Spanish Mackerel Fishery Management Plan 2004

The Director must conduct a review of the management of the fishery if:

the amount of spanish mackerel taken from the fishery in a year is at least 90% of the allowable catch;

the amount of spanish mackerel taken from the fishery in a year is at least 30% less than was taken in the previous year;

the amount of spanish mackerel taken from the fishery in a year by Aborigines, Fishing Tour Operator licensees and amateur fishers is at least 20% less than taken by them in the previous year;

the amount of spanish mackerel taken from the fishery in a year by commercial fishing licensees authorised to take spanish mackerel is at least 20% less than taken by those licensees in the previous year;

the amount of fish of species other than spanish mackerel taken in a year by commercial fishing licensees authorised to take spanish mackerel while fishing for spanish mackerel is more than 10% of the amount of spanish mackerel taken by those licensees in that year; or

the amount of spanish mackerel taken in a year by a person for whom the Minister has determined an allowable catch exceeds that catch.

For subclause (1), the amount of spanish mackerel taken from the fishery in a year is the amount decided by the Director using records, returns and information supplied by persons to the Director for the purposes of the Act.