The International Society of Aquatic Animal Epidemiology (ISAAE) is a sub-group of epidemiologists interested in aquaculture within the ISVEE – family. The idea about this conference developed during the last ISVEE conference in 2015 in Mexico. The aim for ISAAE is to establish a platform for dissemination, networking and creative contacts between researchers, industry and stakeholders, – all to the benefit of a profitable and sustainable global aquaculture industry.

The conference is generously supported by the FAO and the OIE Collaborating Centre of Epidemiology and Risk Assessment for Aquatic Animal Diseases. We believe this support is very important to help bring the usefulness of epidemiological methods, concepts and understanding from the researcher’s table to the decision makers all the way to caretakers of the animals in the pond and cage level to prevent and control diseases.

We do hope that this conference will be the first of many to come, arranged in different parts of the world to stimulate young and established people to engage in epidemiology and aquaculture.

The conference aims to bring together leading scientists, researchers and research students from all parts of the world to exchange and share their experiences and research results about all aspects of Aquatic Animal Epidemiology. It will also provide a platform for discussion about how to meet the research needs of aquaculture industry and facilitate interaction with stakeholders, industry and regulatory agencies for fruitful collaborations.

The conference will provide in-depth coverage of current and future epidemiological tools and their practical implications to aquaculture. Topic-focused sessions will cover but not limit to:

optimizing use of epidemiology data
design and evaluation of risk factor studies
molecular epidemiology
spatial and temporal patterns in prevalence and risk mapping
diagnostic misclassification
design and evaluation of surveillance and control
risk analysis

Contact info and registration:

https://www.berg-hansen.no/eventportal/?E=1453&A=55839&Att=0&WebNo=1&Sec=cbblpkckkZktcXiK#

The Salmonview Media Group workshop on the 22 of September will be: Growing larger fish in RAS systems. There is an increasing trend to grow salmon to larger sizes in recirculation systems – although growing market-sized fish is still only done on a very limited basis, more and more companies are looking to release larger post-smolts to sea. This seminar will look at the challenges and opportunities offered by the trend, with insights offered by a range of experts – academic researchers, industry technicians and commercial producers of RAS equipment – from Scotland, Norway and the Americas. Topics due to be discussed include designing and building RAS systems, developments in RAS technology, waste disposal and the possibilities offered by GM fish. The event is organised and chaired by the Salmonview Media Group, whose range of publications include Fish Farming Expert, Norsk Fiskeoppdrett and Salmon Expert and websites consist of www.fishfarmingexpert.com www.kyst.no and www.salmonexpert.cl

List of Participants:

• Pentair : Recirculating Aquaculture Systems (RAS): Ensuring Sustainable Growth in Aquaculture
• Coppens Palatability, performance and pollution are critical success factors in modern feeds for high density recirculation systems. G Rutjes, Coppens International and John Sweetman, Alltech (UK) Ltd.
• Marine Harvest Scotland How to set up and run RAS systems in Scotland – John Richmond, Freshwater manager, MH Scotland
• Aquabounty How Aquabounty AquaAdvantage salmon enables RAS efficiency and productivity. Ronald L Stotish, PhD. Email: rstotish@yahoo.com
• Salmones Magallanes  RAS in salmon Farming Industry. (State of the art in Chile) Oscar Garay Krogh, Farming Director, Salmones Magallanes
• Fish Vet Group Health and Biosecurity Challenges in RAS – Angela Ashby
• Nofima Research on Atlantic salmon post-smolt production in closed-containment systems – Bendik Fyhn Terjesen
• Akva The growth of the land-based/RAS market – Morten Niesen (COO – Land Based)
• Niri Growing market-sized salmon in land-based RAS systems – Arve Gravdal