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of the Fisheries Administration Act 1991.
Macquarie Island Toothfish Fishery means fishing for Patagonian toothfish in the fishery area.
nominated boat, for a holder of statutory fishing rights, means a boat whose details are entered in the Register, under section 45 of the Act, as the nominated boat for the holder of the rights.
Patagonian toothfish means fish of the species Dissostichus eleginoides.
quota, for a statutory fishing right, means the amount of Patagonian toothfish that may be taken, in a fishing year, under the right.
Note   For the determination of the quota for a statutory fishing right, see subsection 13 (3).
RAG means the Resource Assessment Group established by AFMA to provide advice in relation to the research needs, stock status, environment and economics of Southern Ocean fisheries.
statutory fishing right means a right to take, from the fishery area, in each fishing year, a particular proportion of the total allowable catch of Patagonian toothfish.
total allowable catch, for Patagonian toothfish, means the total weight of fish of that species that may be taken under statutory fishing rights in a fishing year by fishing in the fishery area, as determined by AFMA under section 11.
Note   Unless otherwise stated, a term used in this Management Plan and in the Act has the same meaning in this Management Plan as it has in the Act. The following terms are defined in subsection 4 (1) of the Act:
 AFMA
 AFZ
 Australian boat
 coastal waters
 fish
 fishing
 fishing permit
 officer
 Panel
 precautionary principle
 processing
 Register
 scientific permit
 statutory fishing right
 take.
4 Origin of geographical coordinates
  The origin of geographical coordinates used in this Management Plan is the Geodetic Datum Australia 1994 (GDA94).
5 Objectives (Act s 17 (5))
  The objectives of this Management Plan are:
 (a) to manage the fishery efficiently and cost‑effectively for the Commonwealth; and
 (b) to ensure that the exploitation of the resources of the fishery and the carrying on of any related activities are conducted in a manner consistent with the principles of ecologically sustainable development and the exercise of the precautionary principle, and in particular, the need to have regard to the impact of fishing activities on non‑target species and the long‑term sustainability of the marine environment; and
 (c) to maximise economic efficiency in the exploitation of the resources of the fishery; and
 (d) to ensure AFMA's accountability to the fishing industry and to the Australian community in management of the resources of the fishery; and
 (e) to reach Government targets for the recovery of the costs of AFMA in relation to the fishery; and
 (f) to ensure, through proper conservation