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This instrument may be cited as the Southern Bluefin Tuna Fishery (Actual Live Weight Value of a Statutory Fishing Right) Determination 2021.
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What this does
This determination sets the exact weight of Southern Bluefin Tuna that commercial fishers can catch per quota unit for the 2020–2021 fishing season.
Key details
Who it affects
Commercial fishers holding quota units in the Southern Bluefin Tuna Fishery. They multiply their number of rights by 1.11307856 to calculate their exact legal catch limit in kilograms.
Why it matters
Fisheries are managed using abstract quota units rather than direct weight limits. This instrument provides the conversion rate, ensuring consistent measurement across the industry and keeping the total catch within sustainable levels set by the management plan.
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Direct links to the current provisions in Southern Bluefin Tuna Fishery (Actual Live Weight Value of a Statutory Fishing Right) Determination 2021.
This instrument may be cited as the Southern Bluefin Tuna Fishery (Actual Live Weight Value of a Statutory Fishing Right) Determination 2021.
This instrument commences on 1 December 2020.
This instrument ceases on 1 December 2021.
This instrument is made pursuant to paragraph 17(6)(aa) of the Fisheries Management Act 1991 under subsection 18.3 of the Southern Bluefin Tuna Fishery Management Plan 1995 (the Plan).
A term used in this instrument that is defined for the purposes of the Plan has the same meaning in this instrument as it has in that Plan.
Note: Terms defined in the Fisheries Management Act 1991 have the same meanings in this instrument.
6 Determination of the actual live weight value of a statutory fishing right
(1) The actual live weight value of a statutory fishing right for the fishing season in the SBT Fishery that commences on 1 December 2020 and ends on 30 November 2021 is 1.11307856 kilograms.
Sourced from the Federal Register of Legislation (legislation.gov.au), CC BY 4.0.
This instrument may be cited as the Southern Bluefin Tuna Fishery (Actual Live Weight Value of a Statutory Fishing Right) Determination 2021.
This instrument commences on 1 December 2020.
This instrument ceases on 1 December 2021.
This instrument is made pursuant to paragraph 17(6)(aa) of the Fisheries Management Act 1991 under subsection 18.3 of the Southern Bluefin Tuna Fishery Management Plan 1995 (the Plan).
A term used in this instrument that is defined for the purposes of the Plan has the same meaning in this instrument as it has in that Plan.
Note: Terms defined in the Fisheries Management Act 1991 have the same meanings in this instrument.
6 Determination of the actual live weight value of a statutory fishing right
(1) The actual live weight value of a statutory fishing right for the fishing season in the SBT Fishery that commences on 1 December 2020 and ends on 30 November 2021 is 1.11307856 kilograms.