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RIC Marine Recovery Loan is available for aquaculture and wild catch fishing businesses impacted by the marine harmful algal bloom first detected in March 2025 off the coast of South Australia.
Activities eligible for RIC Marine Recovery Loan are listed under the aquaculture and wild catch fishing subdivisions of the ANZSIC codes.
Aquaculture is the farming of aquatic organisms, including fish, molluscs, crustaceans and aquatic plants. Farming also implies individual or corporate ownership of the stock being cultivated. Aquacultural activities include the controlled breeding, raising or farming of fish, molluscs, crustaceans and aquatic plants used for human consumption.
Wild catch fishing is the harvesting of fish or other aquatic organisms from wild, naturally occurring populations in their natural environment
