Small Pelagic Fishery (Overcatch and Undercatch) Determination 2025

The Australian Fisheries Management Authority makes the following determination.

Dated   12th March 2025

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 2025.

2  Commencement

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

3  Cessation

  This instrument ceases on 1 May 2026. 

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:

1.       eastern sub-area
2.      western sub-area
3.       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 2025-26 fishing season commencing on 1 May 2025 and ending on 30 April 2026.
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.