Small Pelagic Fishery (Total Allowable Catch) Determination 2025
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Small Pelagic Fishery (Total Allowable Catch) Determination 2025
The Australian Fisheries Management Authority makes the following determination.
Dated 12th March 2025
| Helen Kroger | Ian Dutton | Brett McCallum |
|---|---|---|
| Chair | Commissioner | Commissioner |
| Wez Norris | Sevaly Sen | Scott Spencer |
| Commissioner | Commissioner | Commissioner<br> <br> <br> <br> |
| Sally Troy | ||
| Commissioner |
Contents
1 Name
2 Commencement
3 Cessation
4 Authority
5 Definitions
6 Determination of total allowable catch
1 Name
This instrument is the Small Pelagic Fishery (Total Allowable Catch) Determination 2025.
2 Commencement
This instrument commences on the day after registration on the Federal Register of Legislation.
3 Cessation
This instrument ceases on 1 May 2026.
4 Authority
This instrument is made pursuant to subsection 17(1) of the Management Plan for the purpose of paragraph 17(6)(aa) of the Act.
5 Definitions
Note: A number of expressions used in this instrument are defined in section 3 of the Management Plan, including the following:
- total allowable catch or TAC
- sub-area
- western sub-area
- eastern sub-area
- Australian sardine sub-area
In this instrument:
Act means the Fisheries Management Act 1991.
Management Plan means the Small Pelagic Fishery Management Plan 2009.
6 Determination of total allowable catch
- This section applies to the 2025-26 fishing season commencing on 1 May 2025 and ending on 30 April 2026.
- The total allowable catch determined in column 3 of the table is the total allowable catch of whole weight of fish listed in column 1.
| Item | Column 1<br>Species of fish | Column 2<br>Sub-area of the fishery | Column 3<br>Total allowable catch |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australian sardine | Australian sardine | 8 100 tonnes |
| 2 | Blue mackerel | Eastern | 15 510 tonnes |
| 3 | Blue mackerel | Western | 4 320 tonnes |
| 4 | Jack mackerel | Eastern | 13 000 tonnes |
| 5 | Jack mackerel | Western | 8 490 tonnes |
| 6 | Redbait | Eastern | 6 470 tonnes |
| 7 | Redbait | Western | 4 010 tonnes |