NZ Rock Lobster Industry Council

In New Zealand, we often say kōura or crayfish, yet the species harvested from our coastal waters is not a true crayfish. They are rock lobsters, marine crustaceans without claws, unlike the small freshwater crayfish that live in our rivers and streams. This site focuses on New Zealand’s two main species of marine rock lobsters, spiny and packhorse, caught along reefs and rocky habitats that fringe our coast.

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In New Zealand, we often say kōura or crayfish, yet the species harvested from our coastal waters is not a true crayfish. They are rock lobsters, marine crustaceans without claws, unlike the small freshwater crayfish that live in our rivers and streams. This site focuses on New Zealand’s two main species of marine rock lobsters, spiny and packhorse, caught along reefs and rocky habitats that fringe our coast.

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