Biosecurity

UK - Oyster herpesvirus (OsHV-1 var) has been confirmed in Pacific oysters in the River Teign, Devon.

CHILE - Sernapesca has confirmed a new outbreak of Infectious Salmon Anaemia (ISA) at a salmon farm in the Aysn region.

EU - An European Commission Joint Research Centre-led article has identified escape from aquaculture facilities, releases in the wild due to pet/aquarium trade and stocking activities as the main pathways of alien specie…

NORWAY - The Norwegian Food Safety Authority (FSA) has warned Lery that it must reduce its salmon production at four locations within Mre and Romsdal county due to problems with sea lice.

ICELAND - An outbreak of Viral Hemorrhagic Septicemia (VHS) has been reported in Iceland. This is the first time that VHS has been detected in the country.

ICELAND - An outbreak of Viral Hemorrhagic Septicemia (VHS) has been reported for the first time in Iceland this week.

NEW ZEALAND - The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) is working closely with the countrys salmon farming industry to better understand an issue that has emerged over the past few summers in the Marlborough Sounds.

US - In May 2007, hundreds of freshwater drum - also known as sheepshead - turned up dead in Lake Winnebago and nearby Little Lake Butte des Morts, both inland lakes near Oshkosh, Wisconsin. The fish were splotched with …

UK - Oyster Herpesvirus has been confirmed in wild Pacific oysters on the north east coast of Kent.

COLOMBIA - Thanks to the Afro-Colombian and Indigenous Program's income generation project and Pesbaru, a local fishing association, fishermen are mitigating the rapid growth of the lionfish species by increasing how man…

INDIA - Indian shrimp farmers have been warned to keep a look out for the spread of Enterocytozoon Hepatopenaei (EHP), a micro sporedean disease.

INDIA - Officials of Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA) in association with Department of Fisheries will organise a state-level workshop on Shrimp Disease Surveillance and Capacity Building at Hotel D.V…

NORWAY - An outbreak of infectious salmon anemia (ISA) has been confirmed at sea site 11241 Bergvik Odden in Hadsel municipality, Nordland county.

NORWAY - Over the last 20 years a special type of gill disease has ravaged fish farms and given high acute mortality. Researchers have now identified a special virus as the culprit, a poxvirus.

Maintaining good water quality and strict biosecurity measures can help pangasius farms remain productive and profitable.

NORWAY - Can fouling on fish farm nets be a carrier or reservoir of infection that spreads when the nets are cleaned? In co-operation with Uni Research Environment, Steen-Hansen has initiated a project to investigate pre…

NORWAY - There has been a suspected outbreak of infectious salmon anemia (ISA) at sea site 32537 Baltsfjord in Lenvik municipality, Troms county.

UK - An outbreak of Oyster herpesvirus-1 microvariant (OsHV-1 var) has been confirmed in Pacific oysters (Crassostrea gigas) on the north coast of Kent.

NORWAY - An Infectious Salmon Anemia (ISA) outbreak has been discovered at sea site 11248 Bonhammaren in B municipality, Nordland county.

Maintaining fish health and preventing disease are critical when farming pangasius.