Small Pelagic Fishery (Overcatch and Undercatch) Determination 2024

The Australian Fisheries Management Authority makes the following determination.

Dated       14 March 2024

Wez Norris

Chief Executive Officer

for and on behalf of the Commission of the Australian Fisheries Management Authority

Contents

1  Name

2  Commencement

3  Cessation

4  Authority

5  Definitions

6  Determination of overcatch and undercatch

1  Name

  This instrument is the Small Pelagic Fishery (Overcatch and Undercatch) Determination 2024.

2  Commencement

  This instrument commences on the day after registration on the Federal Register of Legislation.

3  Cessation

  This instrument ceases on 1 May 2025. 

4  Authority

  This instrument is made under subsections 29(5) and 30(3) of the Management Plan for the purpose of paragraph 17(6)(aa) of the Act.

5  Definitions

Note: A number of expressions used in this instrument are defined in section 3 of the Management Plan, including the following:

(a)      eastern sub-area

(b)     western sub-area

(c)      Australian sardine sub-area

  In this instrument:

Act means the Fisheries Management Act 1991.

                   Management Plan means the Small Pelagic Fishery Management Plan 2009.

6  Determination of overcatch and undercatch

(1)      This section applies to the 2024-25 fishing season commencing on 1 May 2024 and ending on 30 April 2025.

(2)      For a species of fish specified in an item in column 1 of the table within the sub-area of fishery specified in an item in column 2 of the table:

 (a) the determined percentage of overcatch for the purpose of subsection 29(5) of the Management Plan is determined in column 3 of the table; and

 (b) the determined percentage of undercatch for the purpose of subsection 30(3) of the Management Plan is determined in column 4 of the table; and

 (c) the determined weight, in kilograms, of overcatch for the purpose of subsection 29(5) of the Management Plan is determined in column 5 of the table.