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Aquaculture
Marine Farming Development Plans (MFDPs) set out where and how aquaculture operations can occur around Tasmania. Occasionally, new MFDPs are proposed or existing plans are amended.
There are currently 14 MFDPs active across the State.
All MFDPs were revised to consider Standardised Management Controls in December 2024, a uniform and contemporary set of management controls for marine farming activities in Tasmanian state waters. Learn more about the Standardised Management Controls.
Boomer Bay:
Boomer Bay Marine Farming Development Plan 2000 - revised Dec 2024 (PDF 6Mb)
D'Entrecasteaux Channel and Huon River:
D'Entrecasteaux Channel and Huon River Marine Farming Development Plan 2019 - revised Dec 2024 (PDF 26Mb)
Far North West:
Far North West Marine Farming Development Plan 1999 - revised Dec 2024 (PDF 9Mb)
Furneaux Islands:
Furneaux Islands Marine Farming Development Plan 1999 - revised Dec 2024 (PDF 9Mb)
Georges Bay:
Georges Bay Marine Farming Development Plan 1998 - revised Dec 2024 (PDF 5Mb)
Great Oyster Bay and Mercury Passage:
Great Oyster Bay and Mercury Passage Marine Farming Development Plan 1998 - revised Dec 2024 (PDF 13Mb)
Macquarie Harbour:
Macquarie Harbour Marine Farming Development Plan 2005 - revised Dec 2024 (PDF 4Mb)
Pipe Clay Lagoon:
Pipe Clay Lagoon Marine Farming Development Plan 1998 - revised Dec 2024 (PDF 6Mb)
Pitt Water:
Pitt Water Marine Farming Development Plan 2001 - revised Dec 2024 (PDF 7Mb)
Port Sorell:
Port Sorell Estuary Marine Farming Development Plan 2001 - revised Dec 2024 (PDF 5Mb)
Storm Bay North:
Storm Bay North Marine Farming Development Plan 2017 - revised Dec 2024 (PDF 1Mb)
Storm Bay off Trumpeter Bay North Bruny Island:
Storm Bay off Trumpeter Bay North Bruny Island Marine Farming Development Plan 2018 - revised Dec 2024 (PDF 2Mb)
kanamaluka / Tamar Estuary:
kanamaluka Tamar Estuary Marine Farming Development Plan 2019 - revised Dec 2024 (PDF 6Mb)
Turrakana / Tasman Peninsula and Norfolk Bay:
Turrakana Tasman Peninsula and Norfolk Bay Marine Farming Development Plan 2018 - revised Dec 2024 (PDF 9Mb)
Below are previous versions and amendments to MFDPs, for reference. They include historical documents and information about each marine farming zone.
Blackman Bay:
Blackman Bay Marine Farming Development Plan January 2000 (Modified 2012) (2Mb)
Summary of the Modifications to the Blackman Bay MFDP January 2000 (227Kb)
Amendment No. 1 to the Blackman Bay Marine Farming Development Plan January 2000 (Amended 8 April 2013) (334Kb)
D'Entrecasteaux Channel and Huon River MFDP October 2019 (11Mb)
Explanatory Note for D'Entrecasteaux Channel and Huon River MFDP October 2019 (134Kb)
Summary of the modifications to the Far North West Marine Farming Development Plan May 1999 (97Kb)
Far North West Marine Farm Development Plan May 1999 (Modified May 2010) (5Mb)
Amendment No. 4 to the Far North West Marine Farming Development Plan May 1999 (Amended 31 May 2010) (254Kb)
Amendment No. 5 to the Far North West Marine Farming Development Plan May 1999 (Amended 21 May 2013) (312Kb)
Furneaux Marine Farming Development Plan January 1999 (827Kb)
Georges Bay Marine Farming Development Plan October 1998 (Modified November 2012) (1Mb)
Summary of the Modifications to the Georges Bay MFDP October 1998 (227Kb)
Great Oyster Bay and Mercury Passage Marine Farming Development Plan October 1998 (Modified May 2010) (7Mb)
Summary of the modifications to the Great Oyster Bay and Mercury Passage Marine Farming Development Plan October 1998 (98Kb)
Amendment No.1 to Great Oyster Bay and Mercury Passage MFDP October 1998 (Amended 15 February 2017) (163Kb)
Macquarie Harbour Marine Farming Development Plan October 2005 (2Mb)
Amendment No. 2 to Macquarie Harbour MFDP (Amended 13 September 2016) (189Kb)
Pipe Clay Lagoon Marine Farming Development Plan October 1998 (1Mb)
Summary of the Modifications to the Pipe Clay Lagoon Marine Farming Development Plan 2008 (137Kb)
Pitt Water Marine Farming Development Plan June 2001 (256Kb)
Port Sorell Estuary MFDP - Part A: Environmental Impact Statement, May 2001 (290Kb)
Port Sorell Estuary MFDP - Part B: Marine Farming Development Plan, May 2001 (865Kb)
Port Sorell Estuary MFDP - Map 3.1 (210Kb)
Port Sorell Estuary MFDP - Map A4.1 (221Kb)
Port Sorell Estuary MFDP - Map A5.1 (178Kb)
Storm Bay North MFDP November 2017 (850Kb)
Storm Bay off Trumpeter Bay North Bruny Island MFDP August 2018 (1Mb)
The Storm Bay off Trumpeter Bay North Bruny Island MFDP August 2018 replaced the Storm Bay off Trumpeter Bay North Bruny Island MFDP July 1998 and included amendments up to Amendment No. 3 to the 1998 MFDP.
Tamar Estuary:
Tamar Estuary Marine Farming Development Plan July 2019 (2Mb)
Explanatory Note for Tamar Estuary Marine Farming Development Plan July 2019 (120Kb)
Turrakana / Tasman Peninsula and Norfolk Bay:
Tasman Peninsula and Norfolk Bay MFDP September 2018 (7Mb)
Amendment No. 2 to Tasman Peninsula and Norfolk Bay MFDP September 2018 (PDF 318Kb)
The Turrakana / Tasman Peninsula and Norfolk Bay MFDP 2018 replaces the Tasman Peninsula and Norfolk Bay MFDP September 2018 and incorporates previous amendments.
There are no current marine farming development proposals.
Learn more about the proposal to amend the Tasman Peninsula and Norfolk Bay MFDP, which was approved in 2024.
Learn more about Storm Bay North, Storm Bay off Trumpeter Bay or Tasman Peninsula and Norfolk Bay.
For information relating to other previous planning proposals, contact the Aquaculture Branch.
The Minister may approve Emergency Marine Farming Development Plans to address short-term emergencies. Emergency plans remain in-force for a period not exceeding two years and override the existing MFDP in the case of inconsistencies.
There are currently no emergency plans in force.
Last published on: 19/12/2024 9:55 AM