Download FAR 2020/06 Characterisation and length-based population model for scampi (Metanephrops challengeri) in the Bay of Plenty (SCI 1) and Hawke Bay–Wairarapa (SCI 2)

Assessments of SCI 1 and SCI 2 stocks have been updated, and both were accepted. For SCI 1, SSB remains stable at around 75% SSB0. Fishing intensity has consistently been below F 40% B0. For SCI 2, SSB has decreased recently, but remains between 73% and 78% SSB0. Fishing intensity peaked in 2002 but has declined in recent years, while SSB/SSB0 has increased.