Environmental Assessment under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999
Oceanreef Aquaculture, December 2024
Operator application on ecological sustainability
Learn more about Oceanreef Aquaculture
On Friday, 28 March 2025 the government assumed a Caretaker role. Some consultations have been deactivated until further notice, in accordance with the Guidance on Caretaker Conventions.
About the application
The Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water received an application from Oceanreef Aquaculture on 19 November 2024. The application has been prepared to address the Guidelines for the ecologically sustainable management of fisheries – 2nd edition and will be used to assess the operation of the fishery for the purposes of Part 13A of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (Cth) (EPBC Act).
Consideration will be given to:
declaring Oceanreef Aquaculture, as managed consistent with the Fisheries Act 1995 (Vic) and Fisheries Regulations 2019 (Vic) as an approved wildlife trade operation under section 303FN of the EPBC Act.
Any comments received will form part of the documentation provided to the Australian Government Minister for the Environment and Water, or the minister’s delegate for decision.
How can I get involved?
Download the application:
Oceanreef Aquaculture Application [PDF 197KB]
Oceanreef Aquaculture Application [DOCX 460KB]
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Send your comments?
The call for public comments is open from 13 December 2024 until 30 January 2025.
Comments can be sent by email or writing to:
Email: sustainablefisheries@dcceew.gov.au
Mail:
The Director
Sustainable Fisheries Section
Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
GPO BOX 3090
Canberra ACT 2601
Privacy and Confidentiality
Copies of comments may be made available to other persons with a particular interest in the application. If you wish your comments to remain confidential, please clearly mark the relevant part(s) of your comments as ‘confidential’.
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