Lease Notifications & Tenders

Public Tender of Aquaculture Leases

The department runs a public tender process biannually, in March/April and September/October of each year.

The next public tender is due to be held in September 2024. In this tender, the department is intending to offer areas of public water land in various estuaries of NSW, for the purpose of aquaculture.

In line with clause 33 of the Fisheries Management (Aquaculture) Regulation 2017 the department is required to publish a notice of the intention to offer leases by public tender.

Any objections must be received by 25 August 2024.

Further information about the public tender process can be obtained by emailing Aquaculture Administration at aquaculture.administration@dpi.nsw.gov.au.

For industry background information, please refer to the NSW Oyster Industry Sustainable Aquaculture Strategy