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
1 Name
2 Commencement
3 Cessation
4 Authority
5 Definitions
6 Determination of total allowable catch
This instrument is the Small Pelagic Fishery (Total Allowable Catch) Determination 2023.
This instrument commences on the day after registration on the Federal Register of Legislation.
This instrument ceases on 1 May 2024.
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.
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.
(2) 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 |