Eastern Tuna and Billfish Fishery (Total Allowable Commercial Catch) (Undercatch and Overcatch) Determination 2018

Dated   7 November 2018

Andrew Pearson

1  Name

                   This instrument is the Eastern Tuna and Billfish Fishery (Total Allowable Commercial Catch) (Undercatch and Overcatch) Determination 2018.

2  Commencement

                   This instrument commences on the day after it is registered on the Federal Register of Legislation.

3  Revocation

                   This instrument is repealed on 1 January 2021. 

4  Authority

                   This instrument is made pursuant to paragraph 17(6)(aa) of the Fisheries Management Act 1991 under the Eastern Tuna and Billfish Fishery Management Plan 2010.

5  Definitions

A term used in this instrument that is defined for the purposes of the Plan has the same meaning in this instrument as it has in the Plan.

Note:          Terms defined in the Fisheries Management Act 1991 have the same meaning in this instrument. 

6  Total Allowable Commercial Catch

             (1)  This section applies to the fishing seasons:

                     (a)  commencing on 1 January 2019 and ending on 31 December 2019; and

                     (b)  commencing on 1 January 2020 and ending on 31 December 2020. 

             (2)  For the purpose of subsection 3.2(1) of the Plan, total allowable commercial catch (the TACC) for each quota species is:

                     (a)  2,500 tonnes whole weight for Albacore tuna; and

                     (b)  1,056 tonnes whole weight for Bigeye tuna; and

                     (c)  1,250 tonnes whole weight for Broadbill swordfish; and

                     (d)  351 tonnes whole weight for Striped marlin; and

                     (e)  2,400 tonnes whole weight for Yellowfin tuna. 

7  Overcatch and undercatch

             (1)  This section applies to the fishing seasons:

                     (a)  commencing on 1 January 2019 and ending on 31 December 2019; and

                     (b)  commencing on 1 January 2020 and ending on 31 December 2020. 

             (2)  For a species of fish specified in an item in column 1 of the table, then:

                     (a)  for the purpose of section 4.5 of the Plan, the determined percentage of overcatch is determined by column 2 of the table; and

                     (b)  for the purpose of section 4.5 of the Plan, the determined weight of overcatch is determined by column 3 of the table; and

                     (c)  for the purpose of subsection 4.6(3) of the Plan, the determined percentage of undercatch is determined by column 4 of the table.