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Pāua
Pāua is the Māori name given to four New Zealand species of large edible sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs which belong to the family Haliotidae (in which there is only one genus, Haliotis).
It is known in the United States and Australia as abalone, and in the United Kingdom as ormer shells. In New Zealand, these are known as pāua, which (as is the case with nearly all Māori words) is both singular and plural. In New Zealand, its polished inner shell is widely utilised for jewellery and ornamentation.
There are four species of New Zealand pāua:
H. pirimoana is a small, recently described species endemic to Manawatāwhi / the Three Kings Islands that superficially resembles H. virginea.
Pāua are commonly found in shallow coastal waters along rocky shorelines in depths of 1 to 10 metres (3' to 30'). There is clear distinction between juvenile and adult habitats for Haliotis iris, pāua less than 7 cm (3") occur in crevices and under stones in the shallow intertidal zone while adults are found in subtidal zone.[citation needed]
These large sea snails survive the strong tidal surges by clinging to rocks using their large muscular foot. They consume seaweed.
Pāua are gathered recreationally and commercially, with strict catch limits are set for both. For recreational fishermen this is five pāua per person per day. The minimum legal size for caught pāua is 125 mm (4.9 in) for Haliotis iris and 80 mm (3+1⁄4 in) for Haliotis australis, measured in a straight line at the greatest length of the shell. The exception is Haliotis iris taken from the Amateur Taranaki Paua Fishery Area, which is the area of Taranaki coast bounded by the Awakino River in the north and the Whanganui River in the south, in which the minimum legal size is 85 mm (3+1⁄4 in). However, pāua caught in this area cannot be taken east of State Highway 4 unless they meet the 125 mm (4.9 in) limit.
In addition, no single person may have in their possession at any time (including on land) more than 20 pāua or more than 2.5 kg (5+1⁄2 lb) of shucked (shell removed) pāua. Pāua can only be caught by free diving; it is illegal to dive for pāua using scuba equipment. All pāua must remain un-shucked until they are on the land side of the high tide mark so Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) fishery officers can inspect them if required.
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Pāua
Pāua is the Māori name given to four New Zealand species of large edible sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs which belong to the family Haliotidae (in which there is only one genus, Haliotis).
It is known in the United States and Australia as abalone, and in the United Kingdom as ormer shells. In New Zealand, these are known as pāua, which (as is the case with nearly all Māori words) is both singular and plural. In New Zealand, its polished inner shell is widely utilised for jewellery and ornamentation.
There are four species of New Zealand pāua:
H. pirimoana is a small, recently described species endemic to Manawatāwhi / the Three Kings Islands that superficially resembles H. virginea.
Pāua are commonly found in shallow coastal waters along rocky shorelines in depths of 1 to 10 metres (3' to 30'). There is clear distinction between juvenile and adult habitats for Haliotis iris, pāua less than 7 cm (3") occur in crevices and under stones in the shallow intertidal zone while adults are found in subtidal zone.[citation needed]
These large sea snails survive the strong tidal surges by clinging to rocks using their large muscular foot. They consume seaweed.
Pāua are gathered recreationally and commercially, with strict catch limits are set for both. For recreational fishermen this is five pāua per person per day. The minimum legal size for caught pāua is 125 mm (4.9 in) for Haliotis iris and 80 mm (3+1⁄4 in) for Haliotis australis, measured in a straight line at the greatest length of the shell. The exception is Haliotis iris taken from the Amateur Taranaki Paua Fishery Area, which is the area of Taranaki coast bounded by the Awakino River in the north and the Whanganui River in the south, in which the minimum legal size is 85 mm (3+1⁄4 in). However, pāua caught in this area cannot be taken east of State Highway 4 unless they meet the 125 mm (4.9 in) limit.
In addition, no single person may have in their possession at any time (including on land) more than 20 pāua or more than 2.5 kg (5+1⁄2 lb) of shucked (shell removed) pāua. Pāua can only be caught by free diving; it is illegal to dive for pāua using scuba equipment. All pāua must remain un-shucked until they are on the land side of the high tide mark so Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) fishery officers can inspect them if required.
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