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The Department of Agriculture and Water Resources (now the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry) has made a submission to the Senate Environment and Communications References Committee Inquiry into the environmental, social and economic impacts of large-capacity fishing vessels…
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This page contains a glossary of specific terms used within the Australian Fisheries and Aquaculture Statistics reports, acronyms and unit, and a fish name concordance. It also lists all references within the 2018 edition.
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Aquaculture: commercial growing of…
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Date of issue: 27 January 2021
Date of effect: Immediate
Reference Number: MAA2021-04
Attention:
Industries—Industry bodies, Seafood Export Consultative Committee
Export establishments
Licensed exporters
Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment —Central and Regional offices…
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8 April 2021
Who does this notice affect?
Vessel operators, shipping agents, importers, brokers, first point of entry (FPOE) operators and others.
What has changed?
The Port of Brisbane FPOE determination has been amended to:
Add Pacific Marine Base as a biosecurity entry point (BEP) for…
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Northern Australia’s vast, sparsely populated 10,000 kilometre coastline is the frontline for many high-risk animal and plant pests and diseases, particularly Torres Strait, whose northern islands are only a few kilometres from Papua New Guinea (PNG).
Biosecurity risks can reach Australia through…
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The National Policy on Fisheries Bycatch was endorsed by the Ministerial Council on Forestry, Fisheries and Aquaculture in April 1999.Published by – Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry…
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PLANT PEST
Leaf blight and shoot dieback on rhododendron caused by sudden oak death.Credit: Sabine Werres BBA, Braunschweig, Germany, PaDIL
Sudden oak death (airborne Phytophthora spp.)Exotic to AustraliaFeatures: A disease caused by airborne species of the fungus-like organism Phytophthora that…
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