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Aquaculture Licence - Victoria

Description

You will need this licence if you intend to process and preserve seafood so that it is safe to sell or sell seafood you have harvested from a vessel at the point of unloading.

There are three types of licences:  

  • abalone licence
  • blue mussels and other shellfish licence
  • fin fish licence.

The seafood species you grow and harvest determines which licence you need.

Service type

Licence

A licence defines the need to obtain recognition / certification and registration to undertake a certain business activity.

Eligibility requirements

Use the contact details for information about eligibility requirements.

Duration

Up to 1 year

Expiry

30 June

Fees

Fees Details for this service in table format.

Task Type Business Structure Description
Apply Application All

Fees vary depending on the facility's annual throughput.

You need to pay:

  • an application fee (paid once only)
  • a licence fee (paid when you first apply and then every year in June).

The amount you pay when you apply depends upon:

  • the amount and type of seafood you want to grow and harvest
  • the time left until the licence is renewed in June (pro rata).

Use the fee calculator to see what you will pay today to apply for a licence.

Forms

Other resources

Task Business Structure Resources
Comply All Victorian Shellfish Quality Assurance Program - PDF (Opens in new window)

Act(s) name

Fisheries Act 1995 Victoria

Regulation(s) name

Fisheries Regulations 2019 Victoria

Administering agency

PrimeSafe

Contact details

Contact Email, Phone and Address Details for this service in simple two column table format, header then data.