of 110–130m on coarse shell bottoms. (Data from Report From the Fisheries Assessment Plenary May 2007.)

This data indicates deepwater clams are an Inshore species for classification purposes.

No stocks of deepwater clam have previously been classified.

Entry 1 October 2006

Knobbed Whelk – Stocks KWH1, KWH2, KWH3, KWH4, KWH5, KWH6, KWH7A, KWH7B, KWH8, KWH9

Target fishing for knobbed whelks is by baited pots. Most of the historical catch has been by bycatch from oyster and scallop dredging and from bottom trawling. Since 1990-2007, landings have been recorded under the generic code for whelks (WHE). However, the Ministry of Fisheries considers that in FMA1, 2, 7 and 8, most reported landings have been knobbed whelk. In FMA3, 4, 5 and 6, the Ministry considers that one-third of reported landings have been knobbed whelk, while the remainder are the large ostrich foot shell. Reported landings of knobbed whelk in FMA1, FMA2 and FMA8 have been relatively low and variable since the 1990s and have been (largely or all) accounted for as bycatch. In FMA7 in the early 1990s, higher catches were reported as part of experimental fisheries in Golden and Tasman Bay to provide stock assessment information in these areas. In FMA3, 4, 5 and 6, the Ministry of Fisheries considers that one-third of reported landings have been knobbed whelk, while the remainder are the large ostrich foot shell. (Data from Plenary Report: Knobbed Whelks.) The Ministry of Fisheries reports that there is an assumption that knobbed whelk is a part of the diet of bottom-feeding fish, such as snapper and tarakihi. (Data from Ministry of Fisheries Website: Status of Fisheries/species.)

This data indicates knobbed whelk are an Inshore species for classification purposes.

No stocks of knobbed whelk have previously been classified.

Entry 1 October 2007

Prawn Killer – Stocks PRK1, PRK2, PRK3, PRK4A, PRK5, PRK6A, PRK6B, PRK7, PRK8, PRK9, PRK10

Prawn killer is a relatively small lobster. Catch reports suggest that past and recent catches were taken mostly as bycatch of targeted scampi trawling. Prawn killer is found in depths up to 450m in New Zealand. (Data from Proposal to List Prawn Killer (PRK) on the Sixth Schedule of the Fisheries Act 1996 – Final Advice.)

This data indicates prawn killer are a Deepwater species for classification purposes.

Harbour Quota Decisions for Stocks and Species Entering the QMS after 1 October 2004

1. Stocks with no Harbour Quota

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