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Torres Strait Finfish Fishery Management Plan 2013

In force

Administered by

Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry

This item is authorised by the following title:

Torres Strait Fisheries Act 1984

Latest version

F2013L01394

16 July 2013

Table of contents

1.1 Name of Management Plan
1.2 Commencement
1.3 Interpretation
1.4 Fisheries offence
1.5 Area of the fishery
1.7 Measures and performance criteria for the objectives
1.8 Reference points
1.9 Persons to whom this Plan applies
1.10 Persons to whom this Plan does not apply
2.1 Who may fish in the fishery
2.2 What fish can be taken
2.3 Prohibited fish species
2.4 Fish restricted by size
2.5 Fishing methods
2.6 Fishing season
2.7 Prohibiting fishing
Part 3 Units of Fishing Capacity
- 3.1 Determination of total allowable catch (TAC)
- 3.2 Competitive TAC
- 3.3 Determination of total allowable effort (TAE)
- 3.4 Competitive TAE
- 3.5 Change of TAC and TAE
- 3.6 Publication of TAC and TAE
- 3.8 Certificate of allocation of Units of Fishing Capacity
- 3.9 Value of Units of Fishing Capacity
- 3.10 Transfer of Units of Fishing Capacity
Part 4 Licences
4.1 Grant of licences and endorsements
- 4.2 TSFF licences
- 4.3 Sunset licences
- 4.4 Treaty endorsements
- 4.5 Nomination of a boat
- 4.6 Entries for the finfish fishery (reef line and mackerel)
- 4.7 Transfer of licences
- 4.8 Primary and tender boats
- 4.9 Scientific or developmental Permits
- 4.10 Other PZJA powers under the Act
Part 5 Licence and endorsement conditions
- 5.1 Licence and endorsement conditions - general
- 5.2 Licence and endorsement conditions – Logbooks
- 5.3 Licence and endorsement conditions - quota monitoring system
- 5.4 Licence conditions – other obligations of licence and endorsement holders
- 5.5 Licence and endorsement conditions – observers
- 5.6 Licence and endorsement conditions - vessel monitoring system (VMS)
- 5.7 Licence and endorsement conditions - obligations relating to interactions with certain species and communities
Part 6 Miscellaneous
- 6.1 Boat lengths
- 6.2 Register
- 6.3 Reconsideration of decisions
- 6.4 Shark finning
- 6.5 Transitional