Small Pelagic Fishery Total Allowable Catch (Quota Species) Determination 2017 (Cth)

DETERMINATION OF FISHING CAPACITY

Fisheries Management Act 1991

Subsection 17(6)(aa)

Small Pelagic Fishery Management Plan 2009

Section 17

SMALL PELAGIC FISHERY TOTAL ALLOWABLE CATCH (QUOTA SPECIES) DETERMINATION 2017

The AUSTRALIAN FISHERIES MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY makes the following Determination pursuant to subsection 17(6)(aa) of the Fisheries Management Act 1991 under section 17 of the Small Pelagic Fishery Management Plan 2009.

Dated:          13 April   2017

Made in accordance with a decision made by the Commissioners under s23 of the Fisheries Administration Act 1991, this instrument is accepted on behalf of the Commission by

Brodie Macdonald

A/g Executive Secretary

Australian Fisheries Management Authority

Citation

1.   This Determination may be cited as the Small Pelagic Fishery Total Allowable Catch (Quota Species) Determination 2017.

Commencement

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

Cessation

1. This Determination is repealed on 1 May 2018 unless earlier revoked. 

Interpretation

4.  A term used in this Determination that is defined for the purposes of the Small Pelagic Fishery Management Plan 2009 has the same meaning in this Determination as it has in that Plan.

Note:               1.    Terms defined in the Fisheries Management Act 1991 have the same meanings in this Determination.

Determination of total allowable catch

5.   The total allowable catch for each quota species in the fishery for the 2017 fishing season commencing on 1 May 2017 and ending on 30 April 2018 is:

Quota Species	Sub-Area	Total Allowable Catch
Blue Mackerel	Eastern	12,090 tonnes	Whole weight
Blue Mackerel	Western	3,230 tonnes	Whole weight
Jack Mackerel	Eastern	18,880 tonnes	Whole weight
Jack Mackerel	Western	920 tonnes	Whole weight
Redbait	Eastern	3,410 tonnes	Whole weight
Redbait	Western	820 tonnes	Whole weight
Australian Sardine	Australian Sardine	9,550 tonnes	Whole weight