ProjectProponent: Maxima Pearling Company Pty LtdProposal 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: 1642Region: KimberleyReferred under EP Act: s38Industry sector: AquacultureLast updated: August 6, 2009Current Status: Ministerial Statement published 2. Decision on whether to assess this proposalChair's Determination: Assess - Public Environmental ReviewPreliminary Environmental Factors: Marine Environmental QualityDate published: Monday, 5 June, 2006 3. AssessmentScopingApproved: Friday, 15 December, 2006 Environmental ReviewPublic submissions: Monday, 21 April, 2008 to Monday, 19 May, 2008Environmental Review documentation: PER document (PDF, 35.66 MB)Proponent response to submissions: Cone Bay - Response to submissions (PDF, 257.4 KB) 4. EPA Report on assessmentEPA Report Number: 1305EPA Report: 1,000 Tonnes Per Year Production Of Barramundi In Cone Bay, Shire Of Derby-West Kimberley (PDF, 965.65 KB)Key Environmental Factors: Marine Environmental QualityWaterDate published: Monday, 24 November, 2008Appeals close: Monday, 8 December, 2008 5. Decision on proposal and implementation of proposalMinisterial StatementDate of approval: Thursday, 6 August, 2009Ministerial Statement: Ministerial Statement 798 (PDF, 321.55 KB)
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