6Determination of total allowable catch

1 Name

This instrument is the Macquarie Island Toothfish Fishery (Total Allowable Catch) Determination 2023.

2 Commencement

This instrument commences on 15 April 2024.

3 Authority

This instrument is made pursuant to paragraph 17(6)(aa) of the Fisheries Management Act 1991 under section 11 of the Macquarie Island Toothfish Fishery Management Plan 2006 (the Plan).

4 Cessation

This instrument ceases on 14 April 2026.

5 Definitions

A term used in this instrument that is defined for the purposes of the Plan has the same meaning in this instrument as it has in the Plan.

Note: Terms defined in the Fisheries Management Act 1991 have the same meanings in this instrument.

6 Determination of total allowable catch

(1) The total allowable catch for Patagonian toothfish and catch limits for other species in the Macquarie Island Toothfish Fishery for the 2024/2025 fishing year, commencing on 15 April 2024 and ending on 14 April 2025, and for the 2025/26 fishing year, commencing on 15 April 2025 and ending on 14 April 2026 are:

(a) 468 tonnes for each fishing year for Patagonian toothfish (Dissostichus eleginoides); and
(b) 50 tonnes for each fishing year for each of the other species in the Macquarie Island Toothfish Fishery.