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The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry plays a critical role as a regulator.Through our regulation, we support a more sustainable and prosperous Australia through biosecurity, production and trade. We regulate in the public interest while continuing to safeguard and grow sustainable…
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From August 2025, we will start to implement new risk management measures for import of dairy products for human consumption. This will include negotiation of new health certificates with trading partners.The transition to new measures will take 12 months to complete.We will negotiate with…
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Author: Rupert Summerson
Image of an open human palm with a suminoe river oyster sitting on it - the oyster has a brown shell and is large in size, taking up most of the hand's length.
OverviewSuminoe oyster (Magallana ariakensis) is a large true oyster that…
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Author: Rupert Summerson
Amur River clam (Potamocorbula amurensis)Photo credit: Evan Rees (NABS Aquatic Officer, Northern Australia Quarantine Strategy)
OverviewAmur River clam is a species of bivalve mollusc that is native to the north-western Pacific Ocean…
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Implementation of the Dairy Import Risk ReviewThe way you import dairy products into Australia is about to change.The final report on the import risk review for dairy products for human consumption is now complete and the department is working through the implementation of the review.See more…
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Author: Rupert Summerson
Didemnum vexillum from New Zealand.Photo courtesy of C. Woods, NIWA.Source: NIMPIS
OverviewCarpet sea squirt is a colonial ascidian that is thought to be native to Japan. It is a filter feeder that can overgrow everything and spread…
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