You will need this licence if you intend to farm aquatic organisms for the purposes of trade, business or research on a parcel of land. The licence holder must have permission to use that parcel of land.
Your licence will be classified as a category A, B, C or D licence depending on the level of regulation and administration required to manage the associated risks with the aquaculture activity. There are multiple factors used to assess the level of regulation, including:
- the scale and intensity of the farming activity
- discharge of wastewater and treatment of water prior to discharge
- whether the species are native to the area
- the susceptibility of the farmed species to notifiable disease.
