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Report provides insights into fish stocks

  • Media release
  • Fisheries
The annual assessment of Commonwealth fish stocks from ABARES has found that the majority of stocks assessed were both not overfished and not subject…
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Have your say on Commonwealth fisheries policies

  • Media release
  • Fisheries
The Australian Government has opened public consultation on the effectiveness of two key policies behind the management of Commonwealth fisheries.
Image of two people sitting on a seaside-jetty with fishing rods. One has a bag of supermarket prawns next to them; there is a large red circle with a line through it superimposed on the bag of prawns.

Great on your plate but not as bait

  • Newsletter
  • Biosecurity
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Thorny end for cactus racket

  • Media release
  • Biosecurity
Three individuals have been penalised after an attempt to import succulents was intercepted by the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry.
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Determination on the question of prosecution of Amber Heard

  • Statement
  • Biosecurity
Prosecution action will not be taken against actress Amber Heard over allegations related to her sentencing for the illegal import of two dogs into…
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Release of the final report for the prawn risk review

  • Statement
  • Imports
The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (the department) takes the biosecurity risks associated with imported prawns seriously.
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Have your say on Australian seafood import controls

  • Media release
  • Fisheries
`Have Your Say’ consultation is now open for the discussion paper on measures to prevent the importation of seafood from fisheries involving illegal…
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2900 quarantine turkey poults nearly ready to fly the coop

  • Media release
  • Agriculture
Australia’s state-of-the-art avian quarantine facility is filling the role of midwife to nearly 3000 turkey poults in Victoria.
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Biosecurity conditions for imported prawns

  • Statement
  • Biosecurity
The Australian Government continues to enforce stringent import conditions to manage the biosecurity risk associated with imported prawns and…
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Aquaculture lifts seafood value to $3.63 billion in 2022–23

  • Media release
  • Fisheries
The gross value of Australian fisheries and aquaculture production is forecast to rise 8 per cent in 2022−23, hitting $3.63 billion.
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Updated statement on Biosecurity Risk Material on new vehicles arriving in Australia

  • Statement
  • Biosecurity
Since 2021, Australia’s ports have seen an 88 percent increase in new vehicles arriving with biosecurity risk material contamination.
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Cutting down importers of illegal timber products

  • Media release
  • Compliance
The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry has fined 14 furniture importers over $186,000 last week because they didn’t act to minimise…
Photo of two people standing in front of indoor trees. They are Dr Julie Pattemore (SSG) and Dr Adrian Dinsdale (PIC) at the Post Entry Quarantine Facility (PEQ)

Cutting-edge tech takes off at PEQ

  • Media release
  • Biosecurity
The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry is rolling out sophisticated new technology to detect and identify exotic plant viruses and…
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Aquaculture increases contribution to seafood production

  • Media release
  • ABARES
Aquaculture has continued its steady growth within the Australian seafood industry, according to the latest edition of ABARES Australian Fisheries…