Biosecurity

CROATIA - A new outbreak of Infectious Haematopoietic Necrosis (IHN) has been reported in the Lika-Senj area of Croatia.

AUSTRALIA - Raising awareness of the link between genetics and disease will be addressed by the global aquaculture community at a special session on regional cooperation for improved biosecurity on 11 June at World Aquac…

NORWAY - An outbreak of Infectious Salmon Anaemia (ISA) has been confirmed on a salmon farm in B, Nordland.

NORWAY - There is strong suspicion of Pancreas Disease (PD) at a site in Nry municipality in Nord-Trndelag.

BELGIUM - The Global Aquaculture Alliance set out details of its zone management scheme at the opening of the Global Seafood Expo in Brussels on Tuesday, writes Chris Harris.

VIET NAM - The Vietnamese fisheries and aquaculture sector is aiming to maintain current levels of production and exports of pangasius so that the industry can improve the quality and develop the sustainability of produc…

CHILE - The Court of Appeals of Valparaso has refused the application for protection filed by the salmon company Invermar SA.

NORWAY - An outbreak of infectious salmon anemia (ISA) is suspected at in B municipality of Nordland. The site is owned by Egil Kristoffersen & Sons AS.

CHILE - The Undersecretary of Fisheries and Aquaculture, Raul Sunico, has made a harsh criticism of the salmon company Invertec, who has avoided harvesting cages affected by Infectious Salmon Anaemia (ISA) virus.

UK - A routine import check has identified Spring viraemia of carp (SVC) virus in goldfish imported from Hong Kong.

THAILAND - The Fisheries Department is expected to modify the Animal Epidemic Act to apply similar measures to control the prolonged early mortality syndrome (EMS) outbreak at shrimp farms, says an expert.

PHILIPPINES - A lawmaker has called on the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) to investigate and eradicate White Spot Syndrome Virus (WSSV) that has infected shrimp farms in various parts of the country.

ANALYSIS - In part two of Fish Vet Groups article on the reasons and methodology behind carrying out a sea lice bioassay, Chris Findlay explains the challenges of interpreting the results of a bioassay and considers pote…

US - The US Department of Agricultures Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is lifting the Viral Hemorrhagic Septicemia (VHS) Federal Order that was first issued in 2006 in response to an outbreak of the fi…

UK - Foreign species that are devastating water ecosystems could be hitchhiking around Britain on canoeists and anglers kit, according to a new study.

CANADA - The first use of hydrogen peroxide in British Columbia for control of sea lice has been completed with great success. The new treatment option, announced by Marine Harvest Canada in January, was applied to a gro…

ANALYSIS - Disease costs the US aquaculture industry alone, millions of dollars a year. In order to try and mitigate disease outbreaks from occurring, it is important that good biosecurity is applied on the fish farm, wr…

Anecdotal reports have indicated polyculture and biofloc systems can reduce outbreaks of diseases at shrimp farms. A laboratory study at the University of Arizona examined the effects of tilapia in controlling acute hepa…

ENGLAND & WALES - Details have been announced about the updated approach to veterinary scanning surveillance in a programme called Surveillance 2014.

NORWAY - An outbreak of Infectious Salmon Anaemia (ISA) has been confirmed in Kvnangen, Troms.