Environmental impact assessment

The Environmental Assessment and Regulatory Systems (EARS) are used for submitting and tracking environmental applications, and compliance reporting.

You can apply for a commercial fishing licence online or by downloading and completing a form.

A licence is required for recreational fishing from a boat, net fishing, freshwater angling, fishing for rock lobster, abalone, or marron.

You can change your recreational fishing licence contact details, in person, by post or online.

Public feedback is invited on many of the conservation and management issues being considered.

The Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) publishes all documents open for public comment on our consultation hub.

Environmental offsets are designed to counterbalance the significant residual impacts of proposals and clearing regulated under the Environmental Protection Act 1986 on biodiversity.

An escalation protocol to resolve assessment process issues and improve the management of environmental impact assessments.

The Exmouth Gulf Taskforce provides high level advice to the Minister for Energy; Environment; Climate Action, Hon Reece Whitby MLA on the environmental management of the Exmouth Gulf and its surrounds, to help preserve the region’s unique environmental, cultural and social values.

We provide an outline of the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) process.

The Index of Biodiversity Surveys for Assessments (IBSA) program provides industry, regulators and the community with an index of land-based biodiversity surveys conducted in Western Australia. IBSA helps to create better environmental outcomes by maximising the availability of biodiversity data.

You can renew your commercial fishing licence online. To renew online, you must renew your licence before it has expired.

Access information that the Department of Planning, Lands and Heritage (DPLH) holds in relation to Aboriginal sites and other heritage places.

The Department of Water and Environmental Regulation consultations are available online for public comment.