Tasman Peninsula and Norfolk Bay Marine Farming Development Plan September 2018

​Tassal Operations Pty Ltd (Tassal) applied for an amendment to the Tasman Peninsula and Norfolk Bay Marine Farming Development Plan November 2005 (the Plan). 

The amendment: 

  • creates a new marine farming zone approximately 1.8km west of Wedge Island in Storm Bay (‘Zone 16 – (west of Wedge Island)’)

  • increases the leasable area for salmonid farming operations within the Plan area by 360 hectares

The maximum permissible farmed area within the new zone is 180 hectares.​​​

​Public exhibition documents​​

The draft amendment and accompanying environmental impact statement (EIS) were exhibited for public comment for two months closing 17 January 2018.

  Cover Draft Amendment No. 5 to Tasman Peninsula and Norfolk Bay MFDP   (440Kb)

  Draft Amendment No. 5 to Tasman Peninsula and Norfolk Bay MFDP November 2005   (6Mb)

  EIS to accompany Draft Amendment No. 5 to Tasman Peninsula and Norfolk Bay MFDP November 2005   (11Mb)

  Appendix 1 - Tassal Sustainability Report 2015-16   (12Mb)

  Appendix 2 - Map coordinates of proposed West of Wedge development   (185Kb)

  Appendix 3 - Image of K-Grid netting   (130Kb)

  Appendix 4 - Noise Impact Report   (965Kb)

  Appendix 5 - Env Best Management Practice Guidelines for In situ Net Cleaning   (2Mb)

  Appendix 6 - Rocky Reef Report   (4Mb)

  Appendix 7 - Tassal South East Regions Optimisation Plan   (129Kb)

  Appendix 8 - Proposal Summary for Stakeholders   (199Kb)

  Appendix 9 - West of Wedge Community Survey   (2Mb)

  Appendix 10 - Community Survey Report   (2Mb)

  Appendix 11 - West of Wedge Zone Assessment   (5Mb)

  Appendix 12 - Proposed layout mooring systems _90 MLA_cages_barges   (692Kb)

  Appendix 13 - Schedule 3V   (120Kb)

  Appendix 14 - Visual Impact Report   (3Mb)

  Appendix 15 - Socio-economic Report   (2Mb)

  Appendix 16 - DEPOMOD Report with full production cycle   (3Mb)

  Appendix 17 - BRUV Survey 2015   (211Kb)

  Appendix 18 - Guidelines for Observing Cetaceans   (719Kb)

  Appendix 19 - TSGA Biosecurity Program   (4Mb)

  Appendix 20 - Indicative Storm Bay Environmental Monitoring Program   (377Kb)

  Appendix 21 - Overview Modelled Outputs for Storm Bay   (3Mb)​

​Planni​​ng process and supporting documents

Following the public exhibition, the Marine Farming Planning Review Panel received a report from the Planning Authority (PA) containing:

  1. a copy of each representation received;

  2. a copy of each request for a hearing received;

  3. a detailed response from Tassal Operations Pty Ltd in relation to major issues raised in each representation;

  4. the PA’s statement of its opinion as to the merit of each representation and the impact on the draft amendment as a whole; and

  5. recommendations in relation to the draft amendment

The Panel conducted public hearings and undertook detailed consideration of the draft amendment, before making a recommendation to the Minister in relation to the draft amendment, as set out in the Panel’s report (below). 

​The amendment was approved 21 September 2018. The amendment and the original MFDP (including previous amendments No. 1 through No. 4), have been incorporated into a single document.

Download the Plan:​

 Tasman Peninsula and Norfolk Bay MFDP September 2018 (PDF 6Mb)

Download the supporting documents: