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Metanephrops challengeri (commonly known as the New Zealand lobster or New Zealand scampi [1]) is a species of slim, pink lobster that lives around the coast of New Zealand.It is typically 13–18 cm (5–7 in) long and weighs around 100 g (3.5 oz).
Recreational fishing of lobsters ("crayfishing") in New Zealand does not require a permit provided catch limits, size restrictions, and seasonal and local restrictions set by the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) are followed. The legal recreational daily limit is six lobsters per person, with a maximum of three lobster pots permitted per ...
Aquaculture started to take off in New Zealand in the 1980s. It is dominated by mussels, oysters and salmon. [2] In 2007, aquaculture generated about NZ$360 million in sales on an area of 7,700 hectares. $240 million was earned in exports.
2006: The New Zealand fishing industry proposes limits on bottom trawling. 2006: New Zealand Fisheries officers' request to be allowed to carry batons and pepper spray is denied. [24] 2007: Great white sharks given protection within New Zealand's EEZ; 2007: Bottom trawling prohibited in selected areas.
Piopiotahi (Milford Sound) Marine Reserve is a marine reserve covering an area of 690 hectares (1,700 acres) in the Milford Sound / Piopiotahi, in Fiordland on New Zealand's South Island. It was established in 1993 and is administered by the Department of Conservation .
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New Zealand is "the world leader in implementing IFQs". [1] QMS was introduced by the Fisheries Amendment Act 1986, [2] initially covering 26 marine species. [1] The following year, it covered 30 species, and by 2005, it covered 93 species, [1] out of the 140 commercial species in New Zealand's exclusive economic zone (EEZ). [2]
Jasus edwardsii, the southern rock lobster, red rock lobster, or spiny rock lobster, is a species of spiny lobster found throughout coastal waters of southern Australia and New Zealand including the Chatham Islands. It is commonly called crayfish in Australia and New Zealand and kōura in Māori. [3]