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Environmental Impact Statement Commercial Shellfish Aquaculture Leases Jervis Bay, NSW Response to Submissions Report Prepared By: Aquaculture Management Unit (NSW Department of Primary Industries) Prepared For: NSW Department of Primary Industries Port Stephens Fisheries Institute Taylors Beach Road, Taylors Beach NSW 2316 May 2014 Cover Image: Plate of cooked mussels (Source: FRDC, 2012). © State of New South Wales through Department of Trade and Investment, Regional Infrastructure and Services 2013. This publication is copyright. You may download, display, print and reproduce this material in an unaltered form only (retaining this notice) for your personal use or for non-commercial use within your organisation. To copy, adapt, publish, distribute or commercialise any of this publication you will need to seek permission from the Department of Trade and Investment, Regional Infrastructure and Services. For updates to this publication, check www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/fisheries. Published by the NSW Department of Primary Industries, a part of the Department of Trade and Investment, Regional Infrastructure and Services. First published April 2014, INT14/33239 ISBN: 978-1-74256-625-2 DISCLAIMER The information contained in this publication is based on knowledge and understanding at the time of writing (April 2014). However, because of advances in knowledge, users are reminded of the need to ensure that information on which they rely is up to date and to check the currency of the information with the appropriate officer of the NSW Department of Primary Industries or the user’s independent advisor. Commercial Shellfish Aquaculture Leases, Jervis Bay, NSW – Submissions Report. TABLE OF CONTENTS LIST OF FIGURES ......................................................................................... III LIST OF TABLES ........................................................................................... V LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS .......................................................................... VI 1 INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND ............................................... 1 1.1 Project Description ............................................................................ 1 1.2 Legislative Context ............................................................................ 2 1.3 Exhibition Stage ................................................................................. 2 1.4 Pre-exhibition Notifications ................................................................ 5 1.5 Purpose of the Response to Submissions Report ............................. 6 2 RESPONSE TO SUBMISSIONS .......................................................... 7 2.1 Respondents ..................................................................................... 7 2.1.1 NSW Office of Environment and Heritage (NSW OEH) .......... 7 2.1.2 NSW Marine Parks (NSW MP) ............................................... 7 2.1.3 NSW Trade and Investment - Crown Lands ........................... 7 2.1.4 NSW Office of Water ............................................................... 7 2.1.5 Shoalhaven City Council ......................................................... 7 2.1.6 NSW Aquaculture Association Inc (NSW AA) ......................... 8 2.1.7 Regional Development Australia ............................................. 8 2.1.8 Jervis Bay Regional Alliance ................................................... 8 2.1.9 Sydney Fish Market ................................................................ 8 2.1.10 Select Oyster Company .......................................................... 8 2.1.11 Eden Sea Farms ..................................................................... 8 2.1.12 Huskisson Woollamia Community Voice ................................. 9 2.1.13 Sapphire Coast Marine Discovery Centre ............................... 9 2.1.14 NSW Farmer's Association (Oyster Committee) ..................... 9 2.1.15 Vincentia Ratepayers and Residents Association ................... 9 2.1.16 Callala Beach Progress Association ....................................... 9 2.1.17 Jervis Bay Cruising Yacht Club ............................................. 10 2.1.18 Vincentia Sailing Club ........................................................... 10 2.1.19 Community Stakeholders ...................................................... 10 2.2 Overview of Support Submissions ................................................... 10 2.3 Overview of Issues Raised .............................................................. 13 2.3.1 Visual Amenity ...................................................................... 13 2.3.2 Navigation Hazards - Recreational Use ................................ 28 2.3.3 Financial Concerns - Financial Justification, Impact on Tourism Industry and Property Values ................................................ 43 2.3.4 Social Concerns - Noise, Odours and Product Availability .... 58 2.3.5 Land Based Infrastructure ..................................................... 64 2.3.6 Structural Integrity of Infrastructure and Marine Debris ......... 68 2.3.7 Marine Park Zoning and Strategic Planning .......................... 71 2.3.8 Water Quality, Sedimentation and Biofouling ........................ 81 2.3.9 Genetics, Disease and Introduced Pests .............................. 94 2.3.10 Marine Fauna Interactions - Entanglement, Marine Debris, Behavioural Changes and Impacts on Marine Ecology ....................... 99 2.3.11 Management, Monitoring and the EIS Process ................... 109 3 REFERENCES .................................................................................. 115 Fisheries NSW – May 2014 i Commercial Shellfish Aquaculture Leases, Jervis Bay, NSW – Submissions Report. 4 APPENDICES ................................................................................... 119 Appendix 1 Visual Impact Assessment Appendix 2 Revised Draft Environmental Management Plan Fisheries NSW – May 2014 ii Commercial Shellfish Aquaculture Leases, Jervis Bay, NSW – Submissions Report. LIST OF FIGURES Figure 1: Location of the proposed Commercial Shellfish Aquaculture Leases and the former Blue Mussel leases in Jervis Bay (Source: Fisheries NSW, 2013). ............................................................................................................... 1 Figure 2: Demonstration buoys placed on the proposed Vincentia and Callala Leases. ............................................................................................................ 3 Figure 3: Sign on the side of the road at Callala Beach and display at the 'drop-in' day (source Fisheries NSW 2013). ..................................................... 4 Figure 4: Attendees at the Callalla Beach “drop in” day viewing using binoculars to view the demonstration longline setup located approximately were the yellow arrow indicates (Source: Fisheries NSW, 2013). .................... 5 Figure 5: Images of two types of support buoys (cylindrical and elongated). (Source: Fisheries NSW, 2014). .................................................................... 15 Figure 6: Indicative diagram on the difference between Pearl Oyster and mussel culture and the buoys required (Source: Fisheries NSW, 2014). ....... 17 Figure 7: Typical view of mussel longlines in South Australia (Source: Fisheries NSW, 2009). ................................................................................... 18 Figure 8: Typical view of mussel longlines in Twofold Bay (Source: Fisheries NSW, 2010). .................................................................................................. 18 Figure 9: Typical view of mussel buoys supporting stocked longlines (Source: Fisheries NSW, 2009). ................................................................................... 19 Figure 10: Diagram and photograph of SLB1250 type navigation buoys (Source: Sealite, 2014). ................................................................................. 32 Figure 11: Cardinal marks for corner navigation buoys (Source: NSW RMS, 2014). ............................................................................................................. 33 Figure 12: Location of aquatic licences (sailing courses) in Jervis Bay (Source: Fisheries NSW, 2014). .................................................................... 37 Figure 13: Indicative vessel tracks, Naval areas and moorings within Jervis Bay (Source: Fisheries NSW; 2014) .............................................................. 38 Figure 14: Recreational boating use in and around mussel leases in Port Phillip Bay, Victoria. (Source: James Ray, 2014). .......................................... 39 Figure 15: Indicative path of vessels servicing the proposed Commercial Shellfish Aquaculture Leases (Source: Google Earth, 2013). ........................ 40 Figure 16: Near shore track of tourist vessel moving between Huskisson and Callala Bay. The movement of such vessels would not be hindered by the proposed leases (Source: Fisheries NSW, 2013). ......................................... 40 Figure 17: Singaporean tourists enjoying oysters at Jim Wilds Oyster Service, Greenwell Point, NSW (Source: Jim Wild, 2014). .......................................... 54 Figure 18: Opinion of the effect of fish farm structures on the landscape in Scotland (Source: Scottish Government, 2008). ............................................ 55 Figure 19: Woollamia boat ramp, carpark (left) and wharf facilities (right) (Source: Fisheries NSW, 2013). ...................................................................
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