 The exception is "Haliotis iris" taken from the Amateur Taranaki Paua Fishery Area, which is the area of Taranaki coast bounded by the Awakino River in the north and the Whanganui River in the south, in which the minimum legal size is 85 mm.However, pāua caught in this area cannot be taken east of State Highway 4 unless they meet the 125 mm limit.In addition, no single person may have in their possession at any time (including on land) more than 20 pāua or more than 2.5 kg of shucked (shell removed) pāua.