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Western Tuna and Billfish Fishery (Total Allowable Commercial Catch) Determination (No.2) 2024

 

The Australian Fisheries Management Authority makes the following determination.

 

Dated  13 November 2024

Helen Kroger

Ian Dutton

Brett McCallum

Chair

Commissioner

Commissioner

Wez Norris

Sally Troy

Scott Spencer

Commissioner

Commissioner

Commissioner

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Contents

1  Name

2  Commencement

3  Authority

4  Definitions

5  Cessation

6  Total Allowable Commercial Catch

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1  Name

  This instrument is the Western Tuna and Billfish Fishery (Total Allowable Commercial Catch) Determination (No.2) 2024.

2  Commencement

  This instrument commences on 1 February 2025.

3  Authority

  This instrument is made pursuant to paragraph 17(6)(aa) of the Act and under sections 3 and 11 of the Management Plan.

4  Definitions

Note:  A number of the expressions used in this instrument are defined in the section 3 of the Management Plan, including the following:

  1.      fishing season;
  2.      Western Tuna and Billfish Fishery;
  3.      total allowable commercial catch; and
  4.      quota species.

  In this instrument:

Act means the Fisheries Management Act 1991.

Management Plan means the Western Tuna and Billfish Fishery Management Plan 2005.

5  Cessation

  This instrument ceases on 31 January 2028 unless revoked earlier.

6  Total Allowable Commercial Catch

  The total allowable commercial catch for the following quota species in the Western Tuna and Billfish Fishery:

  1.     for the fishing season, commencing on 1 February 2025 and ending on 31 January 2026 is:

 

Quota species

Total Allowable Commercial Catch (tonnes)

Bigeye Tuna

2,000

Whole weight

Yellowfin Tuna

2,000

Whole weight

Broadbill Swordfish

3,000

Whole weight

Striped Marlin

125

Whole weight

 

 

  1.     for the fishing season, commencing on 1 February 2026 and ending on 31 January 2027 is:

 

Quota species

Total Allowable Commercial Catch (tonnes)

Bigeye Tuna

2,000

Whole weight

Yellowfin Tuna

2,000

Whole weight

Broadbill Swordfish

3,000

Whole weight

Striped Marlin

125

Whole weight

 

  1.     for the fishing season, commencing on 1 February 2027 and ending on 31 January 2028 is:

 

Quota species

Total Allowable Commercial Catch (tonnes)

Bigeye Tuna

2,000

Whole weight

Yellowfin Tuna

2,000

Whole weight

Broadbill Swordfish

3,000

Whole weight

Striped Marlin

125

Whole weight