NSW North Coast Sustainable Aquaculture Strategy - Land Based Aquaculture
The North Coast Sustainable Aquaculture Strategy applies to three types of intensive land based aquaculture, namely:
- Estuarine pond aquaculture for endemic species of prawns and finfish
- Freshwater pond aquaculture
- Tank based high intensity recirculation aquaculture (saline or fresh water).
The Strategy is made up of two interlinked components – a best management component and an integrated approvals component so that projects can be established and operated in an efficient sustainable manner. The best management component provides the basis for the Aquaculture Industry Development Plans (AIDP) for Land-based Aquaculture on the North Coast under the provisions of the Fisheries Management Act 1994. The AIDP identifies best management for business planning, species selection, site selection and design, planning and operation of the facility and includes the performance requirements for relevant environmental regulations.
Based on best practice in the AIDP a “Project Profile Analysis” has been established to provide an up-front preliminary assessment of the likely level of risk to the environment from the proposal. This profile analysis provides the basis for streamlining approvals.
The Strategy is designed to assist investors in simplifying the development approval process and by providing appropriate support to ensure that the aquaculture enterprises are established and operated in a sustainable manner.
| Title | Details |
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| Foreword, Executive summary, Contents, Acronyms, Definitions, Overview of the strategy |  173.1 kb |
| Aquaculture industry development plan | 60.9 kb |
| Business planning | 138.0 kb |
| Species selection | 153.0 kb |
| Site selection | 211.6 kb |
| Planning and design | 216.9 kb |
| Operating the farm | 144.9 kb |
| Integrated approvals | 142.8 kb |
| Project profile analysis | 334.0 kb |
| Assessment guidelines | 226.8 kb |
| Map: Bellinger and Kalang River Estuary | 271.8 kb |
| Map: Brunswick River Estuary | 238.2 kb |
| Map: Camden Haven RiverEstuary | 261.6 kb |
| Map: Hastings River Estuary | 263.8 kb |
| Map: Macleay River Estuary | 257.3 kb |
| Map: Manning River Estuary | 277.8 kb |
| Map: Nambucca River Estuary | 271.5 kb |
| Map: Richmond River Estuary | 289.2 kb |