The EPA currently regulates finfish farming at one marine farming lease in the Mercury Passage region.
The location of this finfish farm and associated environmental licence can be accessed via the EPA Regulated Food Production and Animal and Plant Processing Premises layer on LISTmap. See our Site Information page for details.
The Marine Farming Development Plan for the region is available on the
Department of Natural Resources and Environment Tasmania website.
MF236 Okehampton Bay
Annual Environmental Review Reports (including BEMP Reports)
Reports starting from 2017 onwards are available, please visit the Environmental Monitoring Information (REMI)
Search Portal. Select Tassal Operations in the operator field and Finfish farming in the activity field when doing your search.
2023-24 Reports
Annual Environmental Report 2023-24 - Summary Report (PDF 3Mb)
Annual Broadscale Monitoring Report 2023-24 (PDF 18Mb)
Reef Survey Report 2023-24 (PDF 7Mb)
Seagrass Survey Report 2023-24 (PDF 3Mb)
Benthic Survey (Compliance and Control Sites) Report 2023-24 (PDF 6Mb)
2022-23 Reports
Annual Environmental Summary Report 2022-2023 (PDF 3Mb)
Annual Broadscale Monitoring Report 2022-23 (PDF 14Mb)
Annual Reef Monitoring Report 2022-23 (PDF 5Mb)
Seagrass Survey Report 2022-23 (PDF 2Mb)
Benthic Survey (Compliance and Control Sites) Report 2022-23 (PDF 6Mb)
2021-22 Reports
Annual Environmental Report 2021-22 - Summary Report (PDF 3Mb)
Annual Broadscale Monitoring Report 2021-22 (PDF 12Mb)
Reef Survey Report 2021-22 (PDF 6Mb)
Seagrass Survey Report 2021-22 (PDF 2Mb)
Benthic Survey (Compliance & Control Sites) Report 2021-22 (PDF 5Mb)
Antibiotics Residue Treatment Events
Antibiotic treatment events have occurred in 2020 and 2023. Request a copy of the residue monitoring report.