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The Quarantine Management of Australia's Antarctic Program
journal contribution
posted on 2023-05-16, 18:09 authored by Potter, SAThe Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty requires that Parties do not introduce animals or plants not native to the Antarctic region onto the Antarctic continent's land or ice shelves or into the surrounding water. The Protocol does not make a distinction between introductions per se and introductions of species with the potential to establish. This suggests that all human-mediated introductions are considered, or ought to be assumed to be, problematic - a stance that is significantly different from the quarantine standards generally adopted by national quarantine services, which for the most part are focused upon preventing the introduction or spread of disease and species deemed to be pests or weeds. In the absence of any Antarctic Treaty System prescribed sanitary and phyto-sanitary standards or procedures, the onus is on Treaty Parties to develop and apply quarantine measures that they consider will provide Antarctica with an appropriate level of protection. The Australian Government's efforts to minimise unintentional introductions associated with its activities in Antarctica and the Territory of Heard Island and McDonald Islands are detailed. The mitigation strategies adopted are intended to simultaneously capture a wide range of species and contaminants.
History
Publication title
Australasian Journal of Environmental ManagementVolume
13Pagination
185-195ISSN
1448-6563Department/School
School of Geography, Planning and Spatial SciencesPublisher
Environment Institute of Australia and New Zealand in conjuction with Hallmark EditionsPlace of publication
MelbourneRepository Status
- Restricted