Northern Prawn Fishery Management (Fishing Capacity) Determination 2021

The Australian Fisheries Management Authority makes the following determination.

Dated: 21 December 2021    

Wez Norris

Contents

1  Name

2  Commencement

3  Authority

4  Definitions

5  Determination of fishing capacity

1  Name

  This instrument is the Northern Prawn Fishery Management (Fishing Capacity) Determination 2021.

2  Commencement

 (1) Each provision of this instrument specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.

Note: This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made. It will not be amended to deal with any later amendments of this instrument.

 (2) Any information in column 3 of the table is not part of this instrument. Information may be inserted in this column, or information in it may be edited, in any published version of this instrument.

3  Authority

  This instrument is made pursuant to paragraph 17(6)(aa) of the Act and under subsection 7A(1) of the Management Plan.

4  Definitions

Note 1: A number of expressions used in this instrument are defined in interpretation section of the Act, including the following:

(a) boat; and

(b) fishing

Note 2: A number of expressions used in this instrument are defined in interpretation section of the Management Plan, including the following:

1.      gear statutory fishing right;
2.      headrope;
3.      Northern Prawn Fishery area; and
4.      operational headrope.

In this instrument:

Act means the Fisheries Management Act 1991.

Management Plan means the Northern Prawn Fishery Management Plan 1995.

Otter board means a board or plate used on a fishing net which, when the net is being towed, keeps the mouth of the net open.

Twin trawl net configuration means the use of two fishing nets designed or intended to be towed simultaneously by a boat and having the mouth or opening of each net being controlled by the use of otter boards.

Twin tongue trawl net configuration means the use of two fishing nets designed or intended to be towed simultaneously by a boat and having the mouth or opening of each net being controlled by otter boards and at least one bridle extending from each warp wire to the centre or ‘tongue’ of the headrope of each net.

Triple trawl net configuration means the use of three fishing nets designed or intended to be towed simultaneously by a boat and having the mouth or opening of each net being controlled by the use of otter boards.

Quad trawl net configuration means the use of four fishing nets designed or intended to be towed simultaneously by a boat and having the mouth or opening of each net being controlled by the use of otter boards.

5  Determination of fishing capacity

1.  The total length of operational headrope for a twin trawl net configuration that may be used under gear statutory fishing rights in the Northern Prawn Fishery area is 3193.11 metres. This equates to 9 cm per gear statutory fishing right.
2.  The total length of operational headrope for a twin tongue trawl net configuration that may be used under gear statutory fishing rights in the Northern Prawn Fishery area is 2873.41 metres. This equates to 8.1 cm per gear statutory fishing right.
3.  The total length of operational headrope for a triple trawl net configuration that may be used under gear statutory fishing rights in the Northern Prawn Fishery area is 2873.41 metres. This equates to 8.1 cm per gear statutory fishing right.
4.  The total length of operational headrope for a quad trawl net configuration that may be used under gear statutory fishing rights in the Northern Prawn Fishery area is 2873.41 metres. This equates to 8.1 cm per gear statutory fishing right.