Southern and Eastern Scalefish and Shark Fishery (Total Allowable Catch for Non-Quota Species) Determination 2023 (Cth)

Southern and Eastern Scalefish and Shark Fishery (Total Allowable Catch for Non-Quota Species) 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. 

Date                 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 Southern and Eastern Scalefish and Shark Fishery (Total Allowable Catch for Non-Quota Species) 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 under paragraph 17(6)(aa) of the Act for the purpose of subsections 15(1), 15(3) of the Management Plan.

5  Definitions

(1) In this instrument:

Act means the Fisheries Management Act 1991.

Management Plan means the Southern and Eastern Scalefish and Shark Fishery Management Plan 2003.

(2)  Any 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 the Management Plan. 

Note: Terms defined in the Act have the same meanings in this Instrument.

6  Determination of total allowable catch

(1) This section applies to the total allowable catch for non-quota species in the East Coast Deepwater Trawl Sector of the fishery for the 2023 fishing year commencing on 1 May 2023 and ending on 30 April 2024.

(2)  For a species of fish specified in an item in column 1 of the table, the total allowable catch, in tonnes, for that species is determined in column 2 on the basis of the preparation of the fish in accordance with column 3.

Item	Column 1 Species of fish	Column 2 Total allowance catch	Column 3 Preparation
1	Boarfish	200 tonnes	Whole weight
2	Orange roughy	50 tonnes	Whole weight