Project Sea Dragon

WSP is supporting Seafarms Corporation in delivering a large-scale, vertically integrated, land-based tiger prawn aquaculture project in Northern Australia.

Location

Northern Territory, Australia

Client

Seafarms Corporation

Project Status

Due for completion late 2023

Economic and employment benefits for the local community

Seafarms Corporation’s Project Sea Dragon (PSD) is a large-scale, integrated, land-based prawn aquaculture project being developed primarily at Legune Station in Northern Australia.

The project is designed to produce high-quality, year-round reliable prawn volumes for export markets.

Seafarms, the Northern Territory Government and the Northern Land Council, have signed the critically important Land Use Agreement for Legune Station and the project will bring major social, employment and economic benefits to the native title holders.

Bringing knowledge and experience

WSP has been engaged as the Integrated Project Management Teaming Services (IPMTS), providing project management and services expertise, as well as site personnel to support the development of Stage 1a of Seafarms PSD program.

The project includes development of a Founder Stock Centre at Exmouth, as well as a Grow Out Facility at Legune Station NT.

A production process plant will also be constructed near Kununurra WA, as well as a further Breeding Facility near Bynoe, south of Darwin.

Stage 1a works

Key features of the Stage 1a project includes the creation of a significant seawater inlet channel at Legune Station where construction of 400 hectares of inland grow-out ponds will occur, supported by: