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- This Determination may be cited as the MITF 2007/2008 TAC D2 Determination.
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This determination sets the 2007–08 total allowable catch for the Macquarie Island Toothfish Fishery, affecting fishing concession holders and their agents. It fixes Patagonian toothfish limits by area with conditional lifting of the Macquarie Ridge cap tied to sustained high catch rates, and creates a combined bycatch ceiling with per‑species caps.
It implements rules from the Macquarie Island Toothfish Fishery Management Plan 2006 and the Fisheries Management Act 1991.
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Direct links to the current provisions in Macquarie Island Toothfish Fishery Management Plan 2006 - MITF 2007/2008 TAC D2 Determination Total Allowable Catch Determination - 2007/2008 Season.
Application
[Note: Terms defined in the Fisheries Management Act 1991 have the same meanings in this Direction.]
Target species: Patagonian toothfish (Dissostichus eleginoides)
Aurora Trough 390 tonnes
Macquarie Ridge 86 tonnes (with a trigger TAC of 228 tonnes*)
* the 228 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 86 tonnes if catch rates were to fall below this rate, or, if more than 86 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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Application
[Note: Terms defined in the Fisheries Management Act 1991 have the same meanings in this Direction.]
Target species: Patagonian toothfish (Dissostichus eleginoides)
Aurora Trough 390 tonnes
Macquarie Ridge 86 tonnes (with a trigger TAC of 228 tonnes*)
* the 228 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 86 tonnes if catch rates were to fall below this rate, or, if more than 86 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.