Aquatic Animal Health

​​​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 healthNational simulation exercises
Emergency response and preparedness
AQUAVETPLAN, Australia’s Aquatic Veterinary Emergency PlanEmergency disease response and preparedness informationAquatic animal diseases significant to Australia: Identification field guide
Australia’s national priority aquatic animal disease listDisease incidents 
Disease reporting and surveillance
Disease surveillance and reporting informationAustralia's national list of reportable diseases of aquatic animalsFish kills protocol
Biosecurity
Biosecurity plan guidelines and templates – generic and sector-specificPolicy guidelines for the translocation of live aquatic animalsPolicy guidelines for the translocation of domestic bait and berley
How you can protect aquatic animal health in AustraliaVeterinary medicine use in aquaculture 
Diagnostic capability
Diagnostic capability and resourcesAquatic 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 healthThe Aquatic Consultative Committee on Emergency Animal Diseases (Aquatic CCEAD)The Sub-Committee on Aquatic Animal Health (SCAAH)
International activities
Information on international activitiesAustralia’s reporting requirements for aquatic animal diseasesAsia-Pacific laboratory proficiency testing program