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