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Determination No. HIMIF 2007/2008 TAC D6 - Total Allowable Catch Determination - 2007/2008 Season

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This Determination sets the Total Allowable Catch for the Heard Island and McDonald Islands Fishery for 1 Dec 2007–30 Nov 2008, affecting holders of fishing concessions and their agents. It caps main catches (Patagonian toothfish 2,500 t; mackerel icefish 220 t) and specifies bycatch limits for several species. The limits aim to sustain commercial stocks and protect vulnerable bycatch, relying on definitions in the Fishery Management Plan 2002 and the Fisheries Management Act 1991.

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Citation

This Determination may be cited as the HIMIF 2007/2008 TAC D6 Determination.

Commencement

This Determination commences on the day after registration on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments.

Application

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.

Interpretation

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.

[Note: Terms defined in the Fisheries Management Act 1991 have the same meanings in this Determination.]

Determination of total allowable catch

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 2007 and which will end on 30 November 2008 are:

Target species:

Patagonian toothfish (Dissostichus eleginoides) 2,500 tonnes

Mackerel icefish (Champsocephalus gunnari) 220 tonnes

Bycatch Species:

Macrourus spp 360 tonnes

Unicorn icefish (Channichthys rhinoceratus) 150 tonnes

Skates and Rays (Bathyraja spp.) 120 tonnes

Grey rockcod (Lepidonotothen squamifrons) 80 tonnes

All other species 50 tonnes (for each species)

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