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...

Normal Tropical Season Predicted Tropical Cyclones* have a significant impact across the Southwest Pacific, with the season starting in November and lasting through to April of the following year. For...

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...

Australian Outlook In its tropical cyclone season long-range forecast for 2023 to 2024, Australia’s Bureau of Meterology (BOM) says the El Niño event in the tropical Pacific Ocean has influenced...

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...

We carried out a large amount of work on Serenity in New Zealand during the pandemic, where the tax rules are very generous to cruising yachts. When we arrived in...