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I N S P E C T I O N S E R V I C EV E T E R I N A R Y S E R V I C E S

N C A Q U A C U L T U R E D E V E L O P M E N T C O N F E R E N C E

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Program Activities Overview(as described in Program Business Plan https://www.aphis.usda.gov/animal_health/downloads/vsbp/5_year_business_plan_aquaculture.pdf)

Import/Export update

Projects

National Aquatic Animal Health Plan

Commercial Aquaculture Health Program Standards

Comprehensive and integrated surveillance

Import/Export Update3

Electronic certificates

Veterinary Export Health Certificate System (VEHCS) pilot completed

One certificate exists for ornamental fish being exported to Canada

Discussions on going for complete electronic certificates

Aquaculture Program Projects4

Multi-agency ISAV surveillance in the Pacific NW Sample collection completed All tests negative to date Published report pending

East Coast Regional Shellfish Management Disease surveillance study in C. virginica Intrastate biosecurity zones

Aquaculture Ag-Econ Bait/sport fish survey Salmon and trout proposal

National Aquatic Animal Health Plan

Renewal of two MOUs with USFWS and NOAA NMFS NAAHP commitment Export coordination

Aquatic Laboratory Network Phase 1 completed

Proficiency testing panels for ISAV and VHSV

Phase 2 and 3 FY16 request to add SVCV

SCS/Core One Database Database structure completed for aquatic animal entries

Commercial Aquaculture Health Program Standards

National Aquaculture Association (NAA) and APHIS VS

Implementation plan of NAAHP for commercial aquaculture

Commercial AquacultureAquatic Animal Health

Culture and production of healthy animals for sale and trade

Demonstrate health status of animals to minimize obstacles for animal movement

Get more trade for less production costs

Culture of healthy animals

Demonstrate health status of animals

Get more for less

What We Share

Aquaculture & Health

Aquaculture - The farming of aquatic animals with some sort of intervention in the rearing or farming process

Commercial Aquaculture - The business of farming aquatic animals for sale or trade, with some sort of intervention in the rearing or farming process

Health – The state of being free from disease or injury

3 M’s

o Maximize immune system function of the individual fish and/or population

o Minimize (or eliminate or know) disease-causing agents in the fish and/or system

o Manage with optimal husbandry and biosecurity

Other Factors to Consider

Pathogen virulence and “behavior”

Susceptible species

Pathogen transmission

Carrier states

Diagnostics

Available, robust, repeatable

Management

Treatment, control, eradication, recovery, prevention

Principles of Aquaculture Health

1. Aquatic animal health team

• The knowledge & skills

2. Risk evaluation

• The science & method

3. Surveillance

• The strategy & approach

4. Investigation and reporting

• The process & protocols

5. Response

• What we do when things happen

Aquatic Animal Health Team

Comprised of:

Veterinarians, AFS certified professionals, laboratorians, extension agents & other subject matter experts

Actively engages with site

Designates a leader Engages regularly

Assists with Site-Specific Health Plan

Site Specific Health Plan

CAHPS

Site Specific Health Plan

Communication Plan

Health Team

Record Keeping

Reporting

Training

Risk Evaluation and Management Plan

Early Detection System

Morbidity and Mortality

Thresholds

Disease Investigation

Triggers

Biosecurity Plan

Site Map

Surveillance Plan

Strategy Type

Sampling

Diagnostics

Disease Investigation Plan

Communication

Sampling

Testing

Response Plan

Disease

Response

Emergency Response

Risk Evaluation

Risk Identification

• Pathogens of concern for species being cultured and for species in proximity

• Pathways - Where? How? When?

Risk Characterization

• Degree of risk – Where? When? How?

• Scope of risk

• Impact of risk – exotic vs endemic pathogens

Risk Management

Risk Mitigation

Strategies

• Early disease detection systems (EDDS)

Training and management

Setting site specific thresholds

• Biosecurity

Management procedures to mitigate identified risks

• “Not all footbaths are created equally”

Surveillance

Purpose and boundaries of surveillance Freedom of disease, known disease status

Site, zone

Strategies – based on goals and diagnostics Observational

Pathogen specific surveillance

• Initial status

• Endemic or emerging pathogens

Risk based surveillance

• Enhanced routine moribund sampling

Repeated collections; seasonal

Diagnostics – at least 50% sensitivity

Investigation & Reporting

Disease investigation

Triggered with site specific thresholds are exceeded

Scope depends pathogen and impact

Diagnostics

Reporting

OIE, national and state lists

• NLRAD

Appropriate officials

Response

Contingency Planning

Pathogen and impact of pathogen

Treat? Vaccinate? Depopulate?

Debrief for lessons learned

What went wrong?

How to fix

Recovery and continuity of business

CAHPS (E, C, and Z)

Establishment (E)

Single site and low risk because of surveillance and biosecurity

Compartment (C)

Single site but higher standard of biosecurity and even lower risk

Zone

Region around site with surveillance partners

Claim disease “free” status

E

C

Zone

F1

F2

F3

Commercial Aquaculture Health Program Standards

Model framework for preserving aquatic animal health

Science-based

Needs-based (voluntary)

Available to private and public aquaculture

Strengthened through State, Tribal, and Federal collaboration

Potential CAHPS Benefits: Short and Long-term

Minimize potential for catastrophic infectious diseases of economic significance

Enable international export of live aquatic animals

Reduce hurdles for interstate movement of live aquatic animals

Impact of Principles

Animals are lower risk for specific pathogens because of surveillance and biosecurity

“We know what we know because we know it.”

“There are known knowns. These are things we know that we know. There are known unknowns. That is to say, there are things that we know we don’t know. But there are also unknown unknowns. There are things we don’t know we don’t know.”

- Donald Rumsfeld

Our Time Together Today

What we share

Aquaculture and health

Principles of assuring aquaculture health

Commercial Aquaculture Health Program Standards

We CAN if…

We Can’t Because….

Questions? Comments?

APHIS VS Aquaculture webpagehttp://www.aphis.usda.gov/animalhealth/aquaculture

Email: VS.SPRS.Feedback@aphis.usda.gov

Contact Info

Kathleen Hartman1408 24th Street, SERuskin, FL 33570

Office: 813-671-5230 x 119

Cell: 813-477-7019

Kathleen.H.Hartman@aphis.usda.gov

Thank You