Eastern Tuna and Billfish Fishery Management Plan 2005

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Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry

This item is authorised by the following title:

Fisheries Management Act 1991

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F2005L03186

21 October 2005 - 10 May 2007

Table of contents

1 Name of Management Plan
2 Commencement
3 Definitions
4 Meaning of effort unit
5 Origin of geographical coordinates
6 Objectives (Act s 17 (5))
7 Measures by which the objectives are to be attained (Act s 17 (5))
8 Performance criteria against which measures taken will be assessed (Act s 17 (5))
9 Persons to whom this Management Plan does not apply
10 By-catch (Act s 17 (6D))
11 Reference points
12 Directions by AFMA (Act s 17 (5A))
13 Determination of TAE and value of effort unit (Act s 17 (6))
14 Value of SFRS
15 Notice to owners of SFRs
16 Australian commercial fishing
17 Foreign commercial fishing
18 Carrying or processing fish
19 Scientific research in the area of the fishery
20 Expenditure of effort units
21 Over-expenditure of effort units
22 Under-expenditure of effort units
23 Applicability of Division
24 Meaning of evidence of fishing
25 Registration as an eligible person — longline SFRs (Act s 26)
26 Registration as an eligible person — minor line SFRs (Act s 26)
27 Applicability of Division
28 Registration as an eligible person — boat SFRs (Act s 26)
29 Definitions
30 Activity level of old longline permit
31 Category of old longline permit
32 Availability of grants of longline SFRs (Act s 29 (3))
33 Availability of grants of minor line SFRs (Act s 29 (3))
34 Availability of grants of boat SFRs (Act s 29 (3))
35 Request for grant
36 Certificate showing grant (Act s 22 (2))
37 Boat permits (Act s 32)
38 Coral Sea zone permits
39 Permit to fish using another method
40 Nomination of boat
41 Request to cancel boat nomination
42 Removal of boat from Register
43 Meaning of transfer
44 Transfer of SFRs (Act s 49)
45 Replacement of certificates if SFRs are transferred
46 Transfer of fishing permits
47 Leases of SFRs
48 Clip monitoring method
49 Obligations of holders of SFRs
50 Obligations relating to interactions with certain species and marine communities
51 Replacement certificates and permits
52 Delegation
53 Agents
54 Notices
55 Transitional
- Schedule 1 Area of the fishery
- Schedule 2 Primary species of fish

Eastern Tuna and Billfish Fishery Management Plan 2005

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