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Southern Bluefin Tuna Fishery (Fishing Season) Determination 2021

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This determination sets the dates for the Southern Bluefin Tuna fishing season in Australian Commonwealth waters.

What it does:

Specifies that the fishing season runs from 1 December 2020 to 30 November 2021
Gives legal effect to the fishing period under the Southern Bluefin Tuna Fishery Management Plan 1995

Who it affects:

Commercial fishers who hold quotas (statutory fishing rights) for Southern Bluefin Tuna
The Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA), which manages the fishery

Why it matters: Southern Bluefin Tuna is a highly regulated species due to conservation concerns. This instrument controls when boats can catch these fish, ensuring fishing only occurs during the designated season and helping Australia meet its international conservation obligations. The determination is made annually and automatically expires after 12 months.

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Southern Bluefin Tuna Fishery (Fishing Season) Determination 2021

The Australian Fisheries Management Authority makes the following determination in accordance with a decision made by the Commissioners under section 23 of the Fisheries Administration Act 1991.

Dated 19 November 2020

Wez Norris

Chief Executive Officer

for and on behalf of the Commission of the Australian Fisheries Management Authority

1 Name

This instrument may be cited as the Southern Bluefin Tuna Fishery (Fishing Season) Determination 2021.

2 Commencement

This instrument commences on 1 December 2020.

3 Cessation

This instrument ceases on 1 December 2021.

4 Authority

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 (the Plan).

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 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 season in the Southern Bluefin Tuna Fishery is determined to be the period:

(a) commencing 1 December 2020 and ending on 30 November 2021.

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Southern Bluefin Tuna Fishery (Fishing Season) Determination 2021

The Australian Fisheries Management Authority makes the following determination in accordance with a decision made by the Commissioners under section 23 of the Fisheries Administration Act 1991.

Dated 19 November 2020

Wez Norris

Chief Executive Officer

for and on behalf of the Commission of the Australian Fisheries Management Authority

1 Name

This instrument may be cited as the Southern Bluefin Tuna Fishery (Fishing Season) Determination 2021.

2 Commencement

This instrument commences on 1 December 2020.

3 Cessation

This instrument ceases on 1 December 2021.

4 Authority

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 (the Plan).

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 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 season in the Southern Bluefin Tuna Fishery is determined to be the period:

(a) commencing 1 December 2020 and ending on 30 November 2021.