Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2018L01562:body:0:p3
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2018L01562
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muscle damage);
                                                      e. waterlogged or hydrocarbon-soiled plumage; or
                                                      f. any bird released with a hook in situ.
Demersal fish                                     Fish that live close to or in contact with the seabed.
Electronic monitoring system                      Video recording system involving cameras positioned on a fishing vessel enabling fishing operations (including setting and hauling) to be recorded, and where the recordings are subject to independent auditing. Auditing is conducted for fishery management purposes including to ensure accurate reporting by fishing concession holders of hooks set, seabird interactions and the effectiveness of mitigation measures.
EPBC Act                                          Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999.
Eastern Tuna and Billfish Fishery                 A fishery defined in the Eastern Tuna and Billfish Fishery Management Plan 2010 (AFMA 2016a).
Fishing areas                                     Areas within the Eastern Tuna and Billfish Fishery or Western Tuna and Billfish Fishery south of the parallel of 25 degrees South divided for the purposes of the criteria into five degree latitudinal bands.
Fishing gear                                      Any longline fishing gear deployed by a fishing vessel including seabird mitigation devices.
Fishing operator                                  Legal or natural person who holds a fishing concession, as defined under the Fisheries Management Act 1991.
Fishing seasons                                   Seasons defined, for the purposes of the criteria, into two: summer 1 September–30 April, and winter 1 May–31 August.
Heard Island and McDonald Islands Fishery         A fishery defined in the Heard Island and McDonald Islands Fishery Management Plan 2002 (AFMA 2016b).
Independent monitoring                            Using an AFMA scientific observer or other independent observer approved by AFMA and/or an electronic monitoring system approved by AFMA to independently monitor and record fishing activities including seabird bycatch.
Interaction                                       In the context of this threat abatement plan an interaction with a seabird occurs where a seabird is observed as caught under one of the following situations:

                                                    1. dead not landed on board – birds observed to be killed by direct interaction with fishing gear, but not landed on the fishing vessel;
                                                    2. dead landed on board – birds killed by direct interaction with fishing gear and landed on the fishing vessel;
                                                    3. alive landed on board the fishing vessel following direct interaction with fishing gear:
                                                      a. injured; or
                                                      b. released uninjured; or
                                                    4. alive and released while not on board the fishing vessel following direct interaction with fishing gear:
                                                      a. injured; or
                                                      b. released uninjured.
IUCN                                              International Union for Conservation of Nature.
Longline fishing                                  Setting and hauling of one or more single lines (mainline) that contains many individual hooks on branch lines. The mainline can either be anchored or drifting. It can be oriented vertically or horizontally, and vary considerably in length and number of hooks. Longline fishing includes using any configuration of a pelagic or drifting longline, demersal longline, trotline, or dropline (AAD 2005).