Fisheries (Total Allowable Catch, Total Allowable Commercial Catch, and Deemed Value Rates) Amendment Notice (No 2) 2025
Fisheries (Total Allowable Catch, Total Allowable Commercial Catch, and Deemed Value Rates) Amendment Notice (No 2) 2025
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Fisheries (Total Allowable Catch, Total Allowable Commercial Catch, and Deemed Value Rates) Amendment Notice (No 2) 2025
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Fisheries (Total Allowable Catch, Total Allowable Commercial Catch, and Deemed Value Rates) Amendment Notice (No 2) 2025
This notice is made by the Minister for Oceans and Fisheries under sections 11, 13, 14, 20, and 75 of the Fisheries Act 1996 after complying with sections 11, 12, 13, 14, 21, and 75A of that Act.
Notice
1 Title
This notice is the Fisheries (Total Allowable Catch, Total Allowable Commercial Catch, and Deemed Value Rates) Amendment Notice (No 2) 2025.
2 Commencement
This notice comes into force on 30 September 2025.
3 Application
This notice applies on and from the first day of the fishing year starting on 1 October 2025.
4 Principal notice
5 Schedule 1 amended
(1)
In Schedule 1, replace the item relating to BCO3 with:
| BCO3 | 192 | 99 | 5.85 | 6.50 | Standard |
(2)
In Schedule 1, replace the item relating to BCO8 with:
| BCO8 | 16 | 5 | 1.72 | 1.91 | Standard |
(3)
In Schedule 1, replace the item relating to BYX7 with:
| BYX7 | 63.4 | 60.4 | 1.98 | 2.20 | Standard |
(4)
In Schedule 1, replace the item relating to EMA1 with:
| EMA1 | 7,741 | 7,630 | 0.23 | 0.26 | Standard |
(5)
In Schedule 1, replace the item relating to EMA7 with:
| EMA7 | 5,082 | 5,025 | 0.23 | 0.26 | Special |
(6)
In Schedule 1, replace the item relating to FRO1 with:
| FRO1 | 115 | 111 | 0.03 | 0.04 | None |
(7)
In Schedule 1, replace the item relating to GSH7 with:
| GSH7 | 618 | 560 | 0.36 | 0.40 | Standard |
(8)
In Schedule 1, replace the item relating to JMA1 with:
| JMA1 | 8,122 | 8,000 | 0.22 | 0.24 | Special |
(9)
In Schedule 1, replace the item relating to LEA1 with:
| LEA1 | 152 | 137 | 0.40 | 0.45 | Standard |
(10)
In Schedule 1, replace the item relating to ORH3B with:
| ORH3B | 2,349 | 2,321 | 4.50 | 5.00 | Special |
(11)
In Schedule 1, replace the item relating to PAU2 with:
| PAU2 | 180 | 109 | 59.40 | 66.00 | Standard |
(12)
In Schedule 1, replace the item relating to PAU5A with:
| PAU5A | 102 | 89 | 59.40 | 66.00 | Standard |
(13)
In Schedule 1, replace the item relating to RBT3 with:
| RBT3 | 2,766 | 2,628 | 0.45 | 0.50 | Special |
(14)
In Schedule 1, replace the item relating to RSK3 with:
| RSK3 | 830 | 788 | 0.32 | 0.35 | Standard |
(15)
In Schedule 1, replace the item relating to SCH5 with:
| SCH5 | 558 | 520 | 1.66 | 2.08 | Standard |
(16)
In Schedule 1, replace the item relating to SKI3 with:
| SKI3 | 2,294 | 2,269 | 0.65 | 0.72 | Special |
(17)
In Schedule 1, replace the item relating to SKI7 with:
| SKI7 | 2,294 | 2,269 | 0.65 | 0.72 | Special |
(18)
In Schedule 1, replace the item relating to SNA7 with:
| SNA7 | 1,214 | 810 | 4.05 | 4.50 | Standard |
(19)
In Schedule 1, replace the item relating to SPO7 with:
| SPO7 | 406 | 328 | 3.19 | 3.54 | Standard |
(20)
In Schedule 1, replace the item relating to SPO8 with:
| SPO8 | 401 | 310 | 3.19 | 3.54 | Standard |
(21)
In Schedule 1, replace the item relating to SSK1 with:
| SSK1 | 86 | 37 | 0.32 | 0.35 | Standard |
(22)
In Schedule 1, replace the item relating to SWA3 with:
| SWA3 | 4,646 | 4,600 | 0.63 | 0.70 | Special |
(23)
In Schedule 1, replace the item relating to SWA4 with:
| SWA4 | 5,488 | 5,434 | 0.63 | 0.70 | Special |
6 Schedule 2 amended
(1)
In Schedule 2, after the item relating to surf clam—silky dosinia, insert:
| Blue (English) mackerel | ||||
| EMA7 | >10% and ≤50% | Basic Annual DVR | ||
| >50% and ≤100% | 0.34 | |||
| >100% | 0.39 | |||
(2)
In Schedule 2, after the item relating to SKI2, insert:
| SKI3, SKI7 | >10% and ≤50% | Basic Annual DVR | ||
| >50% and ≤100% | 0.94 | |||
| >100% | 1.08 |
Dated at Wellington this 18th day of September 2025.
Hon Shane Jones,
Minister for Oceans and Fisheries.
Explanatory note
This note is not part of the notice but is intended to indicate its general effect.
This notice amends the Fisheries (Total Allowable Catch, Total Allowable Commercial Catch, and Deemed Value Rates) Notice 2015 (the principal notice).
The amendments come into force on 30 September 2025 but apply on and from the first day of the fishing year starting on 1 October 2025.
This notice amends Schedules 1 and 2 of the principal notice to make changes to the total allowable catch, total allowable commercial catch, and deemed value rates for the October 2025 fishing year.
The stocks affected by the changes are blue cod (BCO3, BCO8), alfonsino (BYX7), blue (English) mackerel (EMA1, EMA7), frostfish (FRO1), ghost shark (GSH7), jack mackerel (JMA1), leatherjacket (LEA1), orange roughy (ORH3B), paua (PAU2, PAU5A), redbait (RBT3), rough skate (RSK3), school shark (SCH5), gemfish (SKI3, SKI7), snapper (SNA7), rig (SPO7, SPO8), smooth skate (SSK1), and silver warehou (SWA3, SWA4).
Issued under the authority of the Legislation Act 2019.
Date of notification in Gazette: 29 September 2025.
This notice is administered by the Ministry for Primary Industries.
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