Updated Biosecurity Checklist Australia’s Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF) has recently updated their “Starting on the Right Tack” Biosecurity checklist for non-commercial vessels arriving into Australian waters. The...

Survey to Help Improve Guidance for Visiting Yachts The Australian Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF) are currently developing biofouling management options for international non-commercial vessels so that yacht...

Biosecurity reporting requirements for yachts to change The long-standing reporting requirements for non-commercial vessels intending to arrive in Australian territory are to contact the department’s key biosecurity port offices by...

Sherry Seaman, a spokesperson for the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, has shared the following information with Noonsite to assist the yachting community in preparing vessels for biosecurity inspection...