Macquarie Island Toothfish Fishery Determination Total Allowable Catch (2011/2012 Season) Determination No MITF TAC D6 (Cth)

DETERMINATION OF FISHING CAPACITY

Fisheries Management Act 1991

Section 17(6)(aa)

Macquarie Island Toothfish Fishery Management Plan 2006

Section 11

Macquarie Island Toothfish Fishery Total Allowable Catch (2011/2012 Season) Determination No MITF TAC D6

The AUSTRALIAN FISHERIES MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY makes the following Determination pursuant to s17(6)(aa) of the Fisheries Management Act 1991 under section 11 of the Macquarie Island Toothfish Fishery Management Plan 2006.

Dated:    12 April 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 Macquarie Island Toothfish Fishery Total Allowable Catch (2011/2012 Season) Determination No MITF TAC D6.

2.   Commencement

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

3.   Interpretation

A term used in this Determination takes the same meaning given to it in the Macquarie Island Toothfish Fishery Management Plan 2006.

4.   Determination of total allowable catch and catch limits

The total allowable catches in the Macquarie Island Toothfish Fishery for the 2011/2012 season commencing on 15 April 2011 and ending on 14 April 2012 are:

Target species: Patagonian Toothfish (Dissostichus eleginoides)

Aurora Trough               150 tonnes

Macquarie Ridge           360 tonnes

Bycatch Species

200 tonnes for all bycatch species combined with a 50 tonnes limit on any one species.