Algal Bloom Fisheries and Aquaculture Assistance Grant
The Algal Bloom Fisheries and Aquaculture Assistance Grant offers payments of up to $100,000 to support commercial fisheries and aquaculture licence holders significantly impacted by the algal bloom.
This funding may be used to meet fixed costs and overheads – including utilities, rent, finance and interest payments.
Applications are open until 5.00pm Sunday, 30 November 2025.
There are three ways you can demonstrate business impact for the purposes of this grant:
- having fishing licence fees waived by the Department of Primary Industries and Regions; or
- a 30 per cent or more decline in catch or harvest; or
- being subject to government harvesting area restrictions or closures (due to elevated levels of brevetoxin).
Apply for an immediate initial payment of $25,000.
If you can demonstrate that your business has also experienced a decline in business turnover of 30 per cent (relative to a comparable period the year prior, as set out in guidelines), you may be eligible for an additional payment.
Additional payments are calculated as follows:
- $25,000 if business turnover in 2023-24 was above $200,000.
- $50,000 if business turnover in 2023-24 was above $400,000.
- $75,000 if business turnover in 2023-24 was above $600,000.
For further information please visit https://business.sa.gov.au/programs/algal-bloom/licence-holder-assistance-grant
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