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Macquarie Island Toothfish Fishery Management Plan 2006 - Determination No. MITF TAC D3 - Total Allowable Catch Determination - 2008/2009 Season

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This instrument sets 2008/09 catch limits for the Macquarie Island Toothfish Fishery and applies to all fishing concession holders or their agents. It caps Patagonian toothfish at 390 t in the Aurora Trough and 150 t in the Macquarie Ridge (rising to 198 t if a 3‑day, 10 t/km² catch rate trigger is met; the area closes if 150 t is exceeded before that).

It also limits bycatch to 200 t total and no more than 50 t of any single non‑target species to protect stocks and marine wildlife.

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Citation

This Determination may be cited as the 2008/2009 MITF TAC D3.

Commencement

This Determination commences on the day after it’s registration on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments.

Application

This Direction applies to the holder of a fishing concession in the Macquarie Island Toothfish Fishery and to a person acting on behalf of the holder of that fishing concession.

Interpretation

A term used in this Determination that is defined for the purposes of the Macquarie Island Toothfish Fishery Management Plan 2006 has the same meaning in this Determination as it has in that Plan.

Determination of total allowable catch

The total allowable catches for the season in the Macquarie Island Toothfish Fishery which commences on 1 July 2008 and which will end on 30 June 2009 are:

Target species: Patagonian toothfish (Dissostichus eleginoides)

Aurora Trough 390 tonnes

Macquarie Ridge 150 tonnes (with a trigger TAC of 198 tonnes*)

* the 198 tonnes is triggered if catch rates reach a threshold of an average catch rate of 10 tonnes/km2 over 3 consecutive fishing days and revert back to 150 tonnes if catch rates were to fall below this rate, or, if more than 150 tonnes had been taken, the Macquarie Ridge would be closed.

Bycatch Species

200 tonnes for all bycatch species combined with a 50 tonnes limit on any one species.

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