Physical Stock Account for Fish Resources in New Zealand 1996-2000 Statistics New Zealand July 2002 Environmental Accounts Series Physical Stock Account for Fish Resources in New Zealand 1996 - 2000 Contents CONTENTS..................................................................................................................................................................2 TABLES........................................................................................................................................................................3 A. INTRODUCTION...................................................................................................................................................4 A.1 BACKGROUND TO NATURAL RESOURCE AND ENVIRONMENTAL ACCOUNTS .......................................................4 A.2 BACKGROUND TO FISHING IN NEW ZEALAND ......................................................................................................5 A.2.1 General Background.....................................................................................................................................5 A.2.2 Commercial Fishing and the Quota Management System (QMS) ...............................................................6 A.2.3 Aquaculture ..................................................................................................................................................8 A.2.4 Recreational Fishing.....................................................................................................................................8 A.2.5 Customary Fishing .......................................................................................................................................8 A.2.6 Management Organisations..........................................................................................................................9 B. CLASSIFICATIONS AND DEFINITIONS........................................................................................................11 B.1 SEEA ASSET CLASSIFICATION...........................................................................................................................11 B.2 DEFINITIONS.......................................................................................................................................................12 B.2.1 Description of the Tables............................................................................................................................12 B.2.2 Definitions for Column Categories.............................................................................................................13 B.2.3 Definitions for Row Categories ..................................................................................................................14 C. SOURCES AND METHODS ...............................................................................................................................15 C.1 DETAILS OF DATA SOURCES...............................................................................................................................15 C.1.1 FishServe ....................................................................................................................................................15 C.1.2 Marine Farming Association ......................................................................................................................15 C.1.3 Ministry of Fisheries...................................................................................................................................15 C.2 SOURCES AND METHODS FOR COMMERCIAL CATCH AND TACC.......................................................................17 C.2.1 Quota Management System Stocks ............................................................................................................17 C.2.2 Non-Quota Management System Stocks ....................................................................................................17 C.3 SOURCES AND METHODS FOR RECREATIONAL, CUSTOMARY AND ILLEGAL CATCH ..........................................18 C.3.1 Recreational Catch......................................................................................................................................18 C.3.2 Customary Catch ........................................................................................................................................19 C.3.3 Illegal Catch................................................................................................................................................19 C.4 SOURCES AND METHODS FOR AQUACULTURE....................................................................................................19 C.5 SOURCES AND METHODS FOR STOCK ESTIMATES ..............................................................................................20 D. FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS ..............................................................................................................................21 D.1 THE IDEAL PHYSICAL STOCK ACCOUNT ............................................................................................................21 D.1.1 Row Definitions .........................................................................................................................................22 D.2 SPECIFIC DATA REQUIREMENTS.........................................................................................................................23 D.2.1 Stock Estimates ..........................................................................................................................................23 D.2.2 Natural Mortality and Natural Growth .......................................................................................................23 D.2.3 Recreational and Customary Catch ............................................................................................................23 D.2.4 Aquaculture ................................................................................................................................................24 E. GLOSSARY ...........................................................................................................................................................25 F. BIBLIOGRAPHY..................................................................................................................................................28 APPENDIX 1: SYSTEM OF ENVIRONMENTAL AND ECONOMIC ACCOUNTS ASSET CLASSIFICATION ...........................30 APPENDIX 2: THE TABLES.........................................................................................................................................33 2 Physical Stock Account for Fish Resources in New Zealand 1996 - 2000 Tables Example format of an ideal physical stock table..........................................................................................................21 Table 1: Catch and Allowable Catch of Quota Management System (QMS) stocks - Barracouta ..............................33 Table 2: Catch and Allowable Catch of Quota Management System (QMS) stocks - Blue Cod.................................34 Table 3: Catch and Allowable Catch of Quota Management System (QMS) stocks - Bluenose .................................35 Table 4: Catch and Allowable Catch of Quota Management System (QMS) stocks - Alfonsino................................36 Table 5: Catch and Allowable Catch of Quota Management System (QMS) stocks - Cardinalfish ............................37 Table 6: Catch and Allowable Catch of Quota Management System (QMS) stocks – Rock Lobster..........................38 Table 8: Catch and Allowable Catch of Quota Management System (QMS) stocks - Mixed Flats.............................40 Table 9: Catch and Allowable Catch of Quota Management System (QMS) stocks - Frostfish..................................41 Table 10: Catch and Allowable Catch of Quota Management System (QMS) stocks - Grey Mullet ..........................42 Table 11: Catch and Allowable Catch of Quota Management System (QMS) stocks - Ghostshark............................43 Table 12: Catch and Allowable Catch of Quota Management System (QMS) stocks - Pale Ghostshark....................44 Table 13: Catch and Allowable Catch of Quota Management System (QMS) stocks - Gurnard.................................45 Table 14: Catch and Allowable Catch of Quota Management System (QMS) stocks - Hake......................................46 Table 15: Catch and Allowable Catch of Quota Management System (QMS) stocks – Hoki .....................................47 Table 17: Catch and Allowable Catch of Quota Management System (QMS) stocks - John Dory .............................49 Table 18: Catch and Allowable Catch of Quota Management System (QMS) stocks - Jack Mackerel.......................50 Table 19: Catch and Allowable Catch of Quota Management System (QMS) stocks – Ling......................................51 Table 21: Catch and Allowable Catch of Quota Management System (QMS) stocks - Oreo Dorie............................53 Table 22: Catch and Allowable Catch of Quota Management System (QMS) stocks – Orange Roughy....................54 Table 24: Catch and Allowable Catch of Quota Management System (QMS) stocks - Paua ......................................56 Table 25: Catch and Allowable Catch of Quota Management System (QMS) stocks - Ruby Fish .............................58 Table 26: Catch and Allowable Catch of Quota Management