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process of the fishery; and
 (ii) published in the assessment reports of the fishery; and
 (iii) taken into consideration in determining the total allowable catch, and other management arrangements, in a fishing year; and
 (k) that the monitoring required by the fishery assessment plan developed under section 9 has been undertaken; and
 (l) that data is collected and analysed in a timely manner to enable:
 (i) evaluation of the effectiveness of the strategies to maintain or rebuild the resources of the fishery at, or to, an acceptable level; and
 (ii) modification of those strategies; and
 (m) that the economic efficiency of the fishery is assessed periodically using economic data provided, on request, by statutory fishing right holders; and
 (n) that the management measures implemented for the fishery allow the holders of statutory fishing rights to pursue practices consistent with maximising economic efficiency in the fishery; and
 (o) that AFMA has prepared annual budgets, and recommendations for levies have been agreed by the AFMA board; and
 (p) that the government's targets for cost recovery have been achieved through AFMA's cost recovery policy; and
 (q) that the budgetary objectives of the fishery are achieved.
 (2) AFMA and the MAC must, at least once every 5 years, assess the effectiveness of the Management Plan including the measures taken to achieve the objectives of this Management Plan by reference to the performance criteria mentioned in subsection (1).
 (3) AFMA must include in its annual report for a financial year a statement of the extent to which the performance criteria mentioned in subsection (1) were met in the year.
 (4) Each year, the MAC must assess the extent to which the performance criteria mentioned in subsection (1) have been met in that year.
8 Bycatch (Act s 17 (6D))
 (1) AFMA must ensure that bycatch is reduced to, or kept at, a minimum.
 (2) AFMA must ensure that:
 (a) the total catch of species other than Patagonian toothfish is kept below a level that will allow stocks of the other species to be maintained at an ecologically sustainable level; and
 (b) all reasonable steps are taken to minimise incidental interactions with seabirds and marine mammals; and
 (c) the ecological impacts of fishing operations on habitats in the fishery area are minimised and kept below an acceptable level.
9 Fishery assessment plan
 (1) AFMA must develop and implement a fishery assessment plan to ensure that an adequate program of monitoring takes place in the fishery.
 (2) The fishery assessment plan must provide for:
 (a) an adequate program of monitoring to ensure that reliable stock estimates can be made for Patagonian toothfish; and
 (b) adequate monitoring of the direct impact of the fishery on species other than