Project overview*
| Status | Progressing approvals |
| Type | Prescribed project |
Description
Proposal to construct a new aquaculture facility to produce 2700 tonnes per annum of black tiger prawns, for domestic and export markets. Includes 170ha of aquaculture ponds, 370 ml seawater storage pond, 47 hectare discharge water pipelines to Abbot Bay, freshwater storage pond and water reticulation system, and seafood processing facilities.
The facility will include:
- A domestication sanctuary ensuring biosecurity to mitigate against disease;
- SMART automation to reduce energy consumption and increase safety;
- RegenAqua bioremediation technology that restores and recycles water and reduces oceanic requirements compared to other aquaculture facilities, ensuring no net decline in discharge water quality to protect the health of surrounding waterways and oceans.
| Proponent | Pacific Reef Fisheries (Bowen) Pty Ltd |
| Process | Prescribed project |
| Declaration lapse date | 26 November 2026 |
| Location/s | 26/11/2026 |
| Local government/s | Whitsunday Regional Council |
| Industry | Aquaculture |
| Jobs | 130 construction, 150 operational |
| Investment | $150 million |
* Project information supplied by proponent and subject to change.
Process timeline
| Date | Activity |
|---|---|
| 13 April 2023 | Declared a prescribed project ( 243.8 KB) |