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This instrument may be cited as the Southern Bluefin Tuna Fishery (Fishing Season) Determination 2018.
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This determination sets the dates for commercial fishing seasons in the Southern Bluefin Tuna Fishery for 2018–2020.
What it does:
Who it affects:
Why it matters: Fishing seasons determine when fishers can legally catch southern bluefin tuna. This instrument provides certainty for the 2018–2020 period while the broader management plan continues to operate. It is made under the Fisheries Management Act 1991 and the Southern Bluefin Tuna Fishery Management Plan 1995.
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Direct links to the current provisions in Southern Bluefin Tuna Fishery (Fishing Season) Determination 2018.
This instrument may be cited as the Southern Bluefin Tuna Fishery (Fishing Season) Determination 2018.
This instrument commences on 1 December 2018.
This instrument is revoked on 1 December 2020.
This instrument is made under parargraph 17(6)(aa) of the Fisheries Management Act 1991 under subsection 3.1 of the Southern Bluefin Tuna Fishery Management Plan 1995.
A term used in this instrument that is defined for the purposes of the Southern Bluefin Tuna Fishery Management Plan 1995 (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 meaning in this instrument.
6 Determination of fishing seasons
The fishing seasons in the Southern Bluefin Tuna Fishery are determined to be the periods: (a) commencing 1 December 2018 and ending on 30 November 2019; and (b) commencing 1 December 2019 and ending on 30 November 2020.
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This instrument may be cited as the Southern Bluefin Tuna Fishery (Fishing Season) Determination 2018.
This instrument commences on 1 December 2018.
This instrument is revoked on 1 December 2020.
This instrument is made under parargraph 17(6)(aa) of the Fisheries Management Act 1991 under subsection 3.1 of the Southern Bluefin Tuna Fishery Management Plan 1995.
A term used in this instrument that is defined for the purposes of the Southern Bluefin Tuna Fishery Management Plan 1995 (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 meaning in this instrument.
6 Determination of fishing seasons
The fishing seasons in the Southern Bluefin Tuna Fishery are determined to be the periods: (a) commencing 1 December 2018 and ending on 30 November 2019; and (b) commencing 1 December 2019 and ending on 30 November 2020.