Proposed Development Information to Accompany
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ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT TO ACCOMPANY DRAFT AMENDMENT NO.6 TO D’ENTRECASTEAUX CHANNEL MARINE FARMING DEVELOPMENT PLAN FEBRUARY 2002 PROPONENT: TASSAL OPERATIONS PTY LTD Glossary ADCP Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler AGD Amoebic Gill Disease ASC Aquaculture Stewardship Council BAP Best Aquaculture Practices BEMP Broadscale Environmental Monitoring Program CAMBA China-Australia Migratory Bird Agreement CEO Chief Executive Officer COBP Code of Best Practice CSER corporate, social and environmental responsibility CSIRO Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation DAFF Depart of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry dBA A-weighted decibels DMB Dry matter basis DO dissolved oxygen DPIW Department of Primary Industries and Water DPIPWE Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and the Environment EDO Environmental Defenders Office ENGOs environmental non-governmental organisations EIS Environmental Impact Statement EMS Environmental Management System EPA Environmental Protection Authority EPBCA Environmental Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 FCR Feed Conversion Ratio FHMP Fish Health Management Plan FSANZ Food Standards Australia New Zealand g gram GAA Global Aquaculture Alliance ha hectare HAB Harmful Algal Bloom HOG head on gutted HVN Huon Valley News IALA International Association of Lighthouse Authorities IMAS Institute of Marine and Antarctic Studies i JAMBA Japan-Australia Migratory Bird Agreement kg kilogram km kilometre L litre LED light-emitting diode m metre mm millimetre MAST Marine and Safety Tasmania MFDP Marine Farming Development Plan MFPA Marine Farming Planning Act 1995 MIC Marine Inspector Cleaner ML megalitre ppm parts per million ppt parts per thousand PST Paralytic Shellfish Toxin RSPCA Royal Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals ROKAMBA Republic of Korea-Australia Migratory Bird Agreement ROV remote operated vehicle s second SBP Selective Breeding Program SCAT Southern Coastcare Association of Tasmania SCUBA Self-Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus SEP Tassal’s Stakeholder Engagement Program SGS Summer Gut Syndrome SOMV Salmon Orthomyxovirus t tonne TAC Tasmanian Abalone Council TARA Tasmanian Aquaculture Reform Alliance TARFish Tasmanian Association for Recreational Fishing TPDNO Total Permissible Dissolved Nitrogen Output TRLFA Tasmanian Rock Lobster Fishermen’s Association TSGA Tasmanian Salmonid Growers Association TSIC Tasmanian Seafood Industry Council TSPA Threatened Species Protection Act 1995 W watts ii WH&S workplace health and safety WIP Wildlife Interaction Plan WWF World Wildlife Fund for Nature WWTP Waste Water Treatment Plant iii 1 Contents 1 Contents ............................................................................................................... iv 2 Executive Summary ............................................................................................. 1 Introduction ....................................................................................................................................... 1 2.1 Proposed Amendment Description ........................................................................... 1 2.2 Stakeholder Consultation ............................................................................................. 1 2.3 Existing Environment ..................................................................................................... 1 2.4 Potential Effects and Their Management ................................................................... 2 2.5 Conclusions ...................................................................................................................... 3 3 Proposed Amendment Description ................................................................... 4 3.1 Proposal Overview ......................................................................................................... 4 3.1.1 Proponent Details ..................................................................................................................................... 4 3.1.2 Rationale / Need for the Proposal ...................................................................................................... 4 3.1.3 Proposed Development .......................................................................................................................... 5 3.1.4 Anticipated Establishment Costs .......................................................................................................... 7 3.1.5 Existing and Likely Markets for Product ............................................................................................ 7 3.1.6 Relationship to other Proposals/Developments ............................................................................... 8 3.2 Proposed Zone and Lease Details .............................................................................. 8 3.2.1 Location of Proposed Zone.................................................................................................................... 8 3.2.2 Proposed Zone Area................................................................................................................................ 9 3.2.3 Location of Proposed Lease ................................................................................................................... 9 3.3 Infrastructure and Servicing ......................................................................................... 9 3.3.1 Mooring and Grid system ...................................................................................................................... 9 3.3.2 Size and Configuration of Sea Pens/Netting .................................................................................. 10 3.3.3 Construction Aspects ............................................................................................................................. 10 3.3.4 Servicing the Proposed Zone .............................................................................................................. 11 3.3.5 Infrastructure Maintenance ................................................................................................................ 13 3.4 Stock Husbandry Aspects .......................................................................................... 14 3.4.1 Fish Size / Stocking Density ................................................................................................................ 14 3.4.2 Fish Feeding ............................................................................................................................................. 14 3.4.3 Fish Health ............................................................................................................................................... 14 3.4.4 Predator Control ..................................................................................................................................... 17 3.5 Waste Management..................................................................................................... 17 3.5.1 Solid Waste .............................................................................................................................................. 17 3.5.2 Liquid Waste ........................................................................................................................................... 19 3.5.3 Environmental Monitoring ................................................................................................................... 19 iv 3.6 Decommissioning and Rehabilitation ...................................................................... 22 4 Stakeholder Consultation .................................................................................. 23 4.1 Stakeholder Engagement Activities ......................................................................... 28 4.1.1 Local Residents/Community Members ............................................................................................. 28 4.1.2 Consultation with yacht and boating clubs ..................................................................................... 34 4.1.3 Fishing Groups Consultations .............................................................................................................. 34 4.1.4 Tourism Operator Consultation ......................................................................................................... 37 4.1.5 MAST and TASPORTS Consultations ............................................................................................... 37 4.1.6 Other Consultation ................................................................................................................................. 37 4.2 Major outcomes of Stakeholder Engagement ....................................................... 38 4.2.1 Local Residents/Community Members ............................................................................................. 38 4.2.2 Yachting and Boating Clubs ................................................................................................................ 43 4.2.3 Fishing Groups ......................................................................................................................................... 44 4.2.4 Tourism Operators................................................................................................................................. 46 4.2.5 Other 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