Macquarie Island Toothfish Fishery Management Plan 2006 - MITF 2007/2008 TAC D2 Determination Total Allowable Catch Determination - 2007/2008 Season
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Determination of total allowable catch
- The TACs for the season in the Macquarie Island Toothfish Fishery which commences on 1 July 2007 and which will end on 30 June 2008 are:
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.