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Aquaculture Licence - Victoria

Description

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

There are three types of licences:

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

The species of seafood 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

1 year

Expiry

30 June

Fees

Fees Details for this service in table format.

Task Type Business Structure Description
Apply Application All

Application fees vary depending on the annual throughput.

Abalone licence: 

  • less than 2 tonnes - $171.00
  • 2 to 8 tonnes - $305.00
  • over 8 tonnes - $513.00.

Muscles and other shellfish licence: 

  • less than 50 tonnes - $171.00
  • 50 to 150 tonnes - $305.00
  • over 150 tonnes - $513.00.

Fin fish licence: 

  • less than 15 tonnes - $171.00
  • 15 to 60 tonnes - $305.00
  • over 60 tonnes - $513.00.

Fees for 2026-27
General Licence All

Licence fees vary depending on the annual throughput.

Abalone licence: 

  • less than 2 tonnes - $342.00 (not pro-rata)
  • 2 to 8 tonnes - $610.00
  • over 8 tonnes - $1025.00.

Muscles and other shellfish licence: 

  • less than 50 tonnes - $342.00 (not pro-rata)
  • 50 to 150 tonnes - $610.00
  • over 150 tonnes - $1025.00.

Fin fish licence: 

  • less than 15 tonnes - $342.00 (not pro-rata)
  • 15 to 60 tonnes - $610.00
  • over 60 tonnes - $1025.00.

Fees for 2026-27

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

Safe Food Victoria

Contact details

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