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Administrative Guidelines

 
Administrative guideline No. 1​​ – Assessment of Applications for Authorisations for Aquaculture and Pearling in Coastal Waters of Western Australia, August 2017

Administrative Guideline No. 2Principles for Grant and Management of Aquaculture Leases in Coastal Waters of Western Australia

Fisheries Management Papers

Fisheries Management Paper No. 160 - The Introduction and Aquaculture of Non-endemic Species in Western Australia: the ‘Rotund' Yabby Cherax rotundus and the All-male Hybrid Yabby, June 2002.

Fisheries Occasional Publications

 
Fisheries Occasional Publication No. 100 -​Indian Ocean Territories Aquaculture Development Plan - The Cocos (Keeling) Islands and Christmas Island, August 2011.
 
Fisheries Occasional Publication No. 111 - Inland Aquaculture in Western Australia - Establishing an aquaculture operation, February 2013.
 
Fisheries Occasional Publication No. 127 - Aquaculture Development Zones in Western Australia - Policy principles relating to considerations for aquaculture licences and leases, October 2015.
 
Fisheries Occasional Publication No. 130 - Mid West Aquaculture Development Zone – Public Environmental Review, July 2016.
 
Fisheries Occasional Publication No. 132 - Abalone Aquaculture in Western Australia - Principles and considerations relating to management of abalone aquaculture in Western Australia, May 2017.
 
Fisheries Occasional Publication No. 134 - Aquaculture Development Plans - Principles and Guidelines Relating to Aquaculture Development Plans, December 2017.
 
Fisheries Occasional Publication No. 135 - Aquaculture of Coral, Live Rock and Live Sand in Western Australia, September 2017.

Fisheries Occasional Publication No 143​ - Aquaculture of Seaweed in Western Australia - Policy Principles and Guidelines Relating to the Assessment of Licences and Exemptions for the Aquaculture of Seaweed in Western Australia, September 2022.
 

Fisheries Research Reports

Fisheries Research Report No. 178 - Aquaculture Feed Grains Program: Final report to Grains and Fisheries Research and Development Corporation, August 2008.

 
Fisheries Research Report No. 227 - Assessment of the risks associated with the release of abalone sourced from Abalone Hatcheries for enhancement or marine grow-out in the open ocean areas of WA, May 2012.

 
Fisheries Contract Reports

Fisheries Research Contract Report No. 17 - Improved performance of marron using genetic and pond management strategies, March 2007.

 
Licences and other approvals

Online Application for the Grant of an Aquaculture Licence - User Guide

Online Application for the Variation of an Aquaculture Licence - User Guide

Online Application for the Grant of an Exemption - User Guide  

Online Application for the Grant of an Aquaculture Lease - User Guide

 

 
 

 

 

Statements of Decision

Abrolhos Aquaculture Australia Pty Ltd​

Abrolhos Island Oysters Pty Ltd

Batavia Coral Farm Pty Ltd

Bruce Cunningham Pty Ltd

Harvest Road Export Pty Ltd

Harvest Road Oceans Pty Ltd

Little Rat Coral Farm Pty Ltd

Nathan Boothman

Pelsaert (WA) Pty Ltd

Peter and Karen Armstrong

Rat Island Coral Aquaculture Pty Ltd

Wildblue Holdings Pty Ltd

Aquaculture Development Zones


Kimberley Aquaculture Development Zone Management Framework

Kimberley Aquaculture Development Zone Management Policy

Kimberley Aquaculture Development Zone Ministerial Statement

Kimberley Aquaculture Development Zone Environmental Monitoring and Management Plan

Department of Water and Environmental Regulation’s Office of the Environmental Protection Authority’s (EPA) assessment process (Kimberley Development Zone)

Mid-West Aquaculture Development Zone Management Framework

Mid-West Aquaculture Development Zone Environmental Management and Monitoring Plan (EMMP)

Mid-West Aquaculture Development Zone Marine Fauna Interaction Management Plan (MFIMP)

Mid-West Aquaculture Development Zone Ministerial Statement

Fisheries occasional Publication No. 127: Aquaculture Development Zones in Western Australia – Policy Principles Relating to Considerations for Aquaculture Licences and Leases

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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