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A guide to food safety requirements for growers, harvesters, processors and operators of seafood businesses and how to use the information in this section. If you’re new, start here.
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Find requirements for primary and secondary processors whether land-based or operating on inshore, limited processing or RMP fishing vessels. Also applies to renderers and finfish farmers.
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If you farm, harvest, process or store bivalve molluscan shellfish (BMS), you need to meet requirements under the Animal Products Act and the Regulated Control Scheme.
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If you temporarily hold fish on land before it is transferred to a primary processor, you need to be registered as a depot.
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If you export seafood, requirements differ depending on the country or market you export to.
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Requirements under the Animal Products Act and the Food Act including RMPs, Codes of Practice, FSPs and the Food Hygiene Regulations.
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There are specific requirements for the use of fish names and labelling.
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Stand-alone operators who store seafood before it is exported meet specific requirements depending on the market.
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You may be required to pay for services provided by MPI. Applicable fees and charges, calculated on a cost-recovery basis, are outlined here.
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Includes register of BMS harvest operators, lists of fish names, shellfish growing areas, depots, limited processing fishing vessels and those processing seafood for the EU.
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All Seafood documents, including forms, information pamphlets, manuals & guidelines, legislation and policy.
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Find important updates relating to Seafood.
