Aquaculture loses millions of dollars in revenue annually due to aquatic animal diseases. Disease outbreaks continue to threaten profitable and viable aquaculture operations throughout the world. As a result, aquaculture biosecurity programs that address aquatic animal pathogens and diseases have become an important focus for the aquaculture industry.Aquaculture Biosecurity: Prevention, Control, and Eradication of Aquatic Animal Disease provides valuable information that will increase success in combating infectious aquatic disease.

Key representatives of international, regional, and national organizations presented their views on this important issue as part of a special session at the 2004 World Aquaculture Society Annual Conference. The chapters of this book cover a wealth of experience from the varied perspectives of these experts on biosecurity, policies, and measures to take the offensive against the spread of diseases in aquatic animals.

With contributions from renowned international experts, covering approaches to biosecurity policies and measures currently practiced,Aquaculture Biosecurity: Prevention, Control, and Eradication of Aquatic Animal Disease is a vital reference for all those concerned about protecting aquaculture from impacts of aquatic animal disease.

Cheng-Sheng Lee, PhD, Director of the Aquaculture Interchange Program at the Oceanic Institute in Waimanalo, Hawaii

Patricia J. OBryen, Project Manager, Aquaculture Interchange Program at the Oceanic Institute in Waimanalo, Hawaii.

Preface.

Patricia J. OBryen and Cheng-Sheng Lee.

1 Aquaculture Biosecurity: The View and Approaches of the OIE (World Organization for Animal Health) Regarding Prevention and Control of Aquatic Animal Diseases.

-Eva-Maria Bernoth.

2 Biosecurity in Aquaculture: International Agreements and Instruments, Their Compliance, Prospects, and Challenges for Developing Countries.

-Roahana P. Subasinghe and Melba G. Bondad-Reantaso.

3 Regional Approach to Aquatic Animal Health Management Views and Programs of the Network of Aquaculture Centres in Asia-Pacific (NACA).

-C.V. Mohan and Melba G. Bondad-Reantaso.

4 Canadas Approach to Aquatic Animal Biosecurity: Experience and Evolution.

-Sharon E. McGladdery and Richard H. Zurbrigg.

5 The US Fish and Wildlife Services Aquatic Animal Health Policy: Innovative Approaches to Managing Disease in Traditional and Special-case Aquatic Animals.

-Thomas A. Bell, J. Scott Foot, Kathy Clemems, Susan Gutenberger, Ray Brunson, John Thoesen, Rick Nelson, Norm Heil, John Coll, and Crystal Hudson.

6. Wisconsins Veterinary Approach to Fish Health.

-Myron J. Kebus.

7 Harmonized, Standardized, and Flexible National Frameworks for Ensuring Diagnostic Data and Test Result Validity: A Critical Need for Aquatic Animal Health Diagnostic Systems and Biosecurity in Aquaculture.

-Ann L. Wiegers, Jerry R. Heidel, and A. David Scarfe.

8 Disinfectants, Disinfection, and Biosecurity in Aquaculture.

-G. Russell Danner and Peter Merrill.

9 Aquatic Animal Surveillance.

-F. Chris Baldock, Angus R. Cameron, and Nigel R. Perkins.

10 Biosecurity at the Farm LevelHow to Create a State of Mind.

-Paul Hardy-Smith.

11 Elements of an Aquatic Animal Health ProgramInfectious Hematopoietic Necrosis (IHN) in Farmed Atlantic Salmon in British Columbia.

-Grace A. Karreman.

12 A Preliminary Investigation of the Relationship between Speed of Infected Cage Removal and Resultant Spread of Infectious Salmon Anemia on Atlantic Salmon Farms in Maine, USA and New Brunswick, Canada.

-Lori Gustafson, Stephen Ellis, Leighanne Hawkins, Mark Moore, Teresa Robinson, and Dan MacPhee.

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