Small Pelagic Fishery (Total Allowable Catch) Determination 2023 (Cth)

Small Pelagic Fishery (Total Allowable Catch) Determination 2023

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       17 March 2023

Wez Norris

Chief Executive Officer

for and on behalf of the Commission of the Australian Fisheries Management Authority

Contents

1  Name........................................................................................................................................ 1

2  Commencement........................................................................................................................ 1

3  Cessation.................................................................................................................................. 1

4 Authority................................................................................................................................... 1

5  Definitions................................................................................................................................ 1

6  Determination of total allowable catch...................................................................................... 1

1  Name

This instrument is the Small Pelagic Fishery (Total Allowable Catch) Determination 2023.

2  Commencement

This instrument commences on the day after registration on the Federal Register of Legislation.   

3  Cessation

This instrument ceases on 1 May 2024.

4 Authority

This instrument is made pursuant to subsection 17(6)(aa) of the Act for the purpose of subsections 10(1) and 17(1) of the Management Plan.

5  Definitions

(1)  In this instrument:

Act means the Fisheries Management Act 1991.

Management Plan means the Small Pelagic Fishery Management Plan 2009. 

(2)  A term used in this instrument that is defined for the purposes of the Management Plan has the same meaning in this instrument as it has in that Management Plan.

Note:          Terms defined in the Fisheries Management Act 1991 have the same meaning in this instrument (see paragraph 13(1)(b) of the Legislation Act 2003). 

6  Determination of total allowable catch

1. This section applies to the 2023-24 fishing season commencing on 1 May 2023 and ending on 30 April 2024. 

1. The total allowable catch determined in column 3 of the table is the total allowable catch of whole weight of fish listed in column 1. 

Item	Column 1 Species of fish	Column 2 Sub-area of the fishery	Column 3 Total allowable catch
1	Australian sardine	Australian sardine	8 060 tonnes
2	Blue mackerel	Eastern	11 610 tonnes
3	Blue mackerel	Western	3 240 tonnes
4	Jack mackerel	Eastern	18 720 tonnes
5	Jack mackerel	Western	2 100 tonnes
6	Redbait	Eastern	5 380 tonnes
7	Redbait	Western	6 680 tonnes