{"id":"F2025L00433","name":"Southern and Eastern Scalefish and Shark Fishery (Total Allowable Catch for Quota Species) Determination 2025","slug":"f2025l00433","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":442797,"registerId":"F2025L00433-fast-fetch-1775957733802","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-12","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Southern and Eastern Scalefish and Shark Fishery (Total Allowable Catch for Quota Species) Determination 2025","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\n---\n\n?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\" standalone=\"no\"?>\n\n\n\n \n\nSouthern and Eastern Scalefish and Shark Fishery (Total Allowable Catch for Quota Species) Determination 2025\n\nThe Australian Fisheries Management Authority makes the following determination.\n\nDated 12th March 2025 \n\n| Helen Kroger | Ian Dutton | Brett McCallum |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Chair | Commissioner | Commissioner |\n| Wez Norris | Sevaly Sen | Scott Spencer |\n| Commissioner | Commissioner | Commissioner
|\n| Sally Troy | | |\n| Commissioner | | |\n\n\n \n\n \n\nContents\n\n1 Name\n\n2 Commencement\n\n3 Cessation\n\n4 Authority\n\n5 Definitions\n\n6 Determination of total allowable catch – whole fishery\n\n7 Determination of total allowable catch – parts of the area of the fishery\n\n \n\n \n\n1 Name\n\n This instrument is the Southern and Eastern Scalefish and Shark Fishery (Total Allowable Catch for Quota Species) Determination 2025.\n\n2 Commencement\n\n This instrument commences on the day after registration on the Federal Register of Legislation.\n\n3 Cessation\n\n This instrument ceases on 1 May 2026.\n\n4 Authority\n\n This instrument is made under subsection 11(1) of the Management Plan for the purpose of paragraph 17(6)(aa) of the Act.\n\n5 Definitions\n\n (1) In this instrument:\n\nAct means the Fisheries Management Act 1991.\n\nManagement Plan means the Southern and Eastern Scalefish and Shark Fishery Management Plan 2003.\n\n (2) Any term used in this instrument that is defined for the purposes of the Management Plan has the same meaning in this instrument as it has in the Management Plan. \n\nNote: Terms defined in the Act have the same meanings in this Instrument.\n\n6 Determination of total allowable catch – whole fishery\n\n1. This section applies to the 2025-26 fishing year commencing on 1 May 2025 and ending on 30 April 2026.\n2. For a species of fish specified in an item in column 1 of the table, the total allowable catch, in tonnes, for that species is determined in column 2 on the basis of the preparation of the fish in accordance with column 3.\n\n\n \n\n| Item | Column 1
Species of fish | Column 2
Total allowable catch | Column 3
Preparation |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| 1 | Alfonsino | 1 017 tonnes | Whole weight |\n| 2 | Bight redfish | 935 tonnes | Whole weight |\n| 3 | Blue eye trevalla | 282 tonnes | Whole weight |\n| 4 | Blue grenadier | 17 084 tonnes | Whole weight |\n| 5 | Blue warehou | 30 tonnes | Whole weight |\n| 6 | Deepwater flathead | 940 tonnes | Whole weight |\n| 7 | Elephant fish | 114 tonnes | Trunked, belly flaps removed |\n| 8 | Flathead | 2 333 tonnes | Whole weight |\n| 9 | Gummy shark | 1 564 tonnes | Trunked weight |\n| 10 | Jackass morwong | 50 tonnes | Whole weight |\n| 11 | John dory | 60 tonnes | Whole weight |\n| 12 | Mirror dory | 334 tonnes | Whole weight |\n| 13 | Ocean perch | 318 tonnes | Whole weight |\n| 14 | Oreo, basket | 137 tonnes | Whole weight |\n| 15 | Pink ling | 1 541 tonnes | Whole weight |\n| 16 | Redfish | 30 tonnes | Whole weight |\n| 17 | Ribaldo | 393 tonnes | Whole weight |\n| 18 | Royal red prawn | 628 tonnes | Whole weight |\n| 19 | Saw shark | 525 tonnes | Trunked weight |\n| 20 | School shark | 207 tonnes | Trunked weight |\n| 21 | School whiting | 1 202 tonnes | Whole weight |\n| 22 | Silver trevally | 25 tonnes | Whole weight |\n| 23 | Silver warehou | 350 tonnes | Whole weight |\n\n\n \n\n7 Determination of total allowable catch – parts of the area of the fishery\n\n1. This section applies to the 2025-26 fishing year commencing on 1 May 2025 and ending on 30 April 2026.\n2. For a species of fish specified in an item in column 1 of the table in the zone, or zones, of the fishery in column 2, the total allowable catch, in tonnes, for that species in that part, or parts, of the area of the fishery is determined in column 3 on the basis of the preparation of the fish in accordance with column 4.\n\n\n \n\n| Item | Column 1
Species of fish | Column 2
Part of the area of the fishery | Column 3
Total allowable catch | Column 4
Preparation |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| 1 | Deepwater shark, basket | Gemfish and deepwater shark eastern zone | 24 tonnes | Trunked weight |\n| 2 | Deepwater shark, basket | Gemfish and deepwater shark western zone | 327 tonnes | Trunked weight |\n| 3 | Gemfish | Gemfish and deepwater shark eastern zone | 100 tonnes | Whole weight |\n| 4 | Gemfish | Gemfish and deepwater shark western zone | 180 tonnes | Whole weight |\n| 5 | Orange roughy | Both the GAB Albany zone and GAB Esperance zone | 50 tonnes | Whole weight |\n| 6 | Orange roughy | Cascade Plateau zone | 397 tonnes | Whole weight |\n| 7 | Orange roughy | Orange roughy eastern zone | 880 tonnes | Whole weight |\n| 8 | Orange roughy | Orange roughy southern zone | 98 tonnes | Whole weight |\n| 9 | Orange roughy | Orange roughy western zone | 60 tonnes | Whole weight |\n| 10 | Smooth oreo dory | Cascade Plateau zone | 150 tonnes | Whole weight |\n| 11 | Smooth oreo dory | Other than Cascade Plateau zone | 90 tonnes | Whole weight |\n\n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":5,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"No. The instrument exercises existing authority under the Management Plan and the Fisheries Management Act (s4) to set annual TACs; it does not amend the Management Plan, redefine species or alter fishery area boundaries (s5). It is an administrative, time-limited determination that fixes numeric and zonal catch limits and preparation specifications for 2025–26 (ss2–3, s6, s7)."},"complexity_factors":["Large list of species with precise numeric TACs (23 species in whole-fishery table plus zonal species) (s6, s7).","Zonal splits for some species require separate accounting and monitoring (s7, columns 2–3).","Multiple measurement/preparation bases (whole weight, trunked weight, trunked with belly flaps removed) create recordkeeping and conversion needs for compliance (s6, s7, column 3/4).","Time-limited instrument (commences after registration, ceases 1 May 2026) requires annual renewal and administrative updates (ss2–3).","Made under specific statutory authority and cross‑references Management Plan and Act definitions, requiring interpretive alignment with those instruments (s4, s5).","Precision of numeric limits increases monitoring burden on regulators and commercial fishers to track catches to tonne-level accuracy (tables in s6, s7).","Overlap of species, zones and different preparation rules increases operational complexity for quota allocation, on-board handling and reporting systems (s6, s7).","Absence of allocation methodology in the instrument means implementation relies on separate quota management arrangements under the Management Plan (s4, s5)."],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument sets the total allowable catch (TAC) in tonnes for specified quota species in the Southern and Eastern Scalefish and Shark Fishery for the 2025–26 fishing year, and states how each species must be weighed or prepared. It affects commercial fishers who hold quota and AFMA’s managers and inspectors, because it limits how much of each listed species may be landed overall and in particular zones, creating compliance, reporting and allocation consequences for quota holders."},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"A positive credit balance is required for all requests, including BYOK, so fallback providers remain available. Add credits at https://vercel.com/d?to=%2F%5Bteam%5D%2F%7E%2Fai%3Fmodal%3Dtop-up to continue.","source":"analysis-cron"},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument performs exactly the function its title suggests — setting annual catch limits for quota species. It is a routine annual determination made under the 2003 Management Plan, with no expansion into new regulatory areas or species beyond the fishery's established scope."},"complexity_factors":["Only 7 operative sections, with Sections 6 and 7 being simple tabular data","Minimal defined terms — only 2 explicit definitions in section 5, plus incorporated definitions from parent legislation","No nested conditional logic or cross-references beyond standard 'terms have same meaning' provisions","Straightforward temporal application (single fishing year)","Structure is essentially: name, dates, authority, definitions, then two tables of quota numbers"],"plain_english_summary":"This rule sets the Total Allowable Catch for 34 scalefish and shark species in the Southern and Eastern Scalefish and Shark Fishery for the 2025–26 fishing year, specifying limits by whole or trunked weight. It binds commercial quota holders across southern Queensland to South Australia (including Tasmania), and is enforced by AFMA and affects processors and wholesalers. The limits aim to prevent overfishing and sustain stocks, with zone-based caps where populations differ."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/f2025l00433","history":"/api/acts/f2025l00433/history","analysis":"/api/acts/f2025l00433/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/f2025l00433/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/f2025l00433/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/f2025l00433/documents"}}