FISHERIES MANAGEMENT ACT 1991
HEARD ISLAND AND McDONALD ISLANDS FISHERY MANAGEMENT PLAN 2002
DETERMINATION No. HIMIF TAC D5
TOTAL ALLOWABLE CATCH DETERMINATION – 2006/2007 SEASON
The Australian Fisheries Management Authority makes the following Determination under section 11 of the Heard Island and McDonald Islands Fishery Management Plan 2002.
Dated 28 November 2006
Executive Secretary
Common seal of the
Australian Fisheries
Peter Witheridge Management Authority
Citation
1. This Determination may be cited as the 2006/2007 HIMIF TAC D5.
Commencement
2. This Determination commences on the day after registration on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments.
Interpretation
3. A term used in this Determination that is defined for the purposes of the Heard Island and McDonald Islands Fishery Management Plan 2002 has the same meaning in this Determination as it has in that plan.
Determination of total allowable catch
4. The total allowable catches for the season in the Heard Island and McDonald Islands Fishery which commences on 1 December 2006 and which will end on 30 November 2007 are:
Target species:
Patagonian toothfish (Dissostichus eleginoides) 2,427 tonnes
Mackerel icefish (Champsocephalus gunnari) 42 tonnes
Bycatch Species:
Macrourus spp 360 tonnes
Unicorn icefish (Channichthys rhinoceratus) 150 tonnes
Skates and Rays (Bathyraja spp.) 120 tonnes
Grey rockcod (Lepidonotothen squamifrons) 80 tonnes
All other species 50 tonnes (for each species)