Bass Strait Central Zone Scallop Fishery (Total Allowable Catch) Determination 2024

Dated 20 June 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 total allowable catch

1  Name

  This instrument is the Bass Strait Central Zone Scallop Fishery (Total Allowable Catch) Determination 2024.

2  Commencement

  This instrument commences on 6 July 2024.

3  Cessation

  This instrument ceases on 1 January 2025.

4  Authority

  This instrument is made under paragraph 17(6)(aa) of the Act for the purpose of section 27 of the Management Plan.

5  Definitions

  (1) In this instrument:

Act means the Fisheries Management Act 1991.

Management Plan means Bass Strait Central Zone Scallop Fishery Management Plan 2002.

  (2) Any term used in this instrument that is defined for the purpose of the Management Plan has the same meaning in this instrument as it has in the Management Plan.

Note: Terms defined in the Fisheries Management Act 1991 have the same meaning in this instrument (see paragraph 13(1)(b) of the Legislation Act 2003).

6  Determination of total allowable catch

  (1) This section applies for the fishing season commencing on 6 July 2024.

  (2) For each species of fish specified in an item in column 1 of the table, the total allowable catch, in tonnes, in whole weight including shells for that species is determined in column 2.