Kina: Quick Facts
Scientific name: Evechinus chloroticus
Other names: kina ariki, kin koorako, puurau (Maori), sea urchin, sea egg, Oursin de Nouvelle-Zelande (France)
Ranking: D (Green - Concerns)
Best Fish Guide: Kina
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Ranking - D (Green - Concerns)
Alternative choice: Best choice, no alternative
Top NZ Chef: Martin Bosley's Kina in Tempura Batter
Description: Kina are an important grazing species found throughout New Zealand. Most are harvested by breath-hold diving, with a smaller proportion being caught by targeted dredging.
Ecological concerns: The unknown sustainability of current catch levels or limits, the risk a serial depletion of stocks and impacts on reef communities from changes in grazing levels, the lack of stock assessments, limited research and the lack of a management plan. When dredged, considerable habitat damage can occur.
Economic value: Kina are sold in New Zealand.
Best option: Kina collected by hand (breath-hold diving).
ASSESSMENT OUTPUT
Biology and risk of overfishing (score B)
Status and sustainability of fish catches (score D)
Impact of fishing method and protected, threatened and endangered species captures (score B and A)
Management and management unit (score E and C)
For a full ecological assessment click here
