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September 1, 2025
The Crown has mismanaged the scallop fishery. In March 2023 the Minister for Oceans and Fisheries reduced the Total Allowable Commercial Catch (TACC) in the Coromandel scallop fishery to zero. Now, no quota owner, including any entity that holds Settlement quota, is making any money from their shares in this fishery. The restoration plan provides ... Read more.
September 1, 2025
The community-led restoration plan enables the use of alternative harvesting methods for scallops such as hand gathering. Hand gathering is more selective and has much less environmental impact compared to dredging. Hand-gathering would also reduce the risk of spreading invasive species such as exotic Caulerpa.
September 1, 2025
In October 2024, Fisheries NZ conducted a camera and dredge survey to estimate scallop abundance across key scallop beds in the Coromandel scallop fishery. The survey findings provided evidence of some localised scallop population recovery since the last surveys in 2021 in Eastern Coromandel and in Whangarei Harbour, but there was no evidence of recovery ... Read more.
September 1, 2025
It is dependent as to whether Fisheries NZ and the Minister for Oceans and Fisheries support the community-led restoration plan. If it’s agreed upon by all stakeholders, the Plan would be implemented as soon as possible, so once the fishery recovers, there is a clear pathway in place to allow for sustainable harvest of scallops.
