Bottom trawling targets fish species that live on or near the seafloor.
In NZ, a wide range of fish are targeted by bottom trawling, with research showing inshore trawl gear targets around 32 species, with many additional species taken as bycatch.
In the Hauraki Gulf, bottom trawling is banned from the inner Gulf. In the outer Gulf trawlers target snapper and john dory. High catches of red gurnard, trevally and tarakihi occur from bottom trawling in the Gulf.