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This instrument may be cited as the Southern Bluefin Tuna Fishery (Australia’s National Catch Allocation) Determination 2021.
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What this does: This instrument sets the total amount of Southern Bluefin Tuna that Australian commercial fishers can catch during the 2020–2021 fishing season.
The catch limit: Australia's "national catch allocation" is fixed at 5,926,500 kilograms (approximately 5,927 tonnes) for the season running from 1 December 2020 to 30 November 2021.
Who it affects: Commercial fishers licensed to operate in the Southern Bluefin Tuna Fishery under Commonwealth law.
Why it matters: This cap ensures Australia complies with international conservation agreements for this threatened species. Once the total allocation is caught across all Australian fishers, fishing for Southern Bluefin Tuna must cease for that season.
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Direct links to the current provisions in Southern Bluefin Tuna Fishery (Australia’s National Catch Allocation) Determination 2021.
This instrument may be cited as the Southern Bluefin Tuna Fishery (Australia’s National Catch Allocation) Determination 2021.
This instrument commences on 1 December 2020.
This instrument ceases on 1 December 2021.
This instrument is made pursuant to paragraph 17(6)(aa) of the Fisheries Management Act 1991 under subsection 17.2 of the Southern Bluefin Tuna Fishery Management Plan 1995 (the Plan).
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 that Plan.
Note: Terms defined in the Fisheries Management Act 1991 have the same meanings in this instrument.
6 Determination of Australia’s national catch allocation
(1) Australia’s national catch allocation for the fishing season in the SBT Fishery that commences on 1 December 2020 and ends on 30 November 2021 is 5,926,500 kilograms.
Sourced from the Federal Register of Legislation (legislation.gov.au), CC BY 4.0.
This instrument may be cited as the Southern Bluefin Tuna Fishery (Australia’s National Catch Allocation) Determination 2021.
This instrument commences on 1 December 2020.
This instrument ceases on 1 December 2021.
This instrument is made pursuant to paragraph 17(6)(aa) of the Fisheries Management Act 1991 under subsection 17.2 of the Southern Bluefin Tuna Fishery Management Plan 1995 (the Plan).
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 that Plan.
Note: Terms defined in the Fisheries Management Act 1991 have the same meanings in this instrument.
6 Determination of Australia’s national catch allocation
(1) Australia’s national catch allocation for the fishing season in the SBT Fishery that commences on 1 December 2020 and ends on 30 November 2021 is 5,926,500 kilograms.