Eastern Tuna and Billfish Fishery (Fishing Season and Total Allowable Commercial Catch) Determination (No.2) 2024

The Australian Fisheries Management Authority makes the following determination.

Dated  13 November 2024

Contents

1  Name

2  Commencement

3  Authority

4  Definitions

5  Cessation

6  Determination of Fishing Season

7  Total Allowable Commercial Catch

1  Name

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

2  Commencement

  This instrument commences on 1 January 2025.

3  Authority

  This instrument is made pursuant to paragraph 17(6)(aa) of the Fisheries Management Act 1991 and under sections 1.3 and 3.2 of the Management Plan.

4  Definitions

Note :  A number of the expressions used in this instrument are defined in section 1.3 of the Management Plan, including the following:

1.      fishing season;
2.      Eastern 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 Eastern Tuna and Billfish Fishery Management Plan 2010.

5  Cessation

  This instrument ceases on 31 December 2027 unless revoked earlier.

6  Fishing Season

  The fishing season for the purpose of section 1.3 of the Management Plan is the period commencing on 1 January in a year and ending on 31 December in the same year.

7  Total Allowable Commercial Catch

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

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

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

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