Biosecurity

ROMANIA - An outbreak of koi herpesvirus has been reported at a carp (Ciprinus carpio) farm in Lugoj.

NORWAY - An outbreak of infectious salmon anemia (ISA) is suspected at sea site 13006 Hestholmen N in Gildeskl in Nordland county.

FINLAND - Eutrophication and brownification change phytoplankton community structure and decrease the production of essential omega-3 fatty acids in lakes.

Although cleaner fish are proving an effective and environmentally friendly way of removing sea lice on salmon farms, they can carry pathogens that can cause disease in both the cleaner fish and salmon. Speaking at Aquac…

NORWAY - An outbreak of Infectious Salmon Anaemia (ISA) has been reported on a salmon and trout farm in Frya.

NORWAY - A suspected outbreak of Infectious Salmon Anaemia (ISA) at a farm in Frya has now been disproved.

NORWAY - A suspected outbreak of Infectious Salmon Anaemia (ISA) has been reported in Frya municipality following sampling.

CANADA - The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has confirmed the presence of Whirling Disease in fish in Johnson Lake in Banff National Park.

KENYA - An outbreak of infectious haematopoietic necrosis has been reported on a Kenyan rainbow trout farm.

NORWAY - Since the use of cleaner fish became widespread in salmon farming, in situ cleaning has become a more common method of biofouling management. In situ cleaning is often used in combination with anti-fouling produ…

CROATIA - Outbreaks of bonamia exitiosa has been reported on a saltwater oyster farm in Medulinski and Malostonski, Croatia.

CANADA - A University of Toronto-led study has found that a combination of high ocean temperatures and poorly timed parasite management likely led to an epidemic of sea lice in 2015 throughout salmon farms in British Col…

US - Direct transmission of cancer among some marine animals may be more common than once thought, suggests a new study published in Nature by researchers at Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC).

NORWAY - An outbreak of infectious salmon anemia (ISA) is suspected on two farms in Rdy municipality, Nordland county.

GLOBAL - In an effort to accelerate the food sectors movement towards improved long-term future sustainability, the Global Salmon Initiative (GSI), supported by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and The Sustainable Trade Ini…

ASIA - Fish Vet Group Asia is collecting data on the geographic spread and impact of Enterocytozoon hepatopenaei (EHP) as part of its work to further understand the disease.

US - Pentair Aquatic Eco-Systems has announced the release of it Sweetwater Bead Filters which are specifically engineered to deliver both mechanical and biological filtration in one highly efficient package.

SOUTH AFRICA - An outbreak of epizootic ulcerative syndrome has been detected in wild smallmouth bass in South Africa.

Two studies conducted at the University of Arizona showed that shrimp fed Calibrin-Z had survivability of 84% when challenged to induce Early MortalitySyndrome (EMS) vs. 5% for challenged shrimp not fed the enterosorbent…

The true cost of each disease outbreak is complicated by an intricate interplay of environmental and management-based factors, from the direct losses in stock, through to indirect losses in the downstream industry, write…