Reducing Disease Risk in Aquaculture

dc.creatorWorld Bank Group
dc.date2014-09-10T17:16:29Z
dc.date2014-09-10T17:16:29Z
dc.date2014-06
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-01T00:38:51Z
dc.descriptionThere are thousands of rickettsial, viral, bacterial, protozoan, and metazoan parasites that cause disease in farmed aquatic animals. While the basics of farm-level disease management are known, the interconnectedness among aquaculture installations and between aquaculture and the external environment means that only a few careless farms can ruin an industry. Considering the gravity and frequency of fish disease outbreaks, guidelines on the development and implementation of national policies for their prevention, detection, and management are urgently needed. Hampering this is the lack of a comprehensive overview of the practical ways and means of regulating aquaculture that will permit both governments and aqua culturists to: (1) calculate the cost-benefit ratio of investments in disease control, and (2) find a cost-effective strategy for the implementation of best practices. The study is based on review of published and unpublished data supplied by the Chilean, Vietnamese, Malagasy, and Mozambican authorities, researchers, and local aquaculture investors and other stakeholders. The selection of case studies was guided by the need to explore disease outbreaks in a range of geographical and industrial development scenarios. The three case studies capture the breadth and depth of experience among farmers and governments confronted with catastrophic disease outbreaks in aquaculture. The overarching lesson is that successful aquaculture depends on the capacity of biological systems to support it. Defining the capacities of bodies of water is essential in order to regulate the number of farms and to set limits on the maximum production in farming areas.
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dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/06/19916913/reducing-disease-risk-aquaculture
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/20031
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.1596/20031
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/408219
dc.languageEnglish
dc.languageen_US
dc.publisherWashington, DC
dc.relationAgriculture and environmental services discussion paper;no. 9
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rightshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL RESEARCH
dc.subjectANIMAL DISEASES
dc.subjectANIMAL HEALTH
dc.subjectANIMAL POPULATIONS
dc.subjectANIMAL WELFARE
dc.subjectAQUACULTURE
dc.subjectAQUACULTURE COMPANIES
dc.subjectAQUACULTURE DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectAQUACULTURE ENGINEERING
dc.subjectAQUACULTURE FARMS
dc.subjectAQUACULTURE INDUSTRY
dc.subjectAQUACULTURE INSTALLATIONS
dc.subjectAQUACULTURE LAW
dc.subjectAQUACULTURE PRODUCERS
dc.subjectAQUACULTURE PRODUCTION
dc.subjectAQUACULTURE PROGRAM
dc.subjectAQUACULTURE REGULATIONS
dc.subjectAQUACULTURE SECTOR
dc.subjectAQUACULTURE TECHNOLOGY
dc.subjectAQUACULTURIST
dc.subjectAQUATIC ANIMALS
dc.subjectAQUATIC ORGANISMS
dc.subjectAQUATIC RESOURCES
dc.subjectATLANTIC SALMON
dc.subjectBACTERIA
dc.subjectBALLAST WATER
dc.subjectBIOTECHNOLOGY
dc.subjectCAPTURE FISHERIES
dc.subjectCARRYING CAPACITY
dc.subjectCATFISH
dc.subjectCAUSES OF MORTALITY
dc.subjectCHINOOK SALMON
dc.subjectCOASTAL AREAS
dc.subjectCOASTAL WATERS
dc.subjectCOHO SALMON
dc.subjectDRAINAGE
dc.subjectECOLOGY
dc.subjectECONOMIC IMPACT
dc.subjectECONOMICS
dc.subjectECOSYSTEM APPROACH
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
dc.subjectEPIDEMIOLOGY
dc.subjectEQUIPMENT
dc.subjectEXPORT MARKETS
dc.subjectEXPORT VALUE
dc.subjectEXTENSION
dc.subjectFEED
dc.subjectFISH DISEASES
dc.subjectFISH EGGS
dc.subjectFISH FARMING
dc.subjectFISH FARMS
dc.subjectFISH HEALTH
dc.subjectFISH HEALTH MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectFISH INSPECTION
dc.subjectFISH NUTRITION
dc.subjectFISHERIES
dc.subjectFISHERIES DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectFISHERIES REGULATIONS
dc.subjectFISHERIES SERVICE
dc.subjectFISHING
dc.subjectFISHING GEAR
dc.subjectFOOD PRODUCTION
dc.subjectFOOD QUALITY
dc.subjectFOOD SAFETY
dc.subjectFOOD SECURITY
dc.subjectFRY
dc.subjectGENETICS
dc.subjectHAKE
dc.subjectHATCHERIES
dc.subjectHEALTH PLANNING
dc.subjectHEALTH SERVICES
dc.subjectINFECTIOUS DISEASES
dc.subjectINFLUENZA
dc.subjectINLAND FISHERIES
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
dc.subjectISOLATION
dc.subjectLABORATORIES
dc.subjectLAWS
dc.subjectLIVESTOCK
dc.subjectMARINE FISHERY
dc.subjectMARINE HARVEST
dc.subjectMARINE RESOURCES
dc.subjectMICROBIOLOGY
dc.subjectMINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE
dc.subjectMINISTRY OF FISHERIES
dc.subjectMORTALITY
dc.subjectNATIONAL FISHERIES
dc.subjectOCEANOGRAPHY
dc.subjectOCEANS
dc.subjectPARASITES
dc.subjectPELAGIC FISHERIES
dc.subjectPERMITS
dc.subjectPHYSIOLOGY
dc.subjectPOLLUTION
dc.subjectPRIVATE SECTOR
dc.subjectQUALITY CONTROL
dc.subjectR&D
dc.subjectRESEARCH PROJECTS
dc.subjectRESPONSIBLE AQUACULTURE
dc.subjectRURAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectSALMON FARMERS
dc.subjectSALMON FARMING
dc.subjectSALMON FARMS
dc.subjectSALMON INDUSTRY
dc.subjectSALMON PRODUCERS
dc.subjectSALMON PRODUCTION
dc.subjectSEA
dc.subjectSEA LICE
dc.subjectSEA LICE INFESTATION
dc.subjectSEAFOOD
dc.subjectSEAFOOD INDUSTRY
dc.subjectSEAFOOD PROCESSING
dc.subjectSEAFOOD PROCESSING PLANT
dc.subjectSEAWATER
dc.subjectSHELLFISH
dc.subjectSHRIMP
dc.subjectSHRIMP FARMING
dc.subjectSHRIMPS
dc.subjectSOCIAL ISSUES
dc.subjectSTEELHEAD TROUT
dc.subjectSTOCK ASSESSMENT
dc.subjectTILAPIA
dc.subjectTOURISM
dc.subjectTROUT
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectUNIVERSITIES
dc.subjectVETERINARY SERVICES
dc.subjectWASTE
dc.subjectWATER QUALITY
dc.subjectWATER SUPPLY
dc.subjectWORKERS
dc.subjectWORLD FISH
dc.titleReducing Disease Risk in Aquaculture

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