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of which was in force during the relevant period and the latest of which was held by an eligible person.

 (2) For subsection (1), two licences are connected if:
 (a) one commenced after the other ceased to have effect; and
 (b) each was granted to the same person; and
 (c) the later licence was granted because the person held the earlier licence.

Note   There is no sequence of permits or licences if a person held a permit or licence but surrendered it or was not granted a new permit or licence for the fishery each consecutive year, even if the person was later granted a permit or licence to fish in the same area of the fishery using the same fishing method.

9 Meaning of uncaught quota

  An SFR holder has uncaught quota during a season, for a species of fish and a sub-area, if the total amount of fish of the species taken in the sub‑area by the holder during the season is less than the total of the quota for the species, sub-area and season allocated to SFRs held by the holder.

10 Periods of fishing

 (1) AFMA may determine 1 or more periods during which fishing is permitted in the fishery.

 (2) Each period is a season for the fishery.

 (3) AFMA must publish a determination in the Gazette as soon as practicable after making the determination.

11 Objectives of Management Plan

  For paragraph 17 (5) (a) of the Act, the objectives of this Management Plan, and the objectives for AFMA to pursue when administering the Plan, are the same as the objectives set out in section 3 of the Act.

12 Measures by which objectives attained

  For paragraph 17 (5) (b) of the Act, the measures by which the objectives of this Management Plan are to be attained include the following:
 (a) providing the services needed to manage the fishery, including:
 (i) data collection, research and consultation; and
 (ii) services to ensure compliance with the Plan;
 (b) annually evaluating and, if necessary, revising the range, extent and cost of the services mentioned in paragraph (a);
 (c) reviewing ecological risk assessments of marine communities, quota and non-quota species, and protected species to determine the risk to the maintenance of an ecologically sustainable fishery;
 (d) developing, in cooperation with stakeholders, a plan to strategically address any high risks identified during an ecological risk assessment;
 (e) setting catch limits, or designing other measures, for non-quota species to ensure the ecological sustainability of these species;
 (f) setting catch limits and managing quota species in accordance with the Harvest Strategy;
 (g) issuing directions prohibiting fishing in the fishery, or part of the fishery, during specified periods, informing the holders of fishing