ProjectProponent: Minister for FisheriesProposal 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: 1930Region: KimberleyReferred under EP Act: s38Industry sector: AquacultureLast updated: May 12, 2014Current Status: Ministerial Statement published 1. ReferralComment period: Tuesday, 26 June, 2012 to Monday, 2 July, 2012Referral documentation: Referral form and supporting documentation - Kimberley Aquaculture Development Zone (ZIP, 1.37 MB) 2. Decision on whether to assess this proposalChair's Determination: Assess - Assessment on Proponent Information - Category AExtract of determination: Chairman's Determination - Kimberley Aquaculture Development Zone (PDF, 24.14 KB)Preliminary Environmental Factors: Benthic Communities and HabitatsMarine FaunaTerrestrial Environmental QualityDate published: Monday, 9 July, 2012 4. EPA Report on assessmentEPA Report Number: 1504EPA 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 HabitatsMarine Environmental QualityDate published: Monday, 17 February, 2014Appeals close: Tuesday, 4 March, 2014 5. Decision on proposal and implementation of proposalMinisterial StatementDate of approval: Monday, 12 May, 2014Ministerial Statement: Ministerial Statement 966 - Kimberley Aquaculture Development Zone (PDF, 773.12 KB) Derived proposalsDerived proposal 1Proponent: Marine Produce Australia LimitedSummary: 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. 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). Implementation conditions 1 to 6 of Statement No. 966 published 12 May 2014 apply to this Derived Proposal. Date of approval: Wednesday, 25 June, 2014Derived 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) Derived proposal 2Proponent: MPA Fish Farms Pty LtdSummary: 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. 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). Implementation Conditions 1 to 6 of Statement No. 966 published 12 May 2014 apply to this Derived Proposal. Date of approval: Tuesday, 27 September, 2016Derived 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) Derived proposal 3Proponent: Aarli Mayi Aquaculture Project Pty LtdSummary: Implementation Conditions 1 to 6 of Statement No. 966 published 12 May 2014 apply to this Derived Proposal. Date of approval: October 5, 2016Derived 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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