4BAllocation of quota

4B Allocation of quota

4B Allocation of quota

(1) The Secretary is required to allocate each of the following fishing determinations among the relevant shareholders, subject to any direction given by the Minister under section 40Q (3) of the Act—

(a) total allowable catch of the following species in the estuary general fishery—

(i) mud crab (Scylla serrata),

(ii) blue swimmer crab (Portunus armatus),

(iii) longfin eel (Anguilla reinhardtii) and southern shortfin eel (Anguilla australis),

(iv) pipi (Donax deltoides),

(v) beachworm (Class: Polychaeta),

(vi) cockle (Family: Arcidae/Veneridae),

(vii) ghost nipper (Trypaea australiensis),

(b) total allowable fishing effort for the following classes of shares in the estuary general fishery—

(i) Estuary general—meshing shares—Regions 1–7,

(ii) Estuary general—category one hauling shares—Regions 1–7,

(iii) Estuary general—category two hauling shares—Regions 1–7,

(c) total allowable catch of the following species in the ocean hauling fishery—

(i) eastern sea garfish (Hyporhamphus australis),

(ii) yellowtail scad (Trachurus novaezelandiae),

(iii) Australian sardine (Sardinops sagax),

(iv) blue mackerel (Scomber australasicus),

(d) total allowable catch of the following species in the ocean trap and line fishery—

(i) spanner crab (Ranina ranina),

(ii) bass grouper (Polyprion americanus),

(iii) hapuku (Polyprion oxygeneios),