Marine Fish Stocking / Environmental Impact Statement - DPI09/01

The development of the Marine Stocking program and associated FMS will manage the activity of stocking native species into ocean and estuarine waters by NSW DPI or authorised agents (including recreational fishers or Aboriginal people), through the Department’s Stock Enhancement Program and other applications to stock under section 216 of the FM Act (permit to release fish). This may include applications from fishing clubs, other organisations and for religious/ceremonial purposes. It will provide an approved framework for the assessment and authorisation of these activities.

The NSW DPI freshwater fish stocking FMS has been in operation since 2005 and has provided an effective assessment mechanism, following the conducting of an EIS, for the management and monitoring of freshwater stockings in a controlled and responsible manner. A similar assessment process will be used for marine stocking. Note: The proposed marine fish stocking program will be conducted on a much reduced scale compared to the current freshwater program due to cost and demand constraints.

NSW Regions: Central West, Far West, Hunter, Illawarra, Mid North Coast, Murray, Murrumbidgee, Northern, North Western, Richmond Tweed, South Eastern, Sydney

Open Tenders - An invitation to tender by public advertisement with no restriction placed on who may tender. Tenderers will normally be required to demonstrate in their tender that they have the necessary skills, resources, experience, financial capacity, and in some cases licences, accreditations, etc., to fulfil the tender requirements.