Paua (PAU5D)

For the 2002?2003 fishing year, the Ministry of Fisheries proposes to set a total allowable catch (TAC) and reduce the total allowable commercial catch (TACC) for paua in quota management area PAU 5D to a level that will halt the decline in biomass and begin to allow the stock to rebuild.

MFish proposes a phased reduction in the TAC and TACC over the next two fishing years. Options for setting the TAC and TACC have different probabilities of rebuilding the stock, and are set out in Table 1.

Each TAC option includes a non?commercial allowance of 45 tonnes; incorporating 3 tonnes for customary interests, 22 tonnes for recreational interests, and 20 tonnes for other sources of mortality.

In reducing the TACC, MFish wishes to ensure that the recreational catch remains within the recreational allowance. Consequently, MFish proposes to discuss with recreational fishers management options to constrain the recreational harvest. These options could involve reducing the daily bag limit, closed seasons, or closed areas.

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