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Southern Bluefin Tuna Fishery Management Plan 1995 - 2012-13 Southern Bluefin Tuna Australia's National Catch Allocation Determination

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This legal instrument sets the maximum amount of Southern Bluefin Tuna that Australia is permitted to catch in the 2011–2012 and 2012–2013 fishing seasons.

What it does:

Fixes Australia's national catch limit at 4,528 tonnes for the season running 1 December 2011 to 30 November 2012
Fixes the limit at 4,698 tonnes for the season running 1 December 2012 to 30 November 2013

Who it affects: Commercial fishers operating in the Southern Bluefin Tuna Fishery, which is managed by the Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA).

Why it matters: These quotas (catch limits) help prevent overfishing of Southern Bluefin Tuna stocks and ensure Australia meets its international conservation obligations. The species is highly migratory and carefully regulated under the Convention for the Conservation of Southern Bluefin Tuna.

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DETERMINATION OF FISHING CAPACITY

Fisheries Management Act 1991

Section 17(6)(aa)

Southern Bluefin Tuna Fishery Management Plan 1995

Subclause 17.2A

2012 -13 SOUTHERN BLUEFIN TUNA AUSTRALIA’S NATIONAL CATCH ALLOCATION DETERMINATION

The AUSTRALIAN FISHERIES MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY makes the following Determination pursuant to section 17(6)(aa) of the Fisheries Management Act 1991 under subclause 17.2A of the Southern Bluefin Tuna Fishery Management Plan 1995.

Dated: 27 October 2011

The Common Seal of the Australian

Fisheries Management Authority

was affixed in accordance with a

resolution of the Commission

Ryan Murphy

Executive Secretary

Australian Fisheries Management Authority

Citation

This Determination may be cited as the 2012-13 Southern Bluefin Tuna Australia’s National Catch Allocation Determination.

Commencement

This Determination commences on the day after it is registered on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments.

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 2011 and which will end on 30 November 2012 is 4,528,000 kilograms; and
1 December 2012 and which will end on 30 November 2013 is 4,698,000 kilograms.

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