Torres Strait Finfish Fishery Management Plan 2013 (Cth)

TORRES STRAIT FINFISH FISHERY MANAGEMENT PLAN 2013

The Protected Zone Joint Authority, acting in accordance with the powers conferred on the Authority by section 15A and paragraph 35(1)(a) of the Torres Strait Fisheries Act 1984, makes the following Management Plan.

Dated the 18th day of June 2013.

Joseph Ludwig

The Hon. Joseph Ludwig, MP Commonwealth Minister for Agriculture Fisheries and Forestry on behalf of the PJZA

Table of Contents Part 1 Preliminary 1.1 Name of Management Plan 1.2 Commencement 1.3 Interpretation 1.4 Fisheries offence 1.5 Area of the fishery 1.6 Objectives 1.7 Measures and performance criteria for the objectives 1.8 Reference points 1.9 Persons to whom this Plan applies 1.10 Persons to whom this Plan does not apply Part 2 Fishing in the fishery 2.1 Who may fish in the fishery 2.2 What fish can be taken 2.3 Prohibited fish species 2.4 Fish restricted by size 2.5 Fishing methods 2.6 Fishing season 2.7 Prohibiting fishing 2.8 Consultation Part 3 Units of Fishing Capacity 3.1 Determination of total allowable catch (TAC) 3.2 Competitive TAC 3.3 Determination of total allowable effort (TAE) 3.4 Competitive TAE 3.5 Change of TAC and TAE 3.6 Publication of TAC and TAE 3.7 Allocation of Units of Fishing Capacity 3.8 Certificate of allocation of Units of Fishing Capacity 3.9 Value of Units of Fishing Capacity 3.10 Transfer of Units of Fishing Capacity Part 4 Licences 4.1 Grant of licences and endorsements 4.2 TSFF licences 4.3 Sunset licences 4.4 Treaty endorsements 4.5 Nomination of a boat 4.6 Entries for the finfish fishery (reef line and mackerel) 4.7 Transfer of licences 4.8 Primary and tender boats 4.9 Scientific or developmental Permits 4.10 Other PZJA powers under the Act Part 5 Licence and endorsement conditions 5.1 Licence and endorsement conditions - general 5.2 Licence and endorsement conditions – Logbooks 5.3 Licence and endorsement conditions - quota monitoring system 5.4 Licence conditions – other obligations of licence and endorsement holders 5.5 Licence and endorsement conditions – observers 5.6 Licence and endorsement conditions - vessel monitoring system (VMS) 5.7 Licence and endorsement conditions - obligations relating to interactions with certain species and communities 5.8 Catch of by-product 5.9 Consultation Part 6 Miscellaneous 6.1 Boat lengths 6.2 Register 6.3 Reconsideration of decisions 6.4 Shark finning 6.5 Transitional SCHEDULE 1 - Area of the fishery SCHEDULE 2 - Area of the fishery expressed using coordinates based on GDA94