DETERMINATION OF FISHING CAPACITY
Fisheries Management Act 1991
Subsection 17(6)(aa)
Small Pelagic Fishery Management Plan 2009
Section 17
SMALL PELAGIC FISHERY TOTAL ALLOWABLE CATCH (QUOTA SPECIES) DETERMINATION 2014
The AUSTRALIAN FISHERIES MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY makes the following Determination pursuant to subsection 17(6)(aa) of the Fisheries Management Act 1991 under section 17 of the Small Pelagic Fishery Management Plan 2009.
Dated: 29 April 2014
The Common Seal of the Australian
Fisheries Management Authority
was affixed in accordance with a
resolution of the Commission
Ryan Murphy
Executive Secretary
Australian Fisheries Management Authority
Citation
1. This Determination may be cited as the Small Pelagic Fishery Total Allowable Catch (Quota Species) Determination 2014.
Commencement
2. This Determination commences on the day after it is registered on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments.
Cessation
3. This Determination ceases as if it was revoked on 1 May 2015 unless earlier revoked.
Interpretation
4. A term used in this Determination that is defined for the purposes of the Small Pelagic Fishery Management Plan 2009 has the same meaning in this Determination as it has in that Plan.
Note: 1. Terms defined in the Fisheries Management Act 1991 have the same meanings in this Determination.
Determination of total allowable catch
5. The total allowable catch for each quota species in the fishery for the 2014 fishing season commencing on 1 May 2014 and ending on 30 April 2015 is:
Quota Species
Sub-Area
Total Allowable Catch
Blue Mackerel
Eastern
2,660 tonnes
Whole weight
Blue Mackerel
Western
6,500 tonnes
Whole weight
Jack Mackerel
Eastern
10,230 tonnes
Whole weight
Jack Mackerel
Western
5,000 tonnes
Whole weight
Redbait
Eastern
5,000 tonnes
Whole weight
Redbait
Western
5,000 tonnes
Whole weight
Australian Sardine
Australian Sardine
560 tonnes
Whole weight
