WA Aquaculture Industry Sector Legislation Including Acts and Regulations

Pearling

• Pearling Act (1990)
• Pearling (General) Regulations 1991
• Environmental Code of Practice for the Sustainable Management of WA Non-Maxima Pearl Aquaculture Industries

Shellfish

• Environmental Code of Practice for the Sustainable Management of WA’s Mussel & Oyster Aquaculture Industries
• Western Australian Shellfish Quality Assurance Program Manual (WASQAP)
• Australian Shellfish Quality Assurance Program Operations Manual (ASQAP)
• Marine-Biotoxin – Monitoring and Management Plan
• Western Australian Food Act 2008
• Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code (4.2.1)-Primary Production & Processing Standard for Seafood (Australia Only)
• Outline of the Export Control Act 2020
• Export control Act 1982

Seaweed

• Aquaculture of Seaweed in  Western Australia

Freshwater Crayfish

• Environmental Code of Practice for the Sustainable Management of WA’s Marron Aquaculture Industry
• Yabby Code of Practice

Abalone

• Environmental Code of Practice for the Sustainable Management of WA’s Land-based Finfish Aquaculture Industry.
• Abalone Aquaculture in Western Australia
• A Quality Assurance Code of Practice for the Australian Wild Abalone Fishery

 Coral & Live Rock

• Aquaculture of Coral, Live Rock and Associated products: Aquaculture Policy

Marine Finfish

• Environmental Code of Practice for the Sustainable Management of WA’s Marine Finfish Aquaculture Industry.
• Finfish Aquaculture in WA: finalised management report for Marine Finfish Aquaculture.

 Land-based/ Freshwater Finfish

• Environmental Code of Practice for the Sustainable Management of WA’s Land-based Finfish Aquaculture Industry.
• National Biosecurity Plan Guidelines for Farmed Freshwater Native Finfish

   Prawns

• Environmental Code of Practice for the Sustainable Management of WA’s Prawn Aquaculture Industry