Eyre Peninsula Desalination Project

In reply to the Hon. C. BONAROS ().9 March 2023).

The Hon. C.M. SCRIVEN (Minister for Primary Industries and Regional Development, Minister for Forest Industries): I am advised:

That those locations are situated adjacent to the Aquaculture (Zones-Lower Eyre Peninsula) Policy 2013, contain 53 aquaculture leases and corresponding licences authorised to farm mussels, southern bluefin tuna, oysters, abalone, finfish and seaweed. In the 2020-21 financial year those aquaculture sites produced 12,270 tonnes, directly valued at $128.25 million farm gate, which is 64 per cent of the entire South Australian aquaculture industry. Of that, the mussel aquaculture sector produced 1,845 tonnes, directly valued at $3.69 million farm gate. In addition, the mussel aquaculture sector provided direct on-farm regional employment of 29 full-time employees, with total employment of 94 full-time employees considering direct and flow-on.