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class="main-nav-lev2__item"><a href="https://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/fishing/recreational" class="main-nav-lev2__link ">Recreational fishing</a></li><li class="main-nav-lev2__item"><a href="https://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/fishing/aquaculture" class="main-nav-lev2__link ">Aquaculture</a></li><li class="main-nav-lev2__item"><a href="https://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/fishing/harvest-strategies" class="main-nav-lev2__link ">Harvest Strategies</a></li><li class="main-nav-lev2__item"><a href="https://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/fishing/fisheries-research" class="main-nav-lev2__link ">Fisheries research</a></li><li class="main-nav-lev2__item"><a href="https://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/fishing/fisheries-research/spatial-data-portal" class="main-nav-lev2__link ">Spatial data portal</a></li><li class="main-nav-lev2__item"><a href="https://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/fishing/fish-species" class="main-nav-lev2__link ">Fish species</a></li><li class="main-nav-lev2__item"><a href="https://www.sharksmart.nsw.gov.au" 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href="https://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/fishing/fisheries-consultation" class="main-nav-lev2__link ">Fisheries consultation</a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="main-nav__item"> <a href="https://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/hunting" class="main-nav__link "> Hunting</a> <ul class="main-nav-lev2__list"> <li class="main-nav-lev2__item"><a href="https://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/hunting/game-and-pests" class="main-nav-lev2__link ">Game and pests</a></li><li class="main-nav-lev2__item"><a href="https://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/hunting/volunteer-non-commercial-kangaroo-shooting" class="main-nav-lev2__link ">Volunteer non-commercial kangaroo shooting</a></li><li class="main-nav-lev2__item"><a href="https://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/hunting/hunting-licences" class="main-nav-lev2__link ">Hunting licences</a></li><li class="main-nav-lev2__item"><a href="https://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/hunting/online-services" class="main-nav-lev2__link ">Online licence holder services</a></li><li class="main-nav-lev2__item"><a href="https://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/hunting/where-can-i-hunt" class="main-nav-lev2__link ">Where can I hunt?</a></li><li class="main-nav-lev2__item"><a href="https://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/hunting/compliance" class="main-nav-lev2__link ">Compliance</a></li><li class="main-nav-lev2__item"><a href="https://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/hunting/safety" class="main-nav-lev2__link ">Safety</a></li><li class="main-nav-lev2__item"><a href="https://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/hunting/education-and-training-for-hunters" class="main-nav-lev2__link ">Education & training</a></li><li class="main-nav-lev2__item"><a href="https://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/hunting/rules-and-regulations" class="main-nav-lev2__link ">Rules and regulations</a></li><li class="main-nav-lev2__item"><a href="https://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/hunting/clubs-and-associations" class="main-nav-lev2__link ">Clubs and associations</a></li><li class="main-nav-lev2__item"><a href="https://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/hunting/game-and-pest-board" class="main-nav-lev2__link ">Game and Pest Board</a></li><li class="main-nav-lev2__item"><a href="https://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/hunting/nsw-hunting-stakeholder-consultation-group" class="main-nav-lev2__link ">NSW Hunting Stakeholder Consultation Group</a></li><li class="main-nav-lev2__item"><a href="https://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/hunting/research" class="main-nav-lev2__link ">Research</a></li><li class="main-nav-lev2__item"><a href="https://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/hunting/help-for-private-landholders" class="main-nav-lev2__link ">Help for private landholders</a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="main-nav__item"> <a href="https://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/agriculture" class="main-nav__link "> Agriculture</a> <ul class="main-nav-lev2__list"> <li class="main-nav-lev2__item"><a href="https://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/agriculture/broadacre-crops" class="main-nav-lev2__link ">Broadacre crops</a></li><li class="main-nav-lev2__item"><a href="https://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/agriculture/horticulture" class="main-nav-lev2__link ">Horticulture</a></li><li class="main-nav-lev2__item"><a href="https://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/agriculture/pastures-and-rangelands" class="main-nav-lev2__link ">Pastures and rangelands</a></li><li class="main-nav-lev2__item"><a href="https://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/agriculture/budgets" class="main-nav-lev2__link ">Farm budgets and costs</a></li><li class="main-nav-lev2__item"><a href="https://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/agriculture/water" class="main-nav-lev2__link ">Agricultural water management</a></li><li class="main-nav-lev2__item"><a href="https://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/agriculture/soils" class="main-nav-lev2__link ">Soils</a></li><li class="main-nav-lev2__item"><a href="https://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/agriculture/lup" class="main-nav-lev2__link ">Agricultural Land Use Planning (ALUP)</a></li><li class="main-nav-lev2__item"><a href="https://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/about-us/publications/pdi" class="main-nav-lev2__link ">Performance, Data and Insights</a></li><li class="main-nav-lev2__item"><a href="https://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/agriculture/commodity-report" class="main-nav-lev2__link ">Weekly Commodity Report</a></li><li class="main-nav-lev2__item"><a href="https://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/agriculture/chemicals" class="main-nav-lev2__link ">Agricultural chemicals</a></li><li class="main-nav-lev2__item"><a href="https://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/agriculture/animal-diseases" class="main-nav-lev2__link ">Animal diseases</a></li><li class="main-nav-lev2__item"><a href="https://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/agriculture/grain-quality-group" class="main-nav-lev2__link ">Grain Quality Group</a></li><li class="main-nav-lev2__item"><a href="https://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/agriculture/laboratory-services" class="main-nav-lev2__link ">Laboratory services</a></li><li class="main-nav-lev2__item"><a href="https://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/agriculture/export-and-investment" class="main-nav-lev2__link ">Export and investment</a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="main-nav__item"> <a href="https://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/animals-and-livestock" class="main-nav__link "> Animals & livestock</a> <ul class="main-nav-lev2__list"> <li class="main-nav-lev2__item"><a href="https://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/animals-and-livestock/beef-cattle" class="main-nav-lev2__link ">Beef cattle</a></li><li class="main-nav-lev2__item"><a href="https://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/animals-and-livestock/sheep" class="main-nav-lev2__link ">Sheep</a></li><li class="main-nav-lev2__item"><a href="https://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/animals-and-livestock/dairy" class="main-nav-lev2__link ">Dairy</a></li><li class="main-nav-lev2__item"><a href="https://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/animals-and-livestock/goats" class="main-nav-lev2__link ">Goats</a></li><li class="main-nav-lev2__item"><a href="https://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/animals-and-livestock/bees" class="main-nav-lev2__link ">Honey bees</a></li><li class="main-nav-lev2__item"><a href="https://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/animals-and-livestock/horses" class="main-nav-lev2__link ">Horses</a></li><li class="main-nav-lev2__item"><a href="https://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/animals-and-livestock/pigs2" class="main-nav-lev2__link ">Pigs</a></li><li class="main-nav-lev2__item"><a href="https://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/animals-and-livestock/poultry-and-birds" class="main-nav-lev2__link ">Poultry and birds</a></li><li class="main-nav-lev2__item"><a href="https://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/animals-and-livestock/other-animals" class="main-nav-lev2__link ">Other animals</a></li><li class="main-nav-lev2__item"><a href="https://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/biosecurity/animal/humans" class="main-nav-lev2__link ">Zoonoses - Animal diseases that can infect people</a></li><li class="main-nav-lev2__item"><a href="https://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/animals-and-livestock/animal-welfare" class="main-nav-lev2__link ">Animal welfare</a></li><li class="main-nav-lev2__item"><a href="https://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/animals-and-livestock/nutrition" class="main-nav-lev2__link ">Feeding and nutrition</a></li><li class="main-nav-lev2__item"><a href="https://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/animals-and-livestock/animal-diseases" class="main-nav-lev2__link ">Animal biosecurity</a></li><li class="main-nav-lev2__item"><a href="https://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/animals-and-livestock/laboratory-services" class="main-nav-lev2__link ">Laboratory services</a></li><li class="main-nav-lev2__item"><a href="https://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/animals-and-livestock/non-native-animals" class="main-nav-lev2__link ">Non-native animals</a></li><li class="main-nav-lev2__item"><a href="https://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/animals-and-livestock/livestock-movements" class="main-nav-lev2__link ">Livestock movements</a></li><li class="main-nav-lev2__item"><a href="https://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/animals-and-livestock/nlis" class="main-nav-lev2__link ">National Livestock Identification System</a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="main-nav__item"> <a href="https://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/forestry" class="main-nav__link "> Forestry</a> <ul class="main-nav-lev2__list"> <li class="main-nav-lev2__item"><a href="https://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/forestry/science" class="main-nav-lev2__link ">Forest Science</a></li><li class="main-nav-lev2__item"><a href="https://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/forestry/plantations" class="main-nav-lev2__link ">Plantations Regulation</a></li><li class="main-nav-lev2__item"><a href="https://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/forestry/policy" class="main-nav-lev2__link ">Forestry Policy</a></li><li class="main-nav-lev2__item"><a href="https://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/forestry/forestry-concepts-and-definitions" class="main-nav-lev2__link ">Forestry Concepts and Definitions</a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="main-nav__item"> <a href="https://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/biosecurity" class="main-nav__link "> Biosecurity & food safety</a> <ul class="main-nav-lev2__list"> <li class="main-nav-lev2__item"><a href="https://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/biosecurity/report-a-pest-or-disease" class="main-nav-lev2__link ">Report a pest or disease</a></li><li class="main-nav-lev2__item"><a href="https://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/biosecurity/your-role-in-biosecurity" class="main-nav-lev2__link ">Your role in Biosecurity</a></li><li class="main-nav-lev2__item"><a href="https://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/biosecurity/managing-biosecurity" class="main-nav-lev2__link ">Managing Biosecurity in NSW</a></li><li class="main-nav-lev2__item"><a href="https://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/biosecurity/food-security" class="main-nav-lev2__link ">Food safety</a></li><li class="main-nav-lev2__item"><a href="https://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/animals-and-livestock/animal-welfare" class="main-nav-lev2__link ">Animal welfare</a></li><li class="main-nav-lev2__item"><a href="https://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/biosecurity/weeds" class="main-nav-lev2__link ">Weeds</a></li><li class="main-nav-lev2__item"><a href="https://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/biosecurity/vertebrate-pests" class="main-nav-lev2__link ">Vertebrate pest animals</a></li><li class="main-nav-lev2__item"><a href="https://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/biosecurity/insect-pests" 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