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Aquatic Animal Health National Aquatic Animal Health Plan (NAAHP)
Dr. Jill RollandDirector, Aquaculture Swine Equine & Poultry Programs
USDA APHIS Veterinary Services
Federal Advisory Committee for Animal Health
January 21st, 2010
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Introduction
• What is Aquaculture?• Why is APHIS involved in aquaculture?
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Aquatic Species Raised in the United States
• #1 – Catfish• Salmon• Trout• Hybrid Striped Bass• Tilapia• Sturgeon• Eels• Baitfish (carp, minnows, golden shiners, etc.)• Ornamental fish (koi carp, goldfish, zebra danios, etc.)• Mollusks (mussels, oysters, clams, geoducks)• Crustaceans (shrimp, freshwater shrimp, crawfish, artemia)
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2002 Animal Health Protection Act
• Consolidates a number of previous statutes• Defines “Livestock” to include all farm raised
animals• Defines “Animal” to include all members of the
animal kingdom except humans• Provides clear statutory and regulatory authority to
provide services to aquatic industries
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National Science and Technology Council
Subcommittee on Aquaculture
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Purpose and Scope
• National Aquaculture Act of 1980: created interagency coordinating group named Joint Subcommittee on Aquaculture
• Purpose: increase the overall effectiveness and productivity of Federal aquaculture research, technology transfer and assistance programs
• Scope: Address critical issues of national and regional importance through interagency collaboration and stakeholder
consultations
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Interagency Collaboration Focus
Quarterly meetings with 20+ invited federal agencies
Form task forces, working groups or special projects as frameworks for interagency initiatives
Examples: Aquaculture Effluents Task Force (1999-2005) Working Group on Aquaculture Drugs, Biologics and
Pesticides (1990-2008) National Aquatic Animal Health Plan for Aquaculture
Task Force (implementation) National Aquaculture Science and Technology Task Force
(ongoing)
National Aquatic Animal Health Plan for Aquaculture Task Force
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NAAHP - Mission
• Facilitate the legal movement of all aquatic animals, their eggs, and their products in interstate and international commerce.
• Protect the health and thereby improve the quality and productivity of farmed and wild aquatic animals.
• Ensure the availability of diagnostic, inspection, and certification services.
• Minimize the impacts of diseases when they occur in farmed or wild aquatic animals.
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NAAHP
The NAAHP is not a regulation
It provides general principles and guidelines
STATUS
- notice of availability was published August 21st 2008.
- 27 comments were received.
- Implementation ongoing pending funding.
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NAAHP Organization
1. Introduction2. Roles, Responsibilities, &
Authorities3. Aquatic Animal Disease of
Concern4. Surveillance5. Disease Prevention, Control,
& Management
6. Zonation
7. Research & Development
8. Outreach & Awareness
9. Education & Training
10. Implementation
The Plan is organized into 10 chapters:
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Chapter 4 – Diseases of Concern• Reportable and Program Diseases• Suggested List of Program Diseases:
Epizootic hematopoietic necrosis (exotic to the U.S.)Infectious hematopoietic necrosisOncorhynchus masou virus disease (exotic to the U.S.)Spring viremia of carpViral hemorrhagic septicemiaViral encephalopathy and retinopathy Infectious pancreatic necrosisInfectious salmon anemiaRed sea bream iridoviral disease (exotic to the U.S.)Channel catfish virus diseaseWhite sturgeon iridoviral diseaseBacterial kidney disease (Renibacterium salmoninarum)Enteric septicemia of catfish (Edwardsiella ictaluri)Piscirickettsiosis (Piscirickettsia salmonis)Epizootic ulcerative syndromeGyrodactylosis (exotic to the U.S.)Emerging disease that fits the criteria in Section 4.2.1 B.
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NAAHP
3 primary recommendations:
• Creation of a National Advisory Committee
• Development of a national aquatic health laboratory network.
• Development of a secure application suite
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Secure Application Suite
• Initiated in Fiscal Year 2010
• Intended to provide states, tribes, industry, the Federal government and other stakeholders with the tools necessary to:• support reporting of aquatic animal diseases• protect aquatic animal resources• support movement and certification documentation• produce reports, maps and other documentation for
surveillance and disease management purposes.
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National Aquatic Animal Health Laboratory Network
• System to meet international requirements• Consistency for interstate requirements• Standardized system for routine testing
– Comparable results– Confidence in results
• Aquaculture lab working group, subset of USAHA-AAVLD Aquaculture Committee
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National Aquatic Animal Health Laboratory Network
• Provide a network of approved labs– Standard Procedures
• OIE Methods and Protocols• Bluebook
– Training– Quality Assurance/Quality Control
• Lab equipment, record keeping, reagents
– Data Storage and Accessibility
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National Aquatic Animal Health Laboratory Network
1.Completion of draft plan Sept 2009
2.USAHA Resolution Sept 2009
3.VHS technical working group met June 2010
4.Next steps: need input on further implementation
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Need for a Subcommittee on Aquatic Animal Health
• Prioritize implementation of elements of the NAAHP• Recommend how testing protocols developed by the National
Aquatic Animal Pathogen Testing Network (NAAPTN) could be implemented
• Provide advice to APHIS and Federal Partners on appropriate action to finding Program Aquatic Animal Pathogens listed in the NAAHP
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