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- This Determination may be cited as the HIMIF 2008/2009 TAC D7 Determination.
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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.
Target species (the main fish being sought):
Bycatch limits (accidental catch of other species):
Who it affects: Anyone holding a fishing concession (permit) for this fishery, or anyone acting on their behalf.
Why it matters: These hard caps prevent overfishing of slow-growing deep-water species like Patagonian toothfish and protect the broader marine ecosystem by strictly limiting accidental catch.
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Direct links to the current provisions in Determination No. HIMIF 2008/2009 TAC D7 - Total Allowable Catch Determination - 2008/2009 Season.
[Note: Terms defined in the Fisheries Management Act 1991 have the same meanings in this Determination.]
Target species:
Patagonian toothfish (Dissostichus eleginoides) 2,500 tonnes
Mackerel icefish (Champsocephalus gunnari) 102 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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[Note: Terms defined in the Fisheries Management Act 1991 have the same meanings in this Determination.]
Target species:
Patagonian toothfish (Dissostichus eleginoides) 2,500 tonnes
Mackerel icefish (Champsocephalus gunnari) 102 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)