Fisheries Management (Southern Squid Jig Fishery) (Total Allowable Effort) Determination 2023 (Cth)

Fisheries Management (Southern Squid Jig Fishery) (Total Allowable Effort) Determination 2023

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

Dated      9 November 2023

Wez Norris

Chief Executive Officer
for and on behalf of the Commission of the Australian Fisheries Management Authority

1  Name

This instrument is the Fisheries Management (Southern Squid Jig Fishery) (Total Allowable Effort) Determination 2023.

2  Commencement

This instrument commences on 1 January 2024.

3  Cessation

This instrument ceases on 31 December 2024.

4  Authority

This instrument is made under section 11 of the Management Plan for the purpose of paragraph 17(6)(aa) of the Act.

5  Definitions

Note:          A number of expressions used in this instrument are defined in the definitions section of the Management Plan, including the following:

(a)    fishing year;

(b)    standard squid jigging machine; and

(c)    total allowable effort or TAE;

In this instrument:

Management Plan means Southern Squid Jig Fishery Management Plan 2005.

Act means the Fisheries Management Act 1991.

6  Determination of total allowable effort

The total allowable effort for the Southern Squid Jig Fishery for the 2024 fishing year, commencing on 1 January 2024 and ending on 31 December 2024 (inclusive), is 550 standard squid jigging machines.