date:Jun 27, 2012
ment target, and on the west coast of the South Island the trawl survey estimate for 2011 was the highest recorded since 1992.
The trawl survey estimate for John dory off the west coast of the South Island was also the highest recorded since 1992.
Elephantfish populations around the east coast of the South Island appear to have fully rebuilt, and around the south coast of the South Island they have been continually increasing since the mid-1990s.
There appears to ha