Heard Island and McDonald Islands Fishery Total Allowable Catch (2011/2012 Season) Determination No. HIMIF TAC D10 (Cth)

DETERMINATION OF FISHING CAPACITY

Fisheries Management Act 1991

Section 17(6)(aa)

Heard Island and McDonald Islands Fishery Management Plan 2002

Section 11

HEARD ISLAND AND MCDONALD ISLANDS FISHERY TOTAL ALLOWABLE CATCH (2011/2012 SEASON) DETERMINATION No. HIMIF TAC D10

The AUSTRALIAN FISHERIES MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY makes the following Determination pursuant to section 17(6)(aa) of the Fisheries Management Act 1991 under section 11 of the Heard Island and McDonald Islands Fishery Management Plan 2002.

Dated: 24 November 2011

The Common Seal of the Australian

Fisheries Management Authority

was affixed in accordance with a

resolution of the Commission

Ryan Murphy

Executive Secretary

Australian Fisheries Management Authority

1. Citation

This Determination may be cited as the Heard Island and McDonald Islands Fishery Total Allowable Catch (2011/2012 Season) Determination No. HIMIF TAC D10.

1. Commencement

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

1. Interpretation

Terms used in this Determination that are defined for the purposes of the Heard Island and McDonald Islands Fishery Management Plan 2002 have the same meaning in this Determination as they have in that Plan.

[Note: Terms defined in the Fisheries Management Act 1991 have the same meanings in this Determination.]

1. Determination of total allowable catch and catch limits

The total allowable catch for target species and catch limits for other species in the Heard Island and McDonald Islands Fishery for the 2011/2012 season commencing on 1 December 2011 and ending on 30 November 2012 are:

Target species:

Patagonian Toothfish (Dissostichus eleginoides)    2,730 tonnes

Mackerel Icefish (Champsocephalus gunnari)            30 tonnes

Other Species:

Rat Tails or Grenadiers (Macrourus spp.)                  360 tonnes

Unicorn Icefish (Channichthys rhinoceratus)             150 tonnes

Skates and Rays (Bathyraja spp.)     120 tonnes

Grey Rockcod (Lepidonotothen squamifrons)              80 tonnes

All other species       50 tonnes (for each species)