DETERMINATION OF FISHING CAPACITY
Fisheries Management Act 1991
Section 17(6)(aa)
Macquarie Island Toothfish Fishery Management Plan 2006
Section 11
Macquarie Island Toothfish Fishery Total Allowable Catch (2011/2012 Season) Determination No MITF TAC D6
The AUSTRALIAN FISHERIES MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY makes the following Determination pursuant to s17(6)(aa) of the Fisheries Management Act 1991 under section 11 of the Macquarie Island Toothfish Fishery Management Plan 2006.
Dated: 12 April 2011
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
1. Citation
This Determination may be cited as the Macquarie Island Toothfish Fishery Total Allowable Catch (2011/2012 Season) Determination No MITF TAC D6.
2. Commencement
This Determination commences on the day after it is registered on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments.
3. Interpretation
A term used in this Determination takes the same meaning given to it in the Macquarie Island Toothfish Fishery Management Plan 2006.
4. Determination of total allowable catch and catch limits
The total allowable catches in the Macquarie Island Toothfish Fishery for the 2011/2012 season commencing on 15 April 2011 and ending on 14 April 2012 are:
Target species: Patagonian Toothfish (Dissostichus eleginoides)
Aurora Trough 150 tonnes
Macquarie Ridge 360 tonnes
Bycatch Species
200 tonnes for all bycatch species combined with a 50 tonnes limit on any one species.