This draft technical standard covers Soft Sediment Video Surveys for Marine Finfish Farms, and is vital for the implementation of Conditions 42-48 within Part 4 of the Environmental Standards for Tasmanian Marine Finfish Farms 2023, into environmental licences.
An overview presentation provided by the EPA to the community and industry stakeholders on the Draft Technical Standard - Soft Sediment Video Surveys for Marine Finfish Farms, can be found here:
Technical Standard - Soft Sediment Video Surveys - Consultation Presentation (PDF 2Mb)
The EPA Director invited submissions on the draft Technical Standard from 3 May 2024 until 15 July 2024. EPA staff will now consider the submissions received and will arrange workshops in due course.
To ensure the consultation process of the technical standards is transparent, the EPA will make public a summary of the consultation process, including all submissions, noting that the EPA will consider requests for confidentiality of submissions supported by reasons.
The package for this draft technical standard includes:
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Illustrated Scoring Guide - Soft Sediment Video Surveys for Marine Finfish Farms (PDF 12Mb)
Soft Sediment Video Survey Scoring Template - Establishment of Reference Conditions (XLSX 180Kb)
Soft Sediment Video Survey Scoring Template - Farm Zone Surveys (XLSX 199Kb)
Soft Sediment Video Survey Scoring Template - Compliance Surveys (XLSX 227Kb)