Who this licence suits?
There are three aquaculture licences. The species of seafood you grow and harvest determines which licence you need.
You only need to hold one licence — the licence that covers the species you intend to grow and harvest.
For example:
- If you want to grow and harvest abalone, and also harvest blue mussels, other shellfish and fin fish, get an abalone licence.
- If you want to grow and harvest blue mussels or other shellfish only, get a blue mussels and other shellfish licence.
What you can do
With any Aquaculture licence, you can:
- process seafood only to preserve it, so it is safe to sell
- sell seafood you have harvested from the vessel at the point of unloading
- transport live seafood
Abalone licence
With this licence, you can:
- grow and harvest abalone
- grow and harvest blue mussels and other shellfish
- grow and harvest fin fish.
Blue mussels and other shellfish licence
With this licence, you can:
- grow and harvest blue mussels or other shellfish
- grow and harvest fin fish.
You cannot harvest abalone with this licence.
Fin fish licence
With this licence, you can:
- grow and harvest fin fish only.
You cannot harvest any other species with this licence.
Activities that do not need a licence
You do not need a licence to handle the following species live:
- fin fish
- abalone
- rock lobsters
- yabbies
What you cannot do
You cannot:
- process seafood other than to preserve it — you need a seafood processing facility licence
- transport seafood that is not live when being transported — you need a meat and seafood transport licence. Live seafood is exempt from a meat and seafood transport licence.
Apply for a licence
How to apply for a Safe Food Victoria licence.
Fees and charges
Safe Food Victoria fees and charges for dairy, meat, poultry and seafood businesses.
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