Contestable Aquaculture Planning Fund
The government has a $2 million contestable fund available to regional councils and unitary authorities that is aimed at helping councils realise the economic and other benefits that sustainable aquaculture can bring to their regions. It can be used to assist their aquaculture planning through work such as initial information gathering, consultation with interested parties, planning work projects and other groundwork.
Funds awarded to date
2007
Round 1 – May 2007
Environment Waikato/Auckland Regional Council (A)
Aquaculture exclusion areas – Auckland and Waikato
Funding approved: $54,000
Environment Waikato/Auckland Regional Council (B)Aquaculture – Māori consultation
Funding approved: $27,000
Environment Waikato
Supporting information for the experimental aquaculture plan
Funding approved: $72,000
Environment Bay of Plenty
Monitoring phytoplankton in the Eastern Bay of Plenty
Funding approved: $16,000
Northland Regional Council
Aquaculture plan change processing – consultant support
Funding approved: $230,000
Round 2 – November 2007
Environment Canterbury
Policies, procedure and documentation for establishing Canterbury’s AMAs
Funding approved: $98,320
Environment Waikato
Method development: assessing benthic impact of aquaculture
Funding approved: $24,000
2008
Round 1 – May 2008
Northland Regional Council
Sustainable indicators for safe food aquaculture areas
Funding approved: $12,400
Northland Regional Council
Review of Waikare Inlet harvesting classification
Funding approved: $40,000
Round 2 - November 2008
Auckland Regional Council
Aquaculture industry cluster initiative
Funding approved: $86,500
Marlborough District Council
Review of regional coastal plan provisions relating to aquaculture management
Funding approved: $194,000
Environment Waikato
Aquaculture plan change
Funding approved: $70,000
Northland Regional Council
Regional economic impacts of aquaculture
Funding approved: $40,000
Northland Regional Council
Mediation support for Plan Change 4 appeals process
Funding approved: $10,000
Auckland Regional Council
Regional aquaculture forum
Funding approved: $43,250
