Tackling fish health management
The seminar, which takes place at the Marine Institute at Oranmore on June 11th, will explore new and emerging threats facing Irish fish farmers today including sea lice, sleeping disease in rainbow trout, Francisella in cod and rhabdovirus infections in perch.
The Fish Health Seminar will also include international speakers outlining current management practices in countries such as Norway, the UK and the Faroe Islands and will have overviews of lessons learned in dealing with disease outbreaks such as infectious salmon anaemia (ISA), pancreas disease and viral haemorrhagic septicaemia (VHS).
Organised as part of the AquaPlan project, it will be the first annual Fish Health Seminar in Ireland and part of a National Strategy for Fish Health.
The Sea Change funded project aims to increase the level of expertise available in Ireland on fish health issues through a range of initiatives including the production of a Fish Health Handbook, information leaflets on diseases and biosecurity, and the development of accredited training courses.
