Green aquaculture farming of kelp and mussels lumped with same planning costs as coal mines

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Kelp and mussel regenerative aquaculture farmers say application costs holding back industry

Aquaculture operators starting out in the industry needed to spend close to $500,000 on a State Significant Development application process, a level of scrutiny which a new mine or major road infrastructure faces.