What is the primary commercial fishing method of harvesting kahawai?

May 29, 2025
QMS | Fishing methods | Kahawai

Purse seining is the main method used by commercial fishers to catch kahawai. Substantial quantities of kahawai are also harvested using set nets and as non-targeted catch in the surface longline and trawl fisheries

Source – Fisheries New Zealand, Fisheries Assessment Plenary. May 2024. Pages 720 & 721