Crown Tender 2026-01 ACE

The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) invites tenders for the purchase of annual catch entitlement (ACE) for the 2026–2027 fishing year.

The tender closes on Tuesday 17th November at 3:00 PM. All bids must be received by Fishserve by 3.00 PM on this date.

The conditions of the tender, tender form, and full details of the process can be found here. A list of the ACE available for purchase is outlined in the table below.

If you wish to submit an offer, courier or deliver your offer to:

The Crown Quota Broker Tender Box, Fishserve, Floor 12, 7 Waterloo Quay, Pipitea, Wellington, 6011

OR mail your offer to:

The Crown Quota Broker Tender Box, PO Box 297, Wellington, 6140

Please read the terms of tender carefully before submitting an offer.

Please email quotabroker@fishserve.co.nz or call 04 460 9555 if you have any questions.

To view the outcome of previous tenders please visit the Ministry for Primary Industries website.

The following stocks are now open for tender:

Fish Stock Code

Common Name

Total ACE (kg)

BAR1

Barracouta

19

BIG1

Bigeye tuna

90,815

BWS1

Blue shark

114,389

FLA1

Flatfish

12

GMU1

Grey mullet

1

GSH7

Ghost shark

13

HPB3

Hapuku & Bass

1

JDO3

John dory

9,920

KAH1

Kahawai

125

KIN1

Kingfish

10

LEA2

Leatherjacket

2

MAK1

Mako shark

8,395

MOO1

Moonfish

64,397

PAR1

Parore

41

PIL1

Pilchard

6

POR1

Porae

26

POS1

Porbeagle shark

2,946

RBM1

Ray's bream

11,991

RSK1

Rough skate

33

RSK3

Rough skate

751

RSK7

Rough skate

353

RSK8

Rough skate

104

RSN1

Red snapper

7

SCA4

Scallop

169

SCC3

Sea cucumber

1

SCH7

School shark

1

SCI3

Scampi

152,384

SCI5

Scampi

31,742

SCI6B

Scampi

40,000

SCI7

Scampi

60,000

SCI8

Scampi

4,000

SCI9

Scampi

27,999

SPD3

Spiny dogfish

3

SPD7

Spiny dogfish

40,090

SPO7

Rig

1

SQU1J

Arrow squid

29,379

SQU1T

Arrow squid

1

SSK1

Smooth skate

10

SSK7

Smooth skate

29

STA3

Giant stargazer

40

SUR5

Kina

13

SWA1

Silver warehou

8

TOR1

Pacific bluefin tuna

9,651

TRU2

Trumpeter

4

TUA9

Tuatua

1

YFN1

Yellowfin tuna

22,626

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