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Philippines: Aquatic emergency preparedness and response systems for transboundary diseases
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2019)
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) of the Department of Agriculture as the Competent Authority, develops and implements rules and regulations on aquatic animal health for the Philippines. It establishes ...
Vibrio harveyi and the 'green water culture' of Penaeus monodon
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2002)
The 'green water culture' of the tiger shrimp, Penaeus monodon, is an innovative culture technique for the grow-out rearing of shrimps. This culture method involves the use of rearing water of tilapia for the rearing of ...
Fish disease control in Japan
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2019)
The regulatory authority responsible for the control of aquatic animal diseases in Japan is the Animal Products Safety Division, Food Safety and Consumer Affairs Bureau, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries ...
Emergency preparedness and response systems for aquatic animal diseases in Malaysia
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2019)
The Department of Fisheries (DoF) Malaysia is the custodian of the Fisheries Act 1985, which serves as the main legislative source for subsidiary regulations, including aquaculture and fish health management. It has ...
Diagnostic and preventive practices for viral nervous necrosis (VNN)
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2002)
Viral nervous necrosis (VNN) or viral encephalopathy and retinopathy (VER) caused by piscine nodaviruses (=betanodaviruses) has spread worldwide in the past decade among cultured marine fish. The present paper briefly ...
Country status of aquatic emergency preparedness and response systems for effective management of aquatic animal disease outbreaks in Myanmar
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2019)
Myanmar is one of the OIE members and the Department of Fisheries (DoF) is highly concerned with transboundary aquatic animal pathogens. Therefore, the Aquatic Animal Health & Disease Control Section has already been ...
Aquatic emergency preparedness and response system in Thailand
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2019)
In Thailand, Department of Fisheries (DoF) is the competent authority for various aspects of aquatic animals including aquatic animal health. There are two principal legislation giving DoF power to apply for aquatic animal ...
Aquatic emergency preparedness and response system in Viet Nam
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2019)
Viet Nam is one of the top worldwide producers of aquaculture products which accounts for about 22 percent of total agricultural GDP of Viet Nam. Recently, diseases have become the biggest challenge for global aquaculture ...
Emergency preparedness and contingency plans to aquatic animal disease emergencies
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2019)
Emergency preparedness is the ability to respond effectively and in a timely fashion to aquatic animal disease emergencies (e.g. disease outbreaks, mass mortalities). It is a key element of a National Strategy on Aquatic ...
OIE international standards on aquatic animals
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2019)
The World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) is the intergovernmental organisation responsible for improving animal health worldwide. It is recognised as a reference organisation by the World Trade Organization (WTO) to ...