Biosecurity

Biosecurity

Biosecurity is concerned with preventing new pests, diseases or invasive species from entering the Islands.

Visitors are respectfully asked not to bring risk foods into the Islands and to check their clothes and equipment for risk organisms. Risk foods include meat and poultry products, unpasteurised dairy products, eggs, uncooked vegetables and some fruits. Risk organisms can be spread from dirty footwear, clothing, bags and fishing equipment. Seeds and insects are not always easy to spot and may be inadvertently brought in and transferred from island to island.

Further information is available from the Department of Agriculture.