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The Proposal (Assessment No. 1642) 6 Schedule 1 The proposal involves the production of 1,000 tonnes of Barramundi per annum through the construction of 20 ‘grow-out’ and eight ‘nursery’ sea cages in an aquaculture operation in Cone Bay, Shire of Derby-West Kimberley. An area not more than 700 hectares of Cone Bay, currently licensed by the Department of Fisheries will be utilised for an aquaculture operation under licence no. 1465. The proposal will include a: � maximum production of 1,000 tonnes per annum of Barramundi (Lates calcarifer); � maximum of 20 grow-out sea cages with circumference ranging between 40 and 80 metres with 5 metres deep side walls and a maximum central depth of 8 metres; and � maximum of 8 nursery cages at 6m x 6m x 5m with polyester knotless nets with mesh size of between 6 and 10mm. The proposal is described in the following document – Cone Bay 1,000 tonne barramundi production proposal – Public Environmental Review document Maxima Pearling Company Pty Ltd (April 2008). The main characteristics of the proposal are summarised in Table 1 below. A detailed description of the proposal is provided in sections 1.0 to 2.0 of the project public environmental review document. Summary Description A summary of the key proposal characteristics is presented in Table 1.
Table 1: Summary of key proposal characteristics Element Description General Life of Project � Increase production over 3 years to a maximum of 1000 tonnes per annum � Ongoing Location � Aquaculture Licence Site 1465, Cone Bay, Buccaneer Archipelago, Western Australia, ~215km NNE of Broome Species Cultured � Barramundi (Lates calcarifer) Expected Barramundi production � 1,000 tonnes per year maximum Sea Cage characteristics (mesh size, net type) � Nursery � Grow out Feed input � Source Waste produced (Nitrogen and Phosphorous in solid and dissolved form) � Maximum (based on Feed Conversion Ratio of 1.5 : 1) Figure and Table (attached) � Polyester knotless with mesh ranging between 6 & 10mm � Outer net- 3.2mm galvanized steel wire or high density polyethylene (HDPE) � 50mm HDPE or nylon bird exclusion nets � HDPE floatation device, handrail and strachion � Nets of 2 different types will be utilized: 1 x 25mm (2.8mm gauge); 1 x 32mm (3.2mm gauge) constructed of marine wire � 1,500 tonnes per year maximum � Sinking pellets from an Australian feed manufacturer. 7 � 238 kilograms per day maximum Key kg/m 3 = kilograms per cubic metre Figure 1: Zones of ecological protection Table 2: Reference sites for determination of Environmental Quality Guidelines (EQG)
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