65Carry-over of undercatch in commercial rock lobster fishery

65 Carry-over of undercatch in commercial rock lobster fishery

(1)  If the Minister is satisfied that, due to exceptional circumstances, the total allowable catch for the commercial rock lobster fishery has not been taken in respect of a quota year, the Minister may allow each holder of a fishing licence (rock lobster) to carry an amount of rock lobster quota from the total allowable catch from that quota year to the next quota year.

(2)  The Minister may only allow a holder of a fishing licence (rock lobster) to carry an amount of rock lobster quota from the total allowable catch from a quota year under subrule (1) if –

(a) the licence holder did not catch the licence holder’s quota unit balance of rock lobster for that quota year; and

(b) the amount of rock lobster quota to be so carried over, by a licence holder for a quota year, does not exceed the licence holder’s uncaught fishing quota unit balance of rock lobster for that quota year.

(3)  The quantity of rock lobster carried over in accordance with subrule (1) may be transferred to another holder of a fishing licence (rock lobster).