Australian Ocean Grown Abalone proposal to build an artificial reef near Wylie Bay in the Esperance region for abalone farming could be approved and running by year-end, reports abc.net.au.

Ocean Grown Abalone hopes to replicate the success it has had in the state's southeast by teaming up with two abalone divers.

The concrete blocks for the reef have been constructed and the newly formed business, called Wylie Bay abalone, is hoping to receive its final production lease approval by June.

Brad Adams, from Ocean Grown Abalone, said it had conducted a number of trials, and believed it could add great benefit to the region's already established wild-caught industry.

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