App5 - SDAP Assessment · MCU17/0020

PO9 The aquaculture facility is designed,                                AO9.1 The location and design of the                  Complies – The design of the facility includes appropriate
constructed, and can be managed and maintained                           aquaculture facility is appropriate for the           stocking densities for the management of the resource.
                                                                                                                               Further details are provided within the Site and Operational
appropriately for the aquaculture fisheries                              proposed species. AND AO9.2 Noxious fish are          Based Management Plan.
resource.                                                                not to be held or produced in the aquaculture
Editor’s note: Further guidance is available in the aquaculture policy   facility. AND AO9.3 Exotic fish, and fish that are
Management arrangements for translocation of live aquatic
organisms (transport between bioregions) for aquaculture                 non-endemic to the location, are not to be held
FAMOP015, Department of Employment, Economic Development and             or produced in the aquaculture facility. OR AO9.4
Innovation, 2011.                                                        All hazards and risks associated with any
                                                                         proposed culture of exotic fish or fish that are
                                                                         non-endemic to the location are addressed.
PO10 The aquaculture facility is designed to                             AO10.1 The aquaculture facility design will allow     Complies – The design of the facility is similar to the existing
maintain integrity of the aquaculture product.                           the integrity of the aquaculture product to be        facility at Production Street, which is obtaining a premium
                                                                                                                               price for the product. All food standard and biosecurity
                                                                         maintained and lawful methods of harvesting of        measures are provided within the Site and Operational
                                                                         the aquaculture product are proposed. AND             Based Management Plan.
                                                                         AO10.2 The aquaculture facility design will allow
                                                                         food safety and ethical standards to be met.
PO11 The aquaculture facility is designed and                            AO11.1 The design and construction of the             Complies – The proposal is within an existing industrial shed
constructed to mitigate risks of impact on the                           aquaculture facility minimises the risk of impact     and all waste water is to go to sewer.
natural environment.                                                     on waterways by: (1) being located away from
                                                                         important natural features such as waterways
                                                                         and wetlands (2) constructing every pond above
                                                                         the highest astronomical tide (3) not allowing
                                                                         discharge from ponds and tanks to enter
                                                                         waterways (4) including all reasonable and
                                                                         practicable measures to ensure that all waters
                                                                         are secured in such a way as to prevent the
                                                                         escape of any aquaculture fisheries resources
                                                                         into Queensland waters. AND AO11.2 The design
                                                                         of the aquaculture facility allows control over the
                                                                         release of water from all ponds, tanks and
                                                                         drainage systems within the approved
                                                                         aquaculture area. OR AO11.3 The design of the
                                                                         aquaculture facility ensures there is no release or
                                                                         discharge to waterways by: (1) not allowing
                                                                         release of discharge from ponds and tanks to
                                                                         enter waterways, or (2) not allowing exotic fish