{"id":"F2010L00081","name":"Small Pelagic Fishery Management Plan 2009","slug":"small-pelagic-fishery-management-plan-2009","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":122766,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2010L00081-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-03","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"schedule","heading":"Eastern sub-area","content":"## 1 Eastern sub-area\n\n    The area of the eastern sub-area is the part of the AFZ bounded by a notional line beginning at the point of intersection of the parallel of latitude 24° 29 54 S and the meridian of longitude 154° 40 04E, and running progressively as described in the following table.\n\n| Item | Description                                                                                                                                                   |\n| ---- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |\n| 1    | East along that parallel to its intersection with the outer limit of the AFZ                                                                                  |\n| 2    | Generally southerly and westerly along the outer limit of the AFZ to the intersection with the longitude 146° 30 E                                           |\n| 3    | North along that meridian to the point of intersection with the coastline of Tasmania                                                                         |\n| 4    | Generally easterly, northerly and westerly along that coastline to the intersection of the meridian of longitude 146° 30 E                                   |\n| 5    | North along that meridian to the intersection with the coastline of Victoria                                                                                  |\n| 6    | Generally northerly and easterly along the Australian coastline to the intersection of the eastern shore of Australia with the parallel of latitude 28° 10 S |\n| 7    | East along that parallel to its intersection with the meridian of longitude 154 404 E                                                                   |\n| 8    | North along that meridian to the point where the line began                                                                                                   |","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"2","sectionType":"schedule","heading":"Western sub-area","content":"## 2 Western sub-area\n\n    The area of the western sub-area is the part of the AFZ bounded by a notional line beginning at the intersection of the parallel of latitude 31° 00 S and the coastline of Western Australia, and running progressively as described in the following table.\n\n| Item | Description                                                                                                                    |\n| ---- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |\n| 1    | West along that parallel to the intersection with the outer limit of the AFZ                                                   |\n| 2    | Generally southerly and easterly along that outer limit to the point of intersection with the meridian of longitude 146 30 E |\n| 3    | North along that meridian to the intersection with the coastline of Tasmania                                                   |\n| 4    | Generally westerly, northerly and easterly along the coastline to the intersection with the meridian of longitude 146 30 E   |\n| 5    | North along the meridian to the intersection with the coastline of Victoria                                                    |\n| 6    | Generally northerly and westerly along the Australian coastline to the point where the line began                              |","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"3","sectionType":"schedule","heading":"Australian sardine sub-area","content":"## 3 Australian sardine sub-area\n\n    The area of the Australian sardine sub-area is the part of the AFZ bounded by a notional line beginning at the point of intersection of the parallel of latitude 24° 294S and the meridian of longitude 154° 404E and running progressively as described in the following table.\n\n| Item | Description                                                                                                                                                   |\n| ---- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |\n| 1    | East along that parallel to its intersection with the outer limit of the AFZ                                                                                  |\n| 2    | Generally southerly to the intersection of the geodesic which is a continuation of the landward boundary between New South Wales and Victoria                 |\n| 3    | West along the geodesic to the intersection with the eastern shore of Australia                                                                               |\n| 4    | Generally northerly and easterly along the Australian coastline to the intersection of the eastern shore of Australia with the parallel of latitude 28 10 S |\n| 5    | East along that parallel to its intersection with the meridian of longitude 154 404 E                                                                   |\n| 6    | North along the meridian to the point where the line began                                                                                                    |\n\nSchedule 2 Zones A, B, C and D\n\n(section 3)\n\n1 Zone A\n\n    The area of Zone A is the part of the AFZ bounded by a notional line beginning at the intersection of the parallel of latitude 42 12 S with the western coastline of Tasmania, and running progressively as described in the following table.\n\n| Item | Description                                                                                                                                         |\n| ---- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |\n| 1    | West along that parallel to the intersection with the outer limit of the AFZ                                                                        |\n| 2    | Generally south-easterly, easterly, north-easterly and northerly along that outer limit to the intersection with the parallel of latitude 3930 S |\n| 3    | West along that parallel to the intersection with the meridian of longitude 146 30E                                                              |\n| 4    | South along that meridian to its point of intersection with the northern coastline of Tasmania                                                      |\n| 5    | Generally westerly, southerly and south-easterly along the coastline to the point where the line began.                                             |","sortOrder":2},{"sectionNumber":"4","sectionType":"schedule","heading":"Zone D","content":"## 4 Zone D\n\n    The area of Zone D is the part of the AFZ bounded by a notional line beginning at the intersection of the parallel of latitude 28 10 S with the coastline of New South Wales then running progressively as described in the following table.\n\n| Item | Description                                                                                                                             |\n| ---- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |\n| 1    | East along that parallel of latitude to the intersection with the outer limit of the AFZ                                                |\n| 2    | Generally southerly, westerly and easterly along the outer limit of the AFZ to the intersection with the parallel of latitude 39 30 S |\n| 3    | East along that parallel to the intersection with the meridian of longitude 146 30 E                                                  |\n| 4    | North along that meridian to the point of intersection with the coastline of Victoria                                                   |\n| 5    | Generally northerly, easterly and westerly along the coastline to the point where the line began.                                       |\n\nSchedule 3 IMF 1 and IMF 2 sub-areas\n\n(section 3)","sortOrder":5}],"analysis":{"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":4,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This appears to be a technical schedule defining spatial boundaries and species lists for a fisheries management plan. The content is consistent with the original purpose of the Small Pelagic Fishery Management Plan 2009—establishing where fishing can occur and what can be caught. There is no evidence of scope creep; the provisions are strictly geographic and taxonomic definitions necessary for the operation of the fishery."},"complexity_factors":["Extensive use of precise geographic coordinates (degrees, minutes, seconds) requiring specialist navigation knowledge to interpret","Multiple overlapping boundary definitions (sub-areas vs zones vs IMF areas) that interact but are defined separately","Reliance on external geographic concepts not defined in the text: 'AFZ' (Australian Fishing Zone), 'geodesic', 'outer limit of the AFZ', state coastlines","Complex directional navigation language ('generally southerly and westerly', 'generally northerly and easterly') that requires chart plotting to verify","Cross-references to state boundaries (NSW/Victoria border) and coastlines that change over time due to erosion or surveying","Duplicate section numbering (two '1 Eastern sub-area' headers, two '2 Zone B' headers) suggesting formatting or compilation errors","Inconsistent formatting of coordinate symbols (mix of ¢, ', \", , , ) indicating potential transcription issues"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument maps the Australian Small Pelagic Fishery by setting offshore geographic boundaries and subdividing the zone into management and research areas. It identifies the fishery’s target quota species (blue mackerel, jack mackerel, Australian sardine, redbait) and creates smaller management units to control where and how much can be taken.\n\nIt affects commercial fishers, processors, and fisheries managers/scientists, and aims to prevent local depletion and protect ecosystem health."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":5,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The supplied text contains only the management plan's spatial boundaries and quota species list; it does not indicate any change from a prior instrument or original intent, so no change can be identified from this document alone."},"complexity_factors":["Detailed geographic definitions using specific coordinates, parallels and meridians require precise mapping (see Eastern/Western sub‑areas; Schedule 1).","Use of geodesics and references to the coastline and outer AFZ limit introduces technical surveying interpretation (see IMF 1, IMF 2 descriptions).","Multiple, partly overlapping area types (sub‑areas, Zones A–D, IMF sub‑areas) increase administrative delineation and compliance checks (Schedules 1–3).","Enforcement and compliance will require GIS/cartographic work and likely vessel monitoring to determine whether activity falls inside a named area (throughout Schedules 1–3).","Quota species are narrowly enumerated (four species in Schedule 4), concentrating regulatory attention but simplifying species scope (Schedule 4)."],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument divides the Australian Fishing Zone (AFZ) into named management sub‑areas, zones (A–D) and IMF sub‑areas by precise latitude/longitude, meridian, geodesic and coastline descriptions. It also lists four quota species (blue mackerel, jack mackerel, Australian sardine and redbait). \n\nIt affects commercial fishers, quota holders and fisheries regulators by defining exactly where management measures and quota rules apply, so it determines where fishing rights, monitoring and enforcement must be exercised."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/small-pelagic-fishery-management-plan-2009","history":"/api/acts/small-pelagic-fishery-management-plan-2009/history","analysis":"/api/acts/small-pelagic-fishery-management-plan-2009/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/small-pelagic-fishery-management-plan-2009/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/small-pelagic-fishery-management-plan-2009/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/small-pelagic-fishery-management-plan-2009/documents"}}