Guthalungra

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 are...