Understanding the value of your quota
Quota is one of the most valuable assets in New Zealand fisheries - but its value is not fixed.
Prices move with catch limits, stock performance, supply, demand and trading activity. Understanding where your holdings sit in the current market is important for financial reporting, banking, governance and ownership planning.
FinestKind provides independent quota valuations, drawing on current market activity, recent transactions and a broad range of market information from across New Zealand’s fisheries.
When a quota valuation is useful
- Annual financial reporting and audit requirements
- Financing, refinancing or banking requirements
- Shareholder, board or governance reporting
- Estate, succession or ownership planning
- Considering buying quota
What informs quota value?
No single factor determines quota value. We consider recent trading activity, buyer demand, catch limits, ACE returns, the performance of the fishery and wider market conditions.
Our work across the ACE and quota markets gives us a practical understanding of current pricing, demand and the factors influencing value.
Frequently asked questions
We use recent quota trading, current buyer demand, ACE returns, catch limits, fishery performance and market information from across New Zealand's fisheries. The information available varies between stocks, so we consider the evidence available for each stock individually.