Game Fishing & Sports Fishing

Striped Marlin

Black Marlin

Blue Marlin

Shark

Yellow Fin Tuna

Light Tackle Fishing

Kingfish

Kahawai

Snapper

Trevally

Hapuka

Inshore Fisheries
Traditional inshore fisheries are based on about 30 species. Their habitat extends from the shore out to depths of about 200 metres, at the edge of the continental shelf. Inshore species prevalent in the Bay of Islands include snapper, grouper, kingfish, kahawai and trevally.

Deep Water Fisheries
The main concentration of deep water species in New Zealand's 200-mile Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) are between about 40-55 S and deep water fish are harvested at depths ranging from 200-1500 metres.

Several oceanic pelagic species migrate south to feed in the Bay of Islands' waters each year, mainly in summer and autumn. These include billfish such as marlin (striped, blue and black) and various tuna species. Their exact distribution is mainly determined by climatic factors such as sea temperature.