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Southern Bluefin Tuna Fishery Fishing Season and Australia's National Catch Allocation Determination 2016

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This determination sets the Southern Bluefin Tuna fishing season from 1 December to 30 November and caps Australia’s national catch at 5,665 tonnes for the 2015–16 season. It binds commercial quota holders and AFMA, legally limiting collective catches so Australia meets its international conservation and allocation obligations.

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DETERMINATION OF FISHING CAPACITY

Fisheries Management Act 1991

Section 17(6)(aa)

Southern Bluefin Tuna Fishery Management Plan 1995

Subclause 3.1 and Subclause 17.2

SOUTHERN BLUEFIN TUNA FISHERY FISHING SEASON AND AUSTRALIA’S NATIONAL CATCH ALLOCATION DETERMINATION 2016

The AUSTRALIAN FISHERIES MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY makes the following Determination pursuant to section 17(6)(aa) of the Fisheries Management Act 1991 under subclauses 3.1 and 17.2 of the Southern Bluefin Tuna Fishery Management Plan 1995.

Dated: 2 September 2015

Signed in accordance with a

resolution of the Commission

Andrew Pearson

Executive Secretary

Australian Fisheries Management Authority

Citation

This Determination may be cited as the Southern Bluefin Tuna Fishery Fishing Season and Australia’s National Catch Allocation Determination 2016.

Commencement

This Determination commences on 30 November 2015.

Cessation

This Determination is repealed on 1 December 2016 unless earlier revoked.

Interpretation

A term used in this Determination that is defined for the purposes of the Southern Bluefin Tuna Fishery Management Plan 1995 has the same meaning in this Determination as it has in that Plan.

Notes: 1. Terms defined in the Fisheries Management Act 1991 have the same meanings in this determination.

Determination of the fishing season

The fishing season in the Southern Bluefin Tuna Fishery is the period starting on 1 December in a year and ending on 30 November in the following year.

Determination of Australia’s national catch allocation

Australia’s national catch allocation for the season in the Southern Bluefin Tuna Fishery which will commence on:

1 December 2015 and which will end on 30 November 2016 is 5,665,000 kilograms.

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