Heard Island and McDonald Islands Fishery (Trawl Fishing Capacity) Determination 2025

The Australian Fisheries Management Authority makes the following determination.

Dated 12 November 2025

Contents

1  Name

2  Commencement

3  Authority

4  Definitions

5  Cessation

6  Determination of fishing capacity

1  Name

  This instrument is the Heard Island and McDonald Islands Fishery (Trawl Fishing Capacity) Determination 2025.

2  Commencement

  This instrument commences on 1 December 2025.

3  Authority

  This instrument is made pursuant to paragraph 17(6)(aa) of the Fisheries Management Act 1991 and under section 11A of the Heard Island and McDonald Islands Fishery Management Plan 2002 (the Plan).

4  Definitions

A term used in this instrument that is defined for the purposes of the Plan has the same meaning in this instrument as it has in the Plan.

Note: Terms defined in the Fisheries Management Act 1991 have the same meanings in this instrument

5  Cessation

  This instrument ceases on 30 November 2030.

6  Determination of fishing capacity

For the purposes of Section 11A of the Plan, AFMA determines the minimum quota for trawl methods expressed as a percentage of Statutory Fishing Rights for the fishing years which commence on 1 December 2025 and ends on 30 November of the following year until 2030 to be 25.5% of the Statutory Fishing Rights held in the fishery for each trawler.