Existing Marine Farming Development Plans and Proposals

Existing Marine Farming Development Plans​​

​On this page, find documentation covering the Marine Farming Development Plan (MFDP) of interest, which contains information about each marine farming zone, its size, location and allocated species.​

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​​​:

  D'Entrecasteaux Channel and Huon River MFDP October 2019   (11Mb)

  Explanatory Note for D'Entrecasteaux Channel and Huon River MFDP October 2019   (134Kb)​​

Far North West​​​:

  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 Islands​​​:

  Furneaux Marine Farming Development Plan  January 1999   (827Kb)

Georges Bay​​:

  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​​​​​:

  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:

  Macquarie Harbour Marine Farming Development Plan October 2005   (2Mb)

  Amendment No. 2 to Macquarie Harbour MFDP (Amended 13 September 2016)   (189Kb)

Pipe Clay Lagoon:

  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:

  Pitt Water Marine Farming Development Plan June 2001   (256Kb)

Port Sorell:

  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:

  Storm Bay North MFDP November 2017   (850Kb)

Storm Bay off Trumpeter Bay North Bruny Island:

  Storm Bay off Trumpeter Bay North Bruny Island MFDP August 2018   (1Mb)

The Storm Bay off Trumpeter Bay North Bruny Island MFDP August 2018 replaces the Storm Bay off Trumpeter Bay North Bruny Island MFDP July 1998 and includes 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)

​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 Tasman Peninsula and Norfolk Bay MFDP September 2018 replaces the Tasman Peninsula and Norfolk Bay MFDP November 2005 and includes amendments up to Amendment No. 5 to the 2005 MFDP.​​

​​Marine Farming Development Proposals​​

An application has been received to amend the Tasman Peninsula and Norfolk Bay MFDP.​ Find out more about this proposal.​

Previous Marine Farming Development Proposals​​

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.​