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The Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA) is the Australian Government agency responsible for the management and sustainable use of fisheries resources including combating illegal fishing activities in the Australian Fishing Zone [2] [3] that covers 8,148,250 square kilometres, the third largest in the world, [4] and in most of Australia's Exclusive Economic Zone, which extends to ...
The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF) is an Australian government department that was created on 1 July 2022, as part of the previous Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment. [1] [2]
The Australian Government comprises 20 portfolio departments, each representing a seat in the federal cabinet and leading its respective portfolio area: [4] [2] Attorney-General's Department; Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry; Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water; Department of Defence; Department of ...
From August 2007 until September 2009, Biosecurity Australia, an agency of the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, provided science-based quarantine assessments and policy advice to protect plant and animal health in Australia, in order to protect the Australian agricultural economy and to enhance Australia's access to ...
Since its establishment in 2001, NAC has developed a reputation amongst key Australian Government Ministers and agencies with an interest in aquaculture, primarily the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry. The NAC is governed by a Board of Directors, which is responsible for determining the strategic direction of the NAC's work ...
The Australian Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment (DAWE) was an Australian Government department which operated from 1 February 2020 until 30 June 2022. It represented Australia's national interests in agriculture, water and the environment.
The Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry is an Australian Government cabinet position which is currently held by Julie Collins since July 2024 in the Albanese ministry. In the Government of Australia, the minister administers this portfolio through the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry .
The importance of the Australian rainforests to the conservation movement is very high. [3] Australia is the only western country to have large areas of rainforest intact. [ 4 ] Forests provide timber , drugs , and food and should be managed to maximize the possible uses.