Macquarie Island Toothfish Fishery (Total Allowable Catch) Determination 2021 (Cth)

Macquarie Island Toothfish Fishery (Total Allowable Catch) Determination 2021

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              18 August 2021

Wez Norris

Chief Executive Officer

1  Name

This instrument is the Macquarie Island Toothfish Fishery (Total Allowable Catch) Determination 2021.

2  Commencement

This instrument commences on 15 April 2022.

3  Authority

This instrument is made pursuant to paragraph 17(6)(aa) of the Fisheries Management Act 1991 under section 11 of the Macquarie Island Toothfish Fishery Management Plan 2006 (the Plan).

4  Cessation

This instrument ceases on 15 April 2024.

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 Patagonian toothfish and catch limits for other species in the Macquarie Island Toothfish Fishery for the 2022/2023 fishing year, commencing on 15 April 2022 and ending on 14 April 2023, and for the 2023/24 fishing year, commencing on 15 April 2023 and ending on 14 April 2024 are:

(a)635 tonnes for each fishing year for Patagonian toothfish (Dissostichus eleginoides); and

(b)50 tonnes for each fishing year for each of the other species in the Macquarie Island Toothfish Fishery.