{"id":"F2008L04441","name":"Determination No. HIMIF 2008/2009 TAC D7 - Total Allowable Catch Determination - 2008/2009 Season","slug":"determination-no-himif-2008-2009-tac-d7-total-allowable-catch-determination-2008-2009-season","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":76432,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2008L04441-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"Citation","sectionType":"part","heading":"Citation","content":"# Citation\n\n1. This Determination may be cited as the HIMIF 2008/2009 TAC D7 Determination.","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"Commencement","sectionType":"part","heading":"Commencement","content":"# Commencement\n\n2. This Determination commences on the day after registration on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments.","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"Application","sectionType":"part","heading":"Application","content":"# Application\n\n3. This Determination applies to a holder of a fishing concession in the Heard Island and McDonald Islands Fishery and to a person acting on behalf of the holder of that fishing concession.","sortOrder":2},{"sectionNumber":"Interpretation","sectionType":"part","heading":"Interpretation","content":"# Interpretation\n\n4. A term used in this Determination that is defined for the purposes of the Heard Island and McDonald Islands Fishery Management Plan 2002 has the same meaning in this Determination as it has in that Plan.\n\n\\[Note: Terms defined in the Fisheries Management Act 1991 have the same meanings in this Determination.\\]","sortOrder":3},{"sectionNumber":"Determination of total allowable catch","sectionType":"part","heading":"Determination of total allowable catch","content":"# Determination of total allowable catch\n\n5. The total allowable catches for target species and catch limits for bycatch species for the season in the Heard Island and McDonald Islands Fishery which commences on 1 December 2008 and which will end on 30 November 2009 are:\n\nTarget species:\n\nPatagonian toothfish (Dissostichus eleginoides) 2,500 tonnes\n\nMackerel icefish (Champsocephalus gunnari) 102 tonnes\n\nBycatch Species:\n\nMacrourus spp 360 tonnes\n\nUnicorn icefish (Channichthys rhinoceratus) 150 tonnes\n\nSkates and Rays (Bathyraja spp.) 120 tonnes\n\nGrey rockcod (Lepidonotothen squamifrons) 80 tonnes\n\nAll other species 50 tonnes (for each species)","sortOrder":4}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1447},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This determination performs its standard annual function of setting species-specific catch limits for the fishing season, remaining entirely within the established scope of the Heard Island and McDonald Islands Fishery management framework."},"complexity_factors":["Only 5 short operative sections with no subsections","Minimal cross-referencing (merely adopts definitions from parent Management Plan and Fisheries Management Act)","No conditional logic, exceptions, or procedural requirements","Straightforward numerical limits presented in simple list format"],"plain_english_summary":"This legal instrument sets the **fishing quotas** (called Total Allowable Catches) for the Heard Island and McDonald Islands Fishery for the 2008/2009 season. It caps how much of each species commercial fishers can legally harvest in these sub-Antarctic Australian waters.\n\n**Target species** (the main fish being sought):\n- **Patagonian toothfish**: 2,500 tonnes\n- **Mackerel icefish**: 102 tonnes\n\n**Bycatch limits** (accidental catch of other species):\n- Macrourus species: 360 tonnes\n- Unicorn icefish: 150 tonnes  \n- Skates and Rays: 120 tonnes\n- Grey rockcod: 80 tonnes\n- Any other species: 50 tonnes maximum per species\n\n**Who it affects:**\nAnyone holding a fishing concession (permit) for this fishery, or anyone acting on their behalf.\n\n**Why it matters:**\nThese hard caps prevent overfishing of slow-growing deep-water species like Patagonian toothfish and protect the broader marine ecosystem by strictly limiting accidental catch."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/determination-no-himif-2008-2009-tac-d7-total-allowable-catch-determination-2008-2009-season","history":"/api/acts/determination-no-himif-2008-2009-tac-d7-total-allowable-catch-determination-2008-2009-season/history","analysis":"/api/acts/determination-no-himif-2008-2009-tac-d7-total-allowable-catch-determination-2008-2009-season/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/determination-no-himif-2008-2009-tac-d7-total-allowable-catch-determination-2008-2009-season/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/determination-no-himif-2008-2009-tac-d7-total-allowable-catch-determination-2008-2009-season/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/determination-no-himif-2008-2009-tac-d7-total-allowable-catch-determination-2008-2009-season/documents"}}