Western Australia's biosecurity

Authors

Department of Agriculture and Food, Western Australia
Department of Environment and Conservation, Western Australia
Department of Fisheries, Western Australia
Forest Products Commission, Western Australia

Publication Date

2011

Publisher

Western Australian Agriculture Authority

City

Perth

Abstract

Biosecurity is the protection of the economy, environment and human health from the negative impacts of pests, weeds and diseases, including the management of invasive species if they become established (definition adopted by AusBIOSEC).

This requires steps to prevent the entry of harmful organisms, as well as the timely and efficient management of them if they do enter.

Biosecurity threats range from catastrophic diseases such as Foot and Mouth Disease, which causes rapid and widespread animal deaths, to more subtle and slower spreading problems such as invasive weeds, mussels that foul vessel hulls and fungus-induced dieback disease of trees. These less well-known pests and diseases can equally cause enormous economic and environmental damage.

Number of Pages

22

Keywords

Biosecurity, Pests, Weeds, Diseases, Invasive species, Western Australia

Disciplines

Agriculture | Aquaculture and Fisheries | Bacteriology | Biosecurity | Entomology | Immunology and Infectious Disease | Parasitology | Weed Science

Recommended Citation

Department of Agriculture and Food, Western Australia, Department of Environment and Conservation, Western Australia, Department of Fisheries, Western Australia, and Forest Products Commission, Western Australia. (2011), Western Australia's biosecurity. Western Australian Agriculture Authority, Perth. Report.
https://library.dpird.wa.gov.au/bs_publishedrpts/81

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