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1,000 tonnes per year production of Barramundi in Cone Bay, Shire of Derby-West Kimberley

Project
Proponent: 
Maxima Pearling Company Pty Ltd
Proposal description: 

The proposal is to utilise aquaculture techniques to produce a maximum of 1,000 tonnes of Barramundi per year in Cone Bay.

Cone Bay is within the Buccaneer Archipelago approximately 215 kilometres (km) north-northeast of Broome in the north-west of Western Australia. Cone Bay is approximately 20 km long and 6.5 km wide near its west-facing opening and is fringed by sandstone cliffs on both sides. The existing aquaculture site (licence No. 1465) encompasses approximately 700 hectares of the bay.

Assessment Number: 
1642
Region: 
Kimberley
Referred under EP Act: 
s38
Industry sector: 
Aquaculture
Last updated: 
August 6, 2009
Current Status: 
Ministerial Statement published
Ministerial Statement published
2. Decision on whether to assess this proposal
Chair's Determination: 
Assess - Public Environmental Review
Preliminary Environmental Factors: 
Marine Environmental Quality
Date published: 
Monday, 5 June, 2006
3. Assessment
Scoping
Approved: 
Friday, 15 December, 2006
Environmental Review
Public submissions: 
Monday, 21 April, 2008 to Monday, 19 May, 2008
Environmental Review documentation: 
PDF icon PER document
Proponent response to submissions: 
PDF icon Cone Bay - Response to submissions
4. EPA Report on assessment
EPA Report Number: 
1305
EPA Report: 
PDF icon 1,000 Tonnes Per Year Production Of Barramundi In Cone Bay, Shire Of Derby-West Kimberley
Key Environmental Factors: 
Marine Environmental Quality
Water
Date published: 
Monday, 24 November, 2008
Appeals close: 
Monday, 8 December, 2008
5. Decision on proposal and implementation of proposal
Ministerial Statement
Date of approval: 
Thursday, 6 August, 2009
Ministerial Statement: 
PDF icon Ministerial Statement 798

Source URL:https://www.epa.wa.gov.au/proposals/1000-tonnes-year-production-barramundi-cone-bay-shire-derby-west-kimberley