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Western Tuna and Billfish Fishery Management Plan 2005 - 2010 WTBF TACC D1

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This instrument sets the Total Allowable Commercial Catches (TACC) for the Western Tuna and Billfish Fishery for the 2010/11 season (1 Jul 2010–31 Jan 2012), capping commercial take of bigeye tuna (3,150 t), yellowfin tuna (7,900 t), broadbill swordfish (4,750 t) and striped marlin (200 t). It binds quota-holding commercial fishers operating off Western Australia and nearby waters to prevent overfishing and sustain stocks.

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FISHERIES MANAGEMENT ACT

1991

WESTERN TUNA AND BILLFISH FISHERY

MANAGEMENT PLAN 2005

2010 WTBF TACC D1

The Australian Fisheries Management Authority makes the following determination under section 11 of Western Tuna and Billfish Fishery Management Plan 2005.

Dated this 25th June 2010

The Common Seal of the Australian

Fisheries Management Authority

was affixed in accordance with a

resolution of the Commission

Peter Witheridge

Citation

This Determination may be cited as 2010 WTBF TACC D1.

Commencement

This Determination commences on 1 July 2010.

Interpretation

A term used in this Determination takes the meaning given to it in the Western Tuna and Billfish Fishery Management Plan 2005

[Note: The following terms are defined in the Plan: ‘Western Tuna and Billfish Fishery’, ‘Quota Species’, ‘Total Allowable Commercial Catch’.]

Determination of Total Allowable Commercial Catch

The Total Allowable Commercial Catches for quota species in the Western Tuna and Billfish Fishery for the 2010/11 Fishing Year (1 July 2010 to 31 January 2012) are:

Quota Species	Total Allowable Commercial Catch
Bigeye Tuna	3,150 tonnes
Broadbill Swordfish	4,750 tonnes
Striped Marlin	200 tonnes
Yellowfin Tuna	7,900 tonnes

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1 Western Tuna and Billfish Fishery Management Plan 2005 - 2010 WTBF TACC D1