Fisheries Quota Declaration 2019

1Short title

This declaration may be cited as the Fisheries Quota Declaration 2019.

2Commencement

This declaration commences on 28 May 2019.

3Application of declaration

(1)This declaration declares total quota entitlements for particular fisheries, or particular parts of a fishery, for section 37 of the Act.

(2)Unless this declaration provides otherwise, terms used in it have the meaning given under the Fisheries (General) Regulation 2019.

(3)Subsection (2) is not limited to a term defined under the Fisheries (General) Regulation 2019 but also applies to a provision of the regulation that aids the interpretation of a term mentioned in the regulation.

Note—

See, for example, section 11 of that regulation in relation to references to quota authorities by name.

s 3 amd 2019 SL No. 179 s 152 sch 12

4Commercial trawl fishery (fin fish)

The total quota entitlement for the commercial trawl fishery (fin fish) for each calendar year for fish mentioned in column 1 is the amount stated in column 2—

	Fish		Amount
	goatfish		100t
	prescribed whiting		1,192t
	yellowtail scad		100t

s 4 amd 2019 SL No. 179 s 152 sch 12; 2020 SL No. 267 s 4

5Reef line commercial fishery

The total quota entitlement for the reef line commercial fishery for each line year (as defined in the Fisheries (Commercial Fisheries) Regulation 2019, schedule 11) for fish mentioned in column 1, taken under all line units of the type mentioned in column 2, is the amount stated in column 3—

	Fish		Line unit		Amount
	regulated coral trout		CT line unit		1,163t
	redthroat emperor		RTE line unit		610.88t
	regulated coral reef fin fish other than the fish mentioned in the above entries		OS line unit		955.597t

s 5 amd 2019 SL No. 179 s 152 sch 12

6Commercial spanner crab fishery (managed area A)

(1)The total quota entitlement for the commercial spanner crab fishery (managed area A) for the C2-ITQ year (as provided for under the Fisheries (Commercial Fisheries) Regulation 2019, section 167(b)) starting on 1 June 2020 for spanner crabs is 891t.

(2)The total quota entitlement for the commercial spanner crab fishery (managed area A) for each C2-ITQ year (as defined in the Fisheries (Commercial Fisheries) Regulation 2019, section 97) starting on or after 1 July 2021 for spanner crabs is 847t.

s 6 amd 2019 SL No. 179 s 152 sch 12

sub 2020 SL No. 66 s 4

amd 2021 SL No. 29 s 41

7Spanish mackerel fishery

The total quota entitlement for the spanish mackerel fishery for each SM year (as defined in the Fisheries (Commercial Fisheries) Regulation 2019, section 83) for spanish mackerel is 578.013t.

s 7 ins 2019 SL No. 178 s 124