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Harmful algal blooms are becoming more frequent across Australian waters, and when they occur, regulators can move quickly to close fisheries, disrupt supply chains and expose seafood businesses to significant legal and financial risk. INTRODUCTION In recent years,...

Australia’s marine environment is governed by an increasingly complex intersection of conservation law, fisheries regulation and international biodiversity commitments. As marine protected areas expand and environmental scrutiny intensifies, commercial fisheries are...

Invasive marine species are no longer a hypothetical risk for Australia’s seafood, aquaculture and commercial fishing sectors—they are an operational, legal and reputational reality. As ocean temperatures rise, shipping traffic intensifies, and coastal infrastructure...

The closure of commercial fishing activity across parts of Western Australia’s west coast from December has been one of the most disruptive regulatory interventions the sector has faced in decades. For many licence holders and crew, the sudden cessation of fishing has...