Grey Mullet is a surface-dwelling coastal species belonging to the Mugilidae family. 

They are grey above, tinged with blue or green with lateral stripes along the sides, and silver on the belly.  They have yellow eyes; the base of the pectoral fin is faintly purple, and the pelvic fins are pale yellow.

Grey Mullet Fishery

Grey Mullet are caught year-round and mainly around the north of the North Island, usually in set nets and beach seines.

New Zealand's Grey Mullet fishery is managed by strict quotas, which allow only a set amount of Grey Mullet to be taken commercially each year. This Total Allowable Commercial Catch (TACC) was set at 1,006 metric tonnes for the 2009/10 fishing year.

Grey Mullet Meal Quality

Grey Mullet has medium to firm fillets and pinkish-grey flesh with a high oil content.  Grey Mullet is excellent smoked.

For meal ideas using Grey Mullet, check out recipes on the Greatest Meal on Earth webiste.