Services to aquaculture industry – cost recovery
PIRSA has responsibility for managing South Australia's fisheries and aquaculture resources in accordance with the Fisheries Management Act 2007 and the Aquaculture Act 2001.
Both these Acts were established to protect, manage and develop the aquatic resources of the state so it:
- is ecologically sustainable
- maximises returns to the South Australian community.
Cost recovery policy
The Government of South Australia introduced a cost recovery policy which PIRSA has been operating for approximately 20 years.
The policy outlines that PIRSA manages the state's aquatic resources on behalf of the community. We recover costs associated with these services from commercial aquaculture lease and licence holders.
These services include, but are not limited to:
- aquaculture management
- environmental monitoring
- compliance
- leasing and licensing
- program management
- any biological research
- economic research.
Further information about the cost recovery process and management:
- Australian Government Cost Recovery Guidelines
- PIRSA Cost Recovery Policy ()
- Fisheries and Aquaculture Cost Recovery Framework ()
Cost recovery implementation statements
Cost recovery implementation statements for each commercial aquaculture sector are available below:
2023–24
2023–24
- Cost Recovery Implementation Statement for the Abalone (Aquaculture) Sector 2023–24 ()
- Cost Recovery Implementation Statement for the Finfish Sector 2023–24 ()
- Cost Recovery Implementation Statement for the Land-based Sector 2023–24 ()
- Cost Recovery Implementation Statement for the Marine Algae Sector 2023–24 ()
- Cost Recovery Implementation Statement for the Mussel Sector 2023–24 ()
- Cost Recovery Implementation Statement for the Oyster Sector 2023–24 ()
- Cost Recovery Implementation Statement for the Tuna Sector 2023–24 ()
2022–23
2022–23
Abalone (aquaculture) sector
Finfish sector
Land-based sector
Mussel sector
Oyster sector
Tuna sector
2021–22
2021–22
Abalone (aquaculture) sector
Finfish sector
Land-based sector
Mussel sector
Oyster sector
Tuna sector
2020–21
2020–21
Abalone Industry
Subtidal Mollusc (Mussels) Industry
Intertidal Mollusc (Oyster) Industry
Southern Blue Fin Tuna Industry
2019–20
2019–20
Abalone Industry
Subtidal Mollusc (Mussels) Industry
Intertidal Mollusc (Oyster) Industry
Southern Blue Fin Tuna Industry
Cost recovery reviews
Under the policy a review is undertaken every 4 years to make sure best practice arrangements are maintained.
2023 review
We have undertaken an independent cost recovery review of the commercial fishing and aquaculture sectors.