Scampi
Maori Name: Kōura rangi
Latin Name: Metanephrops challengeri
Weight: Up to 120g
Length: 25–30cm overall (tail length average 8.5cm)
Family:Scampi belongs to the Nephropidae family (clawed lobsters). Scampi is from the same family as Norway lobster and Dublin Bay prawn. It is a species of lobster, and not a prawn.
This species is found all around New Zealand at depths of 200 to 750 metre.
Scampi was introduced into the Quota Management System in 2004 replacing a management regime based on competitive catch limits. Research surveys primarily use deepwater digital photography to estimate scampi abundance based on counts of scampi burrows. Commercial catch rates and trawl surveys also contribute to stock assessments. Successful scampi assessments have only been recently achieved. The North Island east coast stocks are currently assessed as being above or well above target abundance levels, while full stock assessments are still to be completed for other stocks.
Scampi are caught using specialised deepwater trawls.
Scampi has medium to firm delicate-tasting white flesh.
Bake; bbq; marinate; sushi/raw
Researchers use deepwater digital photography to count Scampi burrows in areas that have been fished. They have found this a reliable way to estimate scampi numbers for managing quota.
Wild Caught
Farmed