1. The approval holder must not undertake aquaculture for a commercial purpose, such as the purpose of sale or any other purpose that is directed to gain or reward.
2. The fish must only be sourced from the facility outlined in this Translocation approval, either the Pemberton Freshwater Research Centre or an aquaculture facility licensed to produce the fish species in accordance with Section 92 of the Fish Resources Management Act 1994.
3. At least two business days prior to translocation of the fish, the DPIRD Translocation Officer must be notified of the date and time of collection, number of fish, and approximate time of arrival of the fish at the receiving facility by email to translocation@dpird.wa.gov.au and biosecurity.compliance@dpird.wa.gov.au
4. Live fish are not removed or released from the receiving property.
5. The fish must be transported in a solid durable container, which has been sealed and is watertight, directly from the source facility to the receiving property, without unpacking or processing in transit.
6. Any wastewater generated during the translocation of the trout must not be discharged into an open waterway or drain.
7. The holder of this approval must report unusually high levels of mortalities of fish or signs of disease to the FishWatch 24-hour hotline on 1800 815 507 within 24 hours of the occurrence.
8. For the species that are subject to this approval, the landholder must allow the Translocation Officer or a Fisheries and Marine Officer access to the receiving premises and property where the species have been or will be kept.
Stocking into farm dams
9. The fish will be kept at the receiving property in a dam which controls water discharge and prevents fish escaping.
10. Fewer than 3,000 rainbow trout are transported at a time.
11. All water discharged from the dam must be screened or the water otherwise controlled so as to prevent fish escaping to another water body (including during flooding events).
a) Netting or mesh used to screen water discharged is of a mesh size smaller than one cm2 and a height of at least 90 cm.
b) Alternative methods of preventing fish escaping, including a gravel/small rock filter berm, can also be used.
Stocking into closed system aquaponics
12. The fish must be kept at the receiving property within a closed recirculating aquaculture system, such as a plastic tank.
13. Fewer than 250 fish are transported at a time, and fewer than 500 fish in total are kept at any time.
Definitions:
Source property - property approved in translocation approval.
Receiving property - property where fish from approved source property are kept.