5E

5E TAC determinations required to be made

5E TAC determinations required to be made

(1) A determination of the total allowable catch (a TAC determination) of each of the following species is required to be made—

(a) spanner crab (Ranina ranina),

(b) bass grouper (Polyprion americanus),

(c) blue-eye trevalla (Hyperoglyphe antarctica),

(d) gemfish (Rexea solandri),

(e) hapuku (Polyprion oxygeneios),

(f) pink ling (Genypterus blacodes),

(g) bigeye ocean perch (Helicolenus barathri).

Note—

Under section 40C (3) of the Act, the Minister may direct either the TAF Committee or the Secretary to make the fishing determinations (subject to some limitations).

(2) A TAC determination is to be made in respect of each of the following periods or such other period as the Minister may determine after consultation with any relevant advisory council or advisory group—

(a) in the case of spanner crab—12 months commencing on 1 July and ending on 30 June in the following year,

(b) in any other case—12 months commencing on 1 May and ending on 30 April in the following year.

(3) A TAC determination for gemfish is not required to be made under this clause in respect of the fishing period commencing on 1 May 2019 and ending on 30 April 2020.

Note—

For the period commencing on 1 May 2019 and ending on 30 April 2020, a TAC determination for gemfish in the ocean trap and line and ocean trawl fisheries jointly is required to be made. See clause 27 of the Supporting Plan.