Download Supplementary Import Risk Analysis: Frozen fish and cephalopod molluscs for fish bait

This document reviews the biosecurity risks associated with species of non-viable frozen, whole (uneviscerated) wild-caught marine finfish (Class Actinopterygii) and molluscs (Subclass Coloidea, Class Cephalopoda - cuttlefish, octopus and squid) imported for use as fish bait in commercial and recreational fishing. It supplements an earlier risk analysis completed for eviscerated and trunked fin fish for human consumption. This SRA is restricted to the finfish and coleoid cephalopod mollusc species imported as bait during 2018.

It identifies 14 risk organisms (6 viruses, 3 bacteria and 5 myxozoan pathogens). It proposes several general and specificrisk management options to address these identified risks.

Keywords: Marine fish, Fish bait, Risk analysis