Fishing and aquaculture

Te hao ika me te ahumoana

Fisheries New Zealand works to ensure that fisheries resources are managed to provide the greatest overall benefit to New Zealanders. Our focus is the sustainability of New Zealand’s wild fish stocks, aquaculture, and the wider aquatic environment, now and for future generations.

In this section

I tēnei wāhanga

Recreational fishing

Rules by area, size limits, phone app, food safety, and toxic shellfish alerts

Commercial fishing

Rules, information, licensed fish receivers, trade validators, Fisheries Change Programme, and support for fishers

Māori customary fishing

Customary fishing rights of tangata whenua, fishing areas, and regulations

Fisheries management

How we organise and manage New Zealand’s fisheries. Information on quota management, stock status, permits, and transfers

Sustainable fisheries

Reducing the impact of fishing on the ocean and marine life, and work to rebuild specific fisheries

Aquaculture

Setting up farms, rules, sustainability, our strategy, biosecurity, resources, and fees

Funding and support

Aquaculture Planning Fund, claims settlement, and work in the Pacific

Fisheries science and research

Access the fisheries research document library and read reports and statistics

Support and innovation for fishers and the seafood sector

Support for fishing innovation and services that can provide help and advice with business decisions, finances, and health and wellbeing