Small Pelagic Fishery (Total Allowable Catch) Determination 2025

The Australian Fisheries Management Authority makes the following determination.  

Dated     12th March 2025

Contents

1  Name

2  Commencement

3  Cessation

4 Authority

5  Definitions

6  Determination of total allowable catch

1  Name

  This instrument is the Small Pelagic Fishery (Total Allowable Catch) Determination 2025.

2  Commencement

  This instrument commences on the day after registration on the Federal Register of Legislation.   

3  Cessation

  This instrument ceases on 1 May 2026.

4 Authority

  This instrument is made pursuant to subsection 17(1) 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 section 3 of the Management Plan, including the following:

1.       total allowable catch or TAC
2.      sub-area
3.       western sub-area
4.      eastern sub-area
5.       Australian sardine sub-area

  In this instrument:

Act means the Fisheries Management Act 1991.

Management Plan means the Small Pelagic Fishery Management Plan 2009.                 

6  Determination of total allowable catch

1.         This section applies to the 2025-26 fishing season commencing on 1 May 2025 and ending on 30 April 2026. 
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.