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This instrument may be cited as the Fisheries Management (Southern Bluefin Tuna Fishery Australia’s National Catch Allocation) Determination 2023.
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This instrument sets Australia's total catch limit (quota) for Southern Bluefin Tuna for the 2023–24 fishing season.
What it does:
Why it matters: Southern Bluefin Tuna is a highly valuable but vulnerable species managed under international conservation agreements. Australia negotiates a national allocation each year to ensure the fishery remains sustainable. This legal instrument formally declares that allocation for the season, giving fishers certainty about how much they can legally catch and helping prevent overfishing of the stock.
Legal context: This determination is made under the Fisheries Management Act 1991 and the Southern Bluefin Tuna Fishery Management Plan 1995, which establish the framework for managing this fishery.
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Direct links to the current provisions in Fisheries Management (Southern Bluefin Tuna Fishery Australia’s National Catch Allocation) Determination 2023.
This instrument may be cited as the Fisheries Management (Southern Bluefin Tuna Fishery Australia’s National Catch Allocation) Determination 2023.
This instrument commences on 1 December 2023.
This instrument ceases on 30 November 2024.
This instrument is made pursuant to paragraph 17(6)(aa) of the Fisheries Management Act 1991 under subclause 17.2 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 Australia’s national catch allocation
Australia’s national catch allocation for the fishing season in the Southern Bluefin Tuna Fishery that commences on 1 December 2023 and ends on 30 November 2024 is 6,930,000 kilograms.
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This instrument may be cited as the Fisheries Management (Southern Bluefin Tuna Fishery Australia’s National Catch Allocation) Determination 2023.
This instrument commences on 1 December 2023.
This instrument ceases on 30 November 2024.
This instrument is made pursuant to paragraph 17(6)(aa) of the Fisheries Management Act 1991 under subclause 17.2 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 Australia’s national catch allocation
Australia’s national catch allocation for the fishing season in the Southern Bluefin Tuna Fishery that commences on 1 December 2023 and ends on 30 November 2024 is 6,930,000 kilograms.