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This instrument is the Torres Strait Fisheries (Quotas for Tropical Rock Lobster (Kaiar)) (Total Allowable Catch) Determination 2024.
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What this does: This determination sets the catch limit (called the "total allowable catch") for tropical rock lobsters (known as "Kaiar" in the Torres Strait) for the 2024–2025 fishing season.
The catch limit: The determination sets the limit at 464,400 kilograms (unprocessed weight) for the season running from 1 December 2024 to 30 September 2025.
How it works: The instrument technically performs this in two steps: first setting the base limit at 200,000 kg, then immediately increasing it to 464,400 kg under a provision of the Management Plan that allows for such adjustments (likely to account for quota transfers or unused catch from previous seasons).
Who it affects: Commercial fishers operating in the Torres Strait Tropical Rock Lobster fishery.
When it expires: The determination automatically expires the day after the fishing season ends (30 September 2025).
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Direct links to the current provisions in Torres Strait Fisheries (Quotas for Tropical Rock Lobster (Kaiar)) (Total Allowable Catch) Determination 2024.
This instrument is the Torres Strait Fisheries (Quotas for Tropical Rock Lobster (Kaiar)) (Total Allowable Catch) Determination 2024.
This instrument commences on the day after it is registered on the Federal Register of Legislation.
This instrument ceases on the day after 30 September 2025 unless revoked earlier.
This instrument is made under section 13 of the Torres Strait Fisheries (Quotas for Tropical Rock Lobster (Kaiar)) Management Plan 2018.
Note: A number of expressions used in this instrument are defined in section 4 of the Management Plan, including the following:
(a) fishing season;
(b) total allowable catch;
(c) TRL fishery; and
(d) tropical rock lobster.
In this instrument:
Management Plan means the Torres Strait Fisheries (Quotas for Tropical Rock Lobster (Kaiar) Management Plan 2018.
(1) For the purposes of subsection 13(1) of the Management Plan, the total allowable catch of tropical rock lobster in the TRL fishery for the fishing season commencing 1 December 2024 and ending 30 September 2025, is 200,000 kilograms (unprocessed weight). (2) For the purposes of subsection 14(1) of the Management Plan, the total allowable catch as determined in subsection (1) is increased from 200,000 kilograms (unprocessed weight) to 464,400 kilograms (unprocessed weight).
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This instrument is the Torres Strait Fisheries (Quotas for Tropical Rock Lobster (Kaiar)) (Total Allowable Catch) Determination 2024.
This instrument commences on the day after it is registered on the Federal Register of Legislation.
This instrument ceases on the day after 30 September 2025 unless revoked earlier.
This instrument is made under section 13 of the Torres Strait Fisheries (Quotas for Tropical Rock Lobster (Kaiar)) Management Plan 2018.
Note: A number of expressions used in this instrument are defined in section 4 of the Management Plan, including the following:
(a) fishing season;
(b) total allowable catch;
(c) TRL fishery; and
(d) tropical rock lobster.
In this instrument:
Management Plan means the Torres Strait Fisheries (Quotas for Tropical Rock Lobster (Kaiar) Management Plan 2018.
(1) For the purposes of subsection 13(1) of the Management Plan, the total allowable catch of tropical rock lobster in the TRL fishery for the fishing season commencing 1 December 2024 and ending 30 September 2025, is 200,000 kilograms (unprocessed weight). (2) For the purposes of subsection 14(1) of the Management Plan, the total allowable catch as determined in subsection (1) is increased from 200,000 kilograms (unprocessed weight) to 464,400 kilograms (unprocessed weight).