Proponents of a $400 million Exmouth deepwater port have reduced its footprint and begun rattling the tin to bring investors on to progress the project.
The EPA has recommended a ‘very high' level of protection for the Exmouth Gulf, after a year-long probe found the fragile area was under increasing pressure from uncoordinated activities.
Dredging for a solar salt operation at Shark Bay has won environmental approval, while the Gascoyne Gateway port near Exmouth will go to a public review.
OPINION: A deep-water port at Exmouth would realise almost $1 billion in gross regional product over the next 25 years, writes Gascoyne Gateway managing director Michael Edwards.
