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Transitional Development of Cone Bay Marine Tropical Finfish Aquaculture Venture, Aquaculture Licence 1465, Shire of Derby/West Kimberley

Project
Proponent: 
Marine Produce Australia Ltd
Proposal description: 

The proposal is to increase production of barramundi from 1000 tpa to 2000 tpa at its sea cage aquaculture site in Cone Bay which is located approximately 215 km north north east of Broome in the Buccaneer Archipelago and forms part of the Yampi Sound in the Kimberley region of Western Australia. The proponent has a 21 year Aquaculture Lease (AL0020) over its existing aquaculture site (Aquaculture Licence No. 1465) which is approximately 700 hectares.

Assessment Number: 
1915
Region: 
Kimberley
Referred under EP Act: 
s38
Industry sector: 
Aquaculture
Last updated: 
January 5, 2012
Current Status: 
Ministerial Statement published
Ministerial Statement published
1. Referral
Comment period: 
Wednesday, 23 November, 2011 to Tuesday, 29 November, 2011
Referral documentation: 
PDF icon Cone Bay Marine Tropical Finfish Aquaculture Venture
2. Decision on whether to assess this proposal
Chair's Determination: 
Assess - Assessment on Proponent Information - Category A
Extract of determination: 
PDF icon 1915-ChairDets-051211.pdf
Preliminary Environmental Factors: 
Benthic Communities and Habitats
Marine Environmental Quality
Marine Fauna
Date published: 
Monday, 5 December, 2011
4. EPA Report on assessment
EPA Report Number: 
1422
EPA Report: 
PDF icon Transitional Development of Cone Bay Marine Tropical Finfish Aquaculture Venture, Aquaculture Licence 1465, Shire of Derby/West
Key Environmental Factors: 
Benthic Communities and Habitats
Terrestrial Environmental Quality
Date published: 
Friday, 9 December, 2011
Appeals close: 
Friday, 23 December, 2011
5. Decision on proposal and implementation of proposal
Ministerial Statement
Comments: 

The conditions of this statement supersede the conditions of Statement 798.

Date of approval: 
Thursday, 5 January, 2012
Ministerial Statement: 
PDF icon Ministerial Statement 885

Source URL:https://www.epa.wa.gov.au/proposals/transitional-development-cone-bay-marine-tropical-finfish-aquaculture-venture-aquaculture