Heard Island and McDonald Islands Fishery (Total Allowable Catch) Determination 2020 (Cth)

Heard Island and McDonald Islands Fishery (Total Allowable Catch) Determination 2020

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 may be cited as the Heard Island and McDonald Islands Fishery (Total Allowable Catch) Determination 2020.

2  Commencement

This instrument commences on 1 December 2020.

3  Cessation

This instrument ceases on 1 December 2021. 

4  Authority

This instrument is made pursuant to paragraph 17(6)(aa) of the Fisheries Management Act 1991 and under section 11 of the Heard Island and McDonald Islands Fishery Management Plan 2002 (the Plan).

5  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 meanings in this instrument. 

6  Determination of total allowable catch

(1)  The total allowable catch for target species and catch limits for other species in the Heard Island and McDonald Islands Fishery for the 2020/2021 fishing year commencing on 1 December 2020 and ending on 30 November 2021 are determined in accordance with this section. 

(2)  For the purpose of subsection 11(1) of the Plan, the total allowable catch for target species is determined to be:

(a)  3,030 tonnes for Patagonian toothfish; and

(b)  406 tonnes for Mackerel icefish. 

(3)  For the purpose of subsection 11(2) of the Plan, the total allowable catch for other species is determined to be:

(a)  409 tonnes combined for Macrourus caml and Macrourus whitsoni; and

(b)  360 tonnes combined for Macrourus halotrachys and Macrourus carinatus; and

(c)  1,663 tonnes for Unicorn icefish (Channichthys rhinoceratus); and

(d)  120 tonnes combined for skates and rays (Bathyraja spp.); and

(e)  80 tonnes for Grey rockcod (Lepidonotothen squamifrons); and

(f)  for all other species caught in the fishery, 50 tonnes for each individual species.