1 Name
This instrument is the Macquarie Island Toothfish Fishery (Total Allowable Catch) Determination 2021.
2 Commencement
This instrument commences on 15 April 2022.
3 Authority
This instrument is made pursuant to paragraph 17(6)(aa) of the Fisheries Management Act 1991 under section 11 of the Macquarie Island Toothfish Fishery Management Plan 2006 (the Plan).
4 Cessation
This instrument ceases on 15 April 2024.
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 meanings in this instrument.
6 Determination of total allowable catch
(1) The total allowable catch for Patagonian toothfish and catch limits for other species in the Macquarie Island Toothfish Fishery for the 2022/2023 fishing year, commencing on 15 April 2022 and ending on 14 April 2023, and for the 2023/24 fishing year, commencing on 15 April 2023 and ending on 14 April 2024 are:
(a) 635 tonnes for each fishing year for Patagonian toothfish (Dissostichus eleginoides); and
(b) 50 tonnes for each fishing year for each of the other species in the Macquarie Island Toothfish Fishery.