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The South Pacific Regional Fisheries Management Organisation (SPRFMO) is an inter-governmental organisation committed to the long-term conservation and sustainable use of non-highly migratory fishery resources in the South Pacific Ocean.SPRFMOs objective is, through the application of the…
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The Farm performance and climate report examines the effect of climate variability and climate change on the productivity of Australian broadacre cropping farms between 1977–78 and 2014–15.
The study combines ABARES farm survey data with climate data to estimate the effect of climate variables…
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Round three, Rural R&D for Profit summary of approved projectsOn 4 May 2017, the Hon. Barnaby Joyce MP, the Minister for Agriculture, approved funding of more than $35.8 million from 2016-17 to 2019-…
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All vessels pose some risk to Australia’s marine biosecurity.
Biofouling occurs when organisms attach and grow on the submerged parts of a vessel such as the hull, propellers and rudder.
Vessel biofouling and ship ballast water can introduce exotic marine species into Australian waters. Once here…
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The Australian Government has opened public consultation on the effectiveness of two key policies behind the management of Commonwealth fisheries.
The Commonwealth Fisheries Harvest Strategy Policy and the Commonwealth Fisheries Bycatch Policy set the standards for sustainable harvesting of our…
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13 October 2025PurposeThis Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to notify all Plant Exports Management System (PEMS) users, including plant export clients, exporters and authorised officers, of enhancements to PEMS.Summary of changes and key pointsPEMS was updated during the following times:11:00 pm on…
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Authors: Ahmed Hafi, Nicola Millist, Kristopher Morey, Peter Caley and Benjamin Buetre
Figure 1 Honey bee pupa infested by Varroa mites; and dead bees in a hive destroyed by Varroa
Australia remains the only continent free of Varroa destructor (‘Varroa’), a devastating mite pest of European…
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This criterion reports on the extent to which the legal, institutional and economic frameworks in Australia support sustainable forest management, including the capacity to monitor change and to conduct and apply research and development to forest management.
Australia's State of the…
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This page contains information to support assistance dog handlers, cruise ship operators and pet transport agents in understanding the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (the department) requirements for assistance dogs to travel on an international cruise vessel (a cruise ship) on a…
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