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Veterinary medicine use in aquaculture

Australia’s aquatic animal industries need timely access to safe, appropriate, and effective veterinary chemical products, including medicines, vaccines and antimicrobials. These veterinary medicines are used to prevent or alleviate animal diseases. They are an important tool for managing aquatic animal health and welfare. However, inappropriate use of veterinary medicines can affect trade and have adverse consequences on human and animal health.

The Veterinary chemical product use in aquaculture pamphlet has guidance on:

Australian Government response to the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Agriculture and Water resources report: Supporting a strong future for Australian aquaculture: Inquiry into the Australian aquaculture sector

May 2024

Introduction

On Thursday, 1 April 2021, the then Assistant Minister for Fisheries and Forestry, the Hon Jonathon Duniam, asked the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Agriculture and Water Resources (the Committee) to inquire into the Australian aquaculture sector.

In February 2022, the Committee released its report, Supporting a strong future for Australian Aquaculture.

Viticulture and Wine Sector Working Group - June 2024

Ministers’ Communique – Viticulture and Wine Sector Working Group

Ministers acknowledged the difficulties many wine grape growers and the broader Australian wine and grape sector are facing due to the oversupply of red wine grapes. This is a result of a range of factors including changing consumer preferences and trade disruptions, and has come at a time when the industry was dealing with a range of external threats, such as COVID-19 and natural disasters.

112-2024: Adjustment of heightened border measures introduced in 2022 in response to the foot and mouth disease (FMD) outbreak in Indonesia

3 June 2024

Who does this notice affect?

All first point of entry airport corporations, airlines, port operators, vessel agents and crew associated with international aircraft and vessels arriving from Indonesia.

What has changed?

A revised risk assessment has determined that the foot and mouth disease (FMD) situation in Indonesia has stabilised and is comparable to the situation in other countries where FMD is present. 

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