DETERMINATION OF FISHING CAPACITY
Fisheries Management Act 1991
Subsection 17(6)(aa)
Eastern Tuna and Billfish Fishery Management Plan 2010
Subsections 3.2(1) and 3.2(2)
EASTERN TUNA AND BILLFISH FISHERY TOTAL ALLOWABLE COMMERCIAL CATCH AND UNDERCATCH/OVERCATCH DETERMINATION 2014
The AUSTRALIAN FISHERIES MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY makes the following Determination pursuant to subsection 17(6)(aa) of the Fisheries Management Act 1991 under subsections 3.2(1) and 3.2(2) of the Eastern Tuna and Billfish Fishery Management Plan 2010.
Dated: 28 January 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 Eastern Tuna and Billfish Fishery Total Allowable Commercial Catch and Undercatch/Overcatch 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 revoked on 1 March 2015 unless earlier revoked.
Interpretation
4. Terms used in this Determination that are defined for the purposes of the Eastern Tuna and Billfish Fishery Management Plan 2010 have the same meanings in this Determination as they have in that Plan.
Notes: 1. Terms defined in the Fisheries Management Act 1991 have the same meanings in this Determination.
Determination of total allowable commercial catch
5. The total allowable commercial catch for quota species for the Eastern Tuna and Billfish Fishery fishing season commencing on 1 March 2014 and ending on 28 February 2015 is:
Quota species | Total Allowable Commercial Catch |
| Albacore Tuna | 2500 tonnes | Whole weight |
| Bigeye Tuna | 1056 tonnes | Whole weight |
| Broadbill Swordfish | 1378 tonnes | Whole weight |
| Striped Marlin | 351 tonnes | Whole weight |
| Yellowfin Tuna | 2200 tonnes | Whole weight |
Determination of overcatch and undercatch
6. The determined percentage and determined weight, for section 4.5 of the Plan (Obligations relating to overcatch), and the determined percentage for section 4.6 of the Plan (Obligations relating to undercatch) for each quota species for the Eastern Tuna and Billfish Fishery fishing season commencing on 1 March 2014 and ending on 28 February 2015 are:
| Quota Species | Determined Percentage (Overcatch – s4.5) | Determined Percentage (Undercatch – s4.6) | Determined weight (s4.5) |
| Albacore Tuna | 10% | 10% | 2,000 Kg |
| Bigeye Tuna | 10% | 10% | 2,000 Kg |
| Broadbill Swordfish | 10% | 10% | 2,000 Kg |
| Striped Marlin | 10% | 10% | 2,000 Kg |
| Yellowfin Tuna | 10% | 10% | 2,000 Kg |
Revocation of previous Determinations
7. This Determination revokes the following Determinations with effect from the commencement of this Determination:
· Eastern Tuna and Billfish Fishery Total Allowable Commercial Catch (2011 Fishing Season) Determination; and
· Eastern Tuna and Billfish Fishery Overcatch and Undercatch (2011 Fishing Season) Determination.