The department leads and coordinates the national management of aquatic animal health in Australia. We do this through:
- national strategic planning to provide a coordinated and efficient approach to strengthen aquatic biosecurity.
- committees and systems to facilitate transparency, shared responsibility, and decision-making.
- stakeholder engagement and communication about national systems for managing aquatic animal diseases.
Aquatic animal health management addresses key aspects of the biosecurity continuum, including emergency response and preparedness, surveillance, diagnostics, and biosecurity and international activities.
In this section
- AQUAPLAN, Australia’s national strategic plan for aquatic animal health
- National simulation exercises
Emergency response and preparedness
- AQUAVETPLAN, Australia’s Aquatic Veterinary Emergency Plan
- Emergency disease response and preparedness information
- Aquatic animal diseases significant to Australia: Identification field guide
- Australia’s national priority aquatic animal disease list
- Disease incidents
Disease reporting and surveillance
- Disease surveillance and reporting information
- Australia's national list of reportable diseases of aquatic animals
- Fish kills protocol
Biosecurity
- Biosecurity plan guidelines and templates – generic and sector-specific
- Policy guidelines for the translocation of live aquatic animals
- Policy guidelines for the translocation of domestic bait and berley
- How you can protect aquatic animal health in Australia
- Veterinary medicine use in aquaculture
Diagnostic capability
- Diagnostic capability and resources
- Aquatic and terrestrial Australian and New Zealand standard diagnostic procedures (ANZSDPs)
- National diagnostic capability and capacity building projects
Government committees
- Government committees with responsibility for aquatic animal health
- The Aquatic Consultative Committee on Emergency Animal Diseases (Aquatic CCEAD
- The Sub-Committee on Aquatic Animal Health (SCAAH)