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as evidence of the grant of the statutory fishing right.
eligible person means a person who is registered as an eligible person for a grant of a statutory fishing right under section 26 of the Act.
fishery means the Heard Island and McDonald Islands Fishery.
fishing year means a period of 12 months beginning on 1 December in any year.
Heard Island and McDonald Islands Fishery means fishing for fish of a target species in the area of the fishery.
identification code, for a boat, means the identification code allocated by AFMA to the boat under section 80 of the Fisheries Management Regulations 2019.
Interim Management Policy means the HIMI Exploratory Fishery Interim Management Policy published by AFMA in November 1996 and in force from 2 November 1996 until 31 August 1997.
MAC means the Management Advisory Committee established under section 54 of the Fisheries Administration Act 1991.
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.
observer means a person who is authorised by AFMA to carry out the functions of an observer under this Management Plan.
quota, for a statutory fishing right, means the amount of fish of a particular target species 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 area of the fishery, in each fishing year, a particular proportion of the total allowable catch of a target species.
target species means any of the following species:
 (a) a species mentioned in Schedule 2;
 (b) if AFMA makes a declaration under section 20 in relation to a species mentioned in Schedule 3 — that species.
total allowable catch, for a target species, 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 area of the fishery, as determined by AFMA under section 11.
    trawl methods means fishing using:
 (a) demersal otter trawl gear; or
 (b) mid‑water trawl gear.
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
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