Eastern Tuna and Billfish Fishery (Total Allowable Commercial Catch) (Undercatch/Overcatch) Determination 2021
The Australian Fisheries Management Authority makes the following determination in accordance with a decision made by the Commissioners under section 23 of the Fisheries Administration Act 1991.
Dated 19 November 2020
Wez Norris
Chief Executive Officer
for and on behalf of the Australian Fisheries Management Authority
1 Name
This instrument is the Eastern Tuna and Billfish Fishery (Total Allowable Commercial Catch) (Undercatch/Overcatch) Determination 2021.
2 Commencement
This instrument commences on 1 January 2021.
3 Authority
This instrument is made pursuant to paragraph 17(6)(aa) of the Fisheries Management Act 1991 and sections 3.2, 4.5 and 4.6 of the Eastern Tuna and Billfish Fishery Management Plan 2010.
4 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.
5 Cessation
This instrument ceases on 1 January 2022.
6 Total Allowable Commercial Catch
The total allowable commercial catch for quota species for the Eastern Tuna and Billfish Fishery is, for the fishing season commencing on 1 January 2021 and ending on 31 December 2021:
Quota species | Total Allowable Commercial Catch (tonnes) |
| Albacore Tuna | 2,500 | Whole weight |
| Bigeye Tuna | 1,056 | Whole weight |
| Broadbill Swordfish | 1,163 | Whole weight |
| Striped Marlin | 351 | Whole weight |
| Yellowfin Tuna | 2,400 | Whole weight |
7 Determination of overcatch and undercatch
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 2021 Eastern Tuna and Billfish Fishery fishing season is:
| 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 |