Eastern Tuna and Billfish Fishery Total Allowable Commercial Catch and Undercatch/Overcatch Determination 2016 (Cth)

DETERMINATION OF FISHING CAPACITY

Fisheries Management Act 1991
Subsection 17(6)(aa)
Eastern Tuna and Billfish Fishery Management Plan 2010
Subsection 3.2(1)

EASTERN TUNA AND BILLFISH FISHERY TOTAL ALLOWABLE COMMERCIAL CATCH AND UNDERCATCH/OVERCATCH DETERMINATION 2016

The AUSTRALIAN FISHERIES MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY makes the following Determination pursuant to subsection 17(6)(aa) of the Fisheries Management Act 1991 under subsections 3.2(1) and 3.2(2) of the Eastern Tuna and Billfish Fishery Management Plan 2010.

Dated:     4 January 2016

Made in accordance with a decision made by the Commissioners under s23 of the Fisheries Administration Act 1991, this instrument is accepted on behalf of the Commission by:

Ryan Murphy
A/g Executive Secretary
Australian Fisheries Management Authority

Citation

1.   This Determination may be cited as the Eastern Tuna and Billfish Fishery Total Allowable Commercial Catch and Undercatch/Overcatch Determination 2016.

Commencement

2.   This Determination commences on the day after it is registered on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments.

Cessation

1. This Determination is repealed on 1 March 2017 unless earlier revoked. 

Interpretation

4.   Terms used in this Determination that are defined for the purposes of the Eastern Tuna and Billfish Fishery Management Plan 2010 (‘the Plan’) have the same meanings in this Determination as they have in that Plan.

Notes:             1.    Terms defined in the Fisheries Management Act 1991 have the same meanings in this Determination.

Determination of total allowable commercial catch

5.   The total allowable commercial catch for quota species for the Eastern Tuna and Billfish Fishery fishing season commencing on 1 March 2016 and ending on 29 February 2017 is:

Quota species	Total Allowable Commercial Catch
Albacore Tuna	2500 tonnes	Whole weight
Bigeye Tuna	1056 tonnes	Whole weight
Broadbill Swordfish	1373 tonnes	Whole weight
Striped Marlin	351 tonnes	Whole weight
Yellowfin Tuna	2200 tonnes	Whole weight

Determination of overcatch and undercatch

6.   The determined percentage and determined weight, for section 4.5 of the Plan (Obligations relating to overcatch), and the determined percentage for section 4.6 of the Plan (Obligations relating to undercatch) for each quota species for the Eastern Tuna and Billfish Fishery fishing season commencing on 1 March 2016 and ending on 29 February 2017 are:

Quota Species	Determined Percentage (Overcatch – s4.5)	Determined Percentage (Undercatch – s4.6)	Determined weight (s4.5)
Albacore Tuna	10%	10%	2,000 Kg
Bigeye Tuna	10%	10%	2,000 Kg
Broadbill Swordfish	10%	10%	2,000 Kg
Striped Marlin	10%	10%	2,000 Kg
Yellowfin Tuna	10%	10%	2,000 Kg