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Determination No. HIMIF TAC D4 - Total Allowable Catch Determination - 2005/2006 Season

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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 2005/2006 season. It creates a hard cap on how much fish commercial operators can harvest from these sub-Antarctic waters between 1 December 2005 and 30 November 2006.

Target species (the main fish being sought):

Patagonian toothfish: 2,584 tonnes maximum
Mackerel icefish: 1,210 tonnes maximum

Bycatch species (fish caught incidentally while targeting other species):

Grenadiers (Macrourus spp): 360 tonnes
Unicorn icefish: 150 tonnes
Skates and Rays (Bathyraja spp): 120 tonnes
Grey rockcod: 80 tonnes
All other species: 50 tonnes maximum per species

The determination relies on the Heard Island and McDonald Islands Fishery Management Plan 2002 for definitions and legal framework, but adds these specific tonnage limits for the season.

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Citation

This Determination may be cited as the 2005/2006 HIMI TAC D4.

Commencement

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

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.

Determination of total allowable catch

The total allowable catches for the season in the Heard Island and McDonald Islands Fishery which commences on 1 December 2005 and which will end on 30 November 2006 are:

Target species:

Patagonian toothfish (Dissostichus eleginoides) 2,584 tonnes

Mackerel icefish (Champsocephalus gunnari) 1,210 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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