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Southern Bluefin Tuna Fishery Management Plan 1995 - 2004/05 SBT Final TAC Determination

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This determination sets the total amount of Southern Bluefin Tuna that Australian fishers are allowed to catch during the 2004–05 fishing season.

Key points:

The catch limit (quota): Australian fishers can catch up to 5,265,000 kilograms (about 5,265 tonnes) of Southern Bluefin Tuna.
When it applies: The season runs from 1 December 2004 to 30 November 2005.
Who made it: The Managing Director of the Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA), acting under powers granted by the Southern Bluefin Tuna Fishery Management Plan 1995.
Why it matters: This is an annual management tool to prevent overfishing. By setting a 'Total Allowable Catch' (TAC), the government ensures Australia's fishing industry stays within sustainable limits and meets international conservation obligations for this species.

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Fisheries Management Act 1991

SOUTHERN BLUEFIN TUNA FISHERY

MANAGEMENT PLAN 1995

2004/05 SBT FINAL TAC

DETERMINATION

I, Richard McLoughlin, Managing Director of the Australian Fisheries Management Authority, as delegate make the following determination under subclause 17.2 of the Southern Bluefin Tuna Fishery Management Plan 1995.

Dated 29 October 2004

(signed)

Richard McLoughlin

Managing Director

Australian Fisheries Management Authority

_______________________

Citation

This determination may be cited as the 2004-05 SBT Final TAC Determination.

Commencement

This determination commences on gazettal.

Interpretation

A term used in this determination that is defined for the purposes of the Southern Bluefin Tuna Fishery Management Plan 1995 has the same meaning in this determination as it has in that Plan.

[Notes: 1. Terms defined in the Fisheries Management Act 1991 have the same meanings in this determination.

Terms defined in the Southern Bluefin Tuna Fishery Management Plan include "Southern Bluefin Tuna Fishery".]

Determination of Australia’s national catch allocation

Australia’s national catch allocation for the season in the Southern Bluefin Tuna Fishery which will commence on 1 December 2004 and which will end on 30 November 2005 is 5,265,000 kilograms.

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