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- This Determination may be cited as the 2009/2010 MITF TAC D4 Determination.
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This determination sets annual catch limits for Patagonian toothfish around Macquarie Island, allocating tonnage caps by fishing zone (notably Aurora Trough and Macquarie Ridge) and imposing a trawl-specific trigger that can raise or reinstate a lower trawl limit based on short-term catch rates. It also caps total bycatch at 200 tonnes with a 50‑tonne per‑species ceiling. It affects licensed commercial fishers and fisheries managers responsible for sustainable compliance.
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Direct links to the current provisions in Macquarie Island Toothfish Fishery Management Plan 2006 - Determination No. MITF TAC D4 - Total Allowable Catch Determination - 2009/2010 Season.
Target species: Patagonian toothfish (Dissostichus eleginoides)
Aurora Trough 60 tonnes
Macquarie Ridge 150 tonnes (of which 66 tonnes may be taken using the trawl fishing method with a trigger TAC of 175 tonnes*)
* the 175 tonnes is triggered if trawl catch rates reach a threshold of an average catch rate of 10 tonnes/km2 over 3 consecutive fishing days and revert back to 66 tonnes if catch rates were to fall below this rate, or, if more than 66 tonnes had been taken, the Macquarie Ridge would be closed to trawl fishing.
Bycatch Species
200 tonnes for all bycatch species combined with a 50 tonnes limit on any one species.
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Target species: Patagonian toothfish (Dissostichus eleginoides)
Aurora Trough 60 tonnes
Macquarie Ridge 150 tonnes (of which 66 tonnes may be taken using the trawl fishing method with a trigger TAC of 175 tonnes*)
* the 175 tonnes is triggered if trawl catch rates reach a threshold of an average catch rate of 10 tonnes/km2 over 3 consecutive fishing days and revert back to 66 tonnes if catch rates were to fall below this rate, or, if more than 66 tonnes had been taken, the Macquarie Ridge would be closed to trawl fishing.
Bycatch Species
200 tonnes for all bycatch species combined with a 50 tonnes limit on any one species.