New Zealand announced changes to catch limits for seven commercial fish stocks, which will come into effect on April 1, 2014.

The main changes are: 

  • A significant increase in the southern blue whiting fishery near Campbell Island (SWB 6I) has enabled a rise in the catch limit from 30,000 metric tons to 40,000 metric tons.
  • A decrease to the scallop commercial catch limit at the top of the South Island from 747 metric tons to 400 metric tons.
  • A 36 metric tons decrease in commercial catch limits for crayfish in the Bay of Plenty (CRA 2) and a 33 metric tons decrease in Wellington/Hawkes Bay (CRA 4).
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