Eastern Tuna and Billfish Fishery (Total Allowable Commercial Catch) (Undercatch/Overcatch) Determination 2021 (Cth)

Eastern Tuna and Billfish Fishery (Total Allowable Commercial Catch) (Undercatch/Overcatch) Determination 2021

The Australian Fisheries Management Authority makes the following determination in accordance with a decision made by the Commissioners under section 23 of the Fisheries Administration Act 1991.

Dated    19    November 2020

Wez Norris

Chief Executive Officer

for and on behalf of the Australian Fisheries Management Authority

1  Name

This instrument is the Eastern Tuna and Billfish Fishery (Total Allowable Commercial Catch) (Undercatch/Overcatch) Determination 2021.

2  Commencement

This instrument commences on 1 January 2021.

3  Authority

This instrument is made pursuant to paragraph 17(6)(aa) of the Fisheries Management Act 1991 and sections 3.2, 4.5 and 4.6 of the Eastern Tuna and Billfish Fishery Management Plan 2010.

4  Definitions

A term used in this instrument that is defined for the purposes of the Plan has the same meaning in this instrument as it has in the Plan.

Note:          Terms defined in the Fisheries Management Act 1991 have the same meaning in this instrument. 

5Cessation

This instrument ceases on 1 January 2022.

6  Total Allowable Commercial Catch

The total allowable commercial catch for quota species for the Eastern Tuna and Billfish Fishery is, for the fishing season commencing on 1 January 2021 and ending on 31 December 2021:

Quota species	Total Allowable Commercial Catch (tonnes)
Albacore Tuna	2,500	Whole weight
Bigeye Tuna	1,056	Whole weight
Broadbill Swordfish	1,163	Whole weight
Striped Marlin	351	Whole weight
Yellowfin Tuna	2,400	Whole weight

7   Determination of overcatch and undercatch

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 2021 Eastern Tuna and Billfish Fishery fishing season is:

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