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Fisheries Management (Southern and Eastern Scalefish and Shark Fishery - Variation of Total Allowable Catch) Temporary Order 2009 (No. 2)

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This temporary order increases the fishing quota (called a total allowable catch or TAC) for Deepwater flathead in the Southern and Eastern Scalefish and Shark Fishery.

What it does:

Raises the catch limit for Deepwater flathead from 1,300 tonnes to 1,400 tonnes for the 2009–2010 fishing year (which started on 1 May 2009)
Takes effect on 18 December 2009 and expires on 30 April 2010

Who it affects:

Commercial fishers holding quota in the Southern and Eastern Scalefish and Shark Fishery
The Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA), which manages these limits

Why it matters: This instrument allows fisheries managers to adjust catch limits mid-season based on stock assessments or operational needs. Increasing the TAC by 100 tonnes lets fishers harvest more of this species while the temporary nature of the order ensures the change is reviewed against the next formal management cycle.

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Fisheries Management (Southern and Eastern Scalefish and Shark Fishery - Variation of Total Allowable Catch) Temporary Order 2009 (No. 2)

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FISHERIES MANAGEMENT ACT 1991

TEMPORARY ORDER

Fisheries Management (Southern and Eastern Scalefish and Shark Fishery – Variation of Total Allowable Catch) Temporary Order 2009 (No.2)

I, GLENN HURRY, delegate of the Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA), make this order under subsection 43(2) of the Fisheries Management Act 1991, being satisfied that:

(a) it is necessary to take action under section 43 of the Fisheries Management Act 1991; and

(b) the action is consistent with AFMA’s objectives; and

Dated: 20 November 2009

GLENN HURRY

Chief Executive Officer

Australian Fisheries Management Authority

1 Name of Order

This Order is the Fisheries Management (Southern and Eastern Scalefish and Shark Fishery - Variation of Total Allowable Catch) Temporary Order 2009 (No.2).

2 Commencement and Cessation

This Order commences at the start of 18 December 2009 and ceases at the end of 30 April 2010.

3 Variation of Total Allowable Catch

(a) For the fishing year that commenced on 1 May 2009 under the Southern and Eastern Scalefish and Shark Fishery Management Plan 2003 (the Plan), the total allowable catch (TAC) determined under section 11 of the Plan for the species Deepwater flathead (Neoplatycephalus conatus), being Item 27 in Schedule 2 of the Plan, may be varied once.

(b) Pursuant to paragraph 3(a), the TAC for Deepwater Flathead (Neoplatycephalus conatus) that has been determined under section 11 of the Plan for the fishing year that commenced on 1 May 2009 is increased from 1,300 tonnes to 1,400 tonnes.

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