Fisheries Act 1994Fisheries Quota Declaration 20191Short titleThis declaration may be cited as the Fisheries Quota Declaration 2019.2CommencementThis 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 124Total quota entitlements(1)The total quota entitlement for a commercial fishery, or a part of a commercial fishery, mentioned in schedule 1 for fish mentioned in column 1 of the schedule is the amount stated opposite the fish in column 2.(2)The total quota entitlement applies to—
  • (a)for fish taken in the commercial trawl fishery (fin fish)—each calendar year; or
  • (b)for fish taken in another commercial fishery or a part of another commercial fishery—each quota year, as defined in the Fisheries (Commercial Fisheries) Regulation 2019, section 107, for the quota authority authorising the taking of the fish in the fishery or the part of the fishery.
    • (3)A reference to a part of a commercial fishery in schedule 1 by name is a reference to the part of the fishery of that name described in a fishery provision about the fishery.s 4 amd 2019 SL No. 179 s 152 sch 12; 2020 SL No. 267 s 4sub 2021 SL No. 76 s 11    5Transitional provision for Fisheries Legislation (Spanish Mackerel) Amendment Regulation 2026The total quota entitlement for the spanish mackerel commercial fishery for spanish mackerel, as increased by the Fisheries Legislation (Spanish Mackerel) Amendment Regulation 2026, applies for—
  • (a)the SM year starting on 1 July 2025; and
  • (b)a subsequent SM year.
    • Note—See the Fisheries (Commercial Fisheries) Regulation 2019, section 181 for working out a holder’s entitlement under SM units for the SM year starting on 1 July 2025 using the increased total quota entitlement.    s 5 prev s 5 amd 2019 SL No. 179 s 152 sch 12; 2021 SL No. 53 s 4om 2021 SL No. 76 s 11pres s 5 ins 2026 SL No. 5 s 8    6s 6 amd 2019 SL No. 179 s 152 sch 12sub 2020 SL No. 66 s 4amd 2021 SL No. 29 s 41om 2021 SL No. 76 s 117s 7 ins 2019 SL No. 178 s 124om 2021 SL No. 76 s 11    Schedule 1Total quota entitlementssection 4Part 1Commercial net fisheriesEast coast inshore management region 5Column 1—fishColumn 2—amountgrey mackerel20,393kgschool mackerel69,085kgwhiting162,000kg
    Part 2Commercial crab fisheriesDivision 1Commercial crab fisheryBlue swimmer crab management regionColumn 1—fishColumn 2—amountblue swimmer crab263,000kgMud crab east coast management regionColumn 1—fishColumn 2—amountmud crab770,000kgMud crab Gulf of Carpentaria management regionColumn 1—fishColumn 2—amountmud crab108,000kg
    Division 2Commercial spanner crab fishery (managed area A)Column 1—fishColumn 2—amountspanner crab797t
    Part 3Commercial hand-harvest fisheriesSea cucumber fishery (east coast)Column 1—fishColumn 2—amountblack teatfish29,988kgwhite teatfish53,001kgother sea cucumber307,999kgCoral fisheryColumn 1—fishColumn 2—amountspecialty coral50,570kgselect coral—•Acanthophyllia deshayesiana600kg•Cycloseris cyclolites600kg•Euphyllia glabrescens926kg•Fimbriaphyllia ancora1,863kg•Homophyllia cf. australis1,065kg•Micromussa lordhowensis3,715kg•Trachyphyllia geoffroyi701kgother coral140,012kgShell grit fisheryColumn 1—fishColumn 2—amountshell grit200,000kgTrochus fishery (east coast)Column 1—fishColumn 2—amounttrochus190,000kgCommercial crayfish and rocklobster fisheryColumn 1—fishColumn 2—amountred champagne lobster and tropical rocklobster195,000kg
    Part 4Other commercial fisheriesSpanish mackerel commercial fisheryColumn 1—fishColumn 2—amountspanish mackerel250tReef line commercial fisheryColumn 1—fishColumn 2—amountregulated coral trout912tredthroat emperor558tother regulated coral reef fin fish955.597tCommercial trawl fishery (fin fish)Column 1—fishColumn 2—amountgoatfish100tprescribed whiting1,393tyellowtail scad100t
    sch 1 ins 2021 SL No. 76 s 11amd 2021 SL No. 162 s 13; 2021 SL No. 76 s 12; 2022 SL No. 194 s 6; 2023 SL No. 36 s 4; 2023 SL No. 44 s 25; 2023 SL No. 80 s 11; 2023 SL No. 194 s 43; 2024 SL No. 78 s 4; 2026 SL No. 5 s 9