compliance costs have risen in most businesses for various reasons
import of live fish is a small part of everything bio security deals with
import or export of any fish or animal anywhere in the world carries a risk of introduction of diseases to countries where the native wildlife has no natural defence to a new disease
regulations are being tightened up all over the world as countries have learnt that introduced fish/animals have become major pests in environments that have evolved without them
some cycads were imported into the country only a few years ago, it was then found 3 new diseases had come in with them
regulations were changed to prevent this happening again which meant more cost which meant those management costs were passed on