Description: The Aquaculture Leases in NSW Estuaries dataset contains spatial data of NSW Fisheries Recognised Aquaculture Sites (RAS) where an aquaculture lease is or has been in place over the site. The original survey of RAS was completed under a collaborative project between the Surveyor-General's Department and NSW Fisheries from 1996 to 2000 using Differential Global Positioning System (DGPS) technology and captured in WGS84 (GDA) datum. The data has been converted to GDA_94 MGA_Zone56
Name: Oyster Industry Sustainable Aquaculture Strategy Areas
Display Field: Estuary
Type: Feature Layer
Geometry Type: esriGeometryPolygon
Description: Oyster aquaculture areas are areas of NSW estuaries assessed for edible oyster aquaculture. These areas were categorised by assessment of all current, former and potential leases in relation to their location, environmental and socio-economic criteria and within the boundaries developed in co-operation with all relevant State government agencies, neighboring communities and the oyster industry. The areas are categorized as priority oyster aquaculture areas, terminating current lease area, current leases within the national parks estate and lease area under Merimbula Airport jurisdiction.