Fisheries Management (Southern Squid Jig Fishery) (Total Allowable Effort) Determination 2023

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      9 November 2023

Wez Norris

Chief Executive Officer
for and on behalf of the Commission of the Australian Fisheries Management Authority

1  Name

  This instrument is the Fisheries Management (Southern Squid Jig Fishery) (Total Allowable Effort) Determination 2023.

2  Commencement

  This instrument commences on 1 January 2024.

3  Cessation

  This instrument ceases on 31 December 2024.

4  Authority

  This instrument is made under section 11 of the Management Plan for the purpose of paragraph 17(6)(aa) of the Act.

5  Definitions

Note: A number of expressions used in this instrument are defined in the definitions section of the Management Plan, including the following:

(a)        fishing year;

(b)       standard squid jigging machine; and

(c)        total allowable effort or TAE;

  In this instrument:

Management Plan means Southern Squid Jig Fishery Management Plan 2005.

Act means the Fisheries Management Act 1991.

6  Determination of total allowable effort

  The total allowable effort for the Southern Squid Jig Fishery for the 2024 fishing year, commencing on 1 January 2024 and ending on 31 December 2024 (inclusive), is 550 standard squid jigging machines.