State help for $100m aquaculture project
A $100 million aquaculture project 40km north of Bowen has been granted prescribed project status by the Queensland Government.
Pacific Reef Fisheries proposes to construct 259 one-hectare aquaculture ponds, 1.5 metres deep on a total site area of about 768ha.
The prawn farm project will also include:
- 11.3 ha seawater storage pond (370 mL storage capacity)
- 47 ha discharge remediation area
- intake and treated discharge water pipelines (approx. 5.5
km long) - freshwater storage pond and water reticulation system
- seafood processing facilities
- farm support infrastructure. . .
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