Kimberley Aquaculture Development Zone

Project
Proponent
Minister for Fisheries
Proposal description

A 2,000 hectare aquaculture development zone located within Cone Bay, as defined by spatial coordinates provided in Table 2 of Schedule 1, as represented in Figure 1 and described in Table 1 of Schedule 1 (Kimberley Aquaculture Development Zone) with a maximum production capacity of 20,000 tonnes per annum of marine finfish of a species that occurs naturally within the Pilbara and Kimberley Region.

Assessment Number
1930
Region
Kimberley
Referred under EP Act
s38
Industry sector
Aquaculture
Last updated
Current Status
Ministerial Statement published
1. Referral
Referral documentation
Referral form and supporting documentation - Kimberley Aquaculture Development Zone (ZIP, 1.37 MB)
2. Decision on whether to assess this proposal
Chair's Determination
Assess - Assessment on Proponent Information - Category A
Extract of determination
Chairman's Determination - Kimberley Aquaculture Development Zone (PDF, 24.14 KB)
Preliminary Environmental Factors
Benthic Communities and Habitats
Marine Fauna
Terrestrial Environmental Quality
Date published
4. EPA Report on assessment
EPA Report Number
1504
EPA Report
Report 1504 - Kimberley Aquaculture Development Zone (PDF, 2.36 MB)
Proponent documents
KADZ API document - Kimberley Aquaculture Development Zone (PDF, 1.78 MB)
KADZ maps (ZIP, 1.08 MB)
Key Environmental Factors
Benthic Communities and Habitats
Marine Environmental Quality
Date published
Appeals close
5. Decision on proposal and implementation of proposal
Ministerial Statement
Date of approval
Ministerial Statement
Ministerial Statement 966 - Kimberley Aquaculture Development Zone (PDF, 773.12 KB)
Derived proposals
Derived proposal 1
Proponent
Tassal Operations Pty Ltd
Summary

The Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) at its meeting 1066 dated 19 June 2014, declared the Phase II Cone Bay Marine Finfish Farming to be a derived proposal in accordance with section 39B of the Environmental Protection Act 1986.

A Notice has been issued by the Minister for Environment under s45A of the EP Act, in relation to Marine Produce Australia Limited's Phase II Cone Bay Marine Finfish Farming proposal.

  1. The implementation agreement previously made in relation to the derived proposal has taken effect (having taken effect from the date of the section 39B Notice, 20 June 2014).
  2. Implementation conditions 1 to 6 of Statement No. 966 published 12 May 2014 apply to this Derived Proposal.
Date of approval
Derived Proposal File
Cone Bay Phase II EPA s39B Notice - 20 June 2014 (PDF, 453.04 KB)
Cone Bay Phase II Statement of Reasons (PDF, 93.82 KB)
Kimberley Aquaculture Development Zone s45A Notice 1 (PDF, 461.05 KB)
Kimberley Aquaculture Development Zone Derived Proposals 1 and 2 - Proponent revocation and nomination.PDF (PDF, 96.47 KB)
Derived proposal 2
Proponent
Tassal Operations Pty Ltd
Summary

The Environmental Protection Authority at its meeting 1092 dated 18 August 2016, declared the Cone Bay Phase III Cone Bay Marine Finfish Farming to be a derived proposal in accordance with section 39B of the Environmental Protection Act 1986.

A Notice has been issued by the Minister for Environment under s45A of the EP Act, in relation to Marine Produce Australia Limited's Phase III Cone Bay Marine Finfish Farming proposal.

  1. The implementation agreement previously made in relation to the derived proposal has taken effect (having taken effect from the date of the section 39B Notice, 24 August 2016).
  2. Implementation Conditions 1 to 6 of Statement No. 966 published 12 May 2014 apply to this Derived Proposal.
Date of approval
Derived proposal File
Cone Bay Phase III EPA s39B Notice - 19 September 2016 (PDF, 450.07 KB)
Cone Bay Phase III Statement of Reasons (PDF, 235.96 KB)
Kimberley Aquaculture Development Zone s45A Notice 2 (PDF, 312.22 KB)
Kimberley Aquaculture Development Zone Derived Proposals 1 and 2 - Proponent revocation and nomination.PDF (PDF, 96.47 KB)
Derived proposal 3
Proponent
Aarli Mayi Aquaculture Project Pty Ltd
Summary

Implementation Conditions 1 to 6 of Statement No. 966 published 12 May 2014 apply to this Derived Proposal.

Date of approval
Derived proposal File
Aarli Mayi Aquaculture Project s39B Notice - 21 September 2016 (PDF, 347.15 KB)
Aarli Mayi Aquaculture Project Statement of Reasons (PDF, 238.91 KB)
Kimberley Aquaculture Development Zone s45A Notice 3 (PDF, 322.58 KB)
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