Safeguarding Animal Health Aquatic Animal Health National Aquatic Animal Health Plan (NAAHP) Dr. Jill Rolland Director, Aquaculture Swine Equine & Poultry Programs USDA APHIS Veterinary Services Federal Advisory Committee for Animal Health January 21 st, 2010

Safeguarding Animal Health 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)

Safeguarding Animal Health 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

Safeguarding Animal Health National Science and Technology Council Subcommittee on Aquaculture

Safeguarding Animal Health 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

Safeguarding Animal Health 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 ( )  Working Group on Aquaculture Drugs, Biologics and Pesticides ( )  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

Safeguarding Animal Health 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.

Safeguarding Animal HealthNAAHP The NAAHP is not a regulation It provides general principles and guidelines STATUS -notice of availability was published August 21st comments were received. -Implementation ongoing pending funding.

Safeguarding Animal Health NAAHP Organization 1.Introduction 2.Roles, Responsibilities, & Authorities 3.Aquatic Animal Disease of Concern 4.Surveillance 5.Disease Prevention, Control, & Management 6.Zonation 7.Research & Development 8.Outreach & Awareness 9.Education & Training 10.Implementation The Plan is organized into 10 chapters:

Safeguarding Animal Health Chapter 4 – Diseases of Concern Reportable and Program Diseases Suggested List of Program Diseases: Epizootic hematopoietic necrosis(exotic to the U.S.) Infectious hematopoietic necrosis Oncorhynchus masou virus disease (exotic to the U.S.) Spring viremia of carp Viral hemorrhagic septicemia Viral encephalopathy and retinopathy Infectious pancreatic necrosis Infectious salmon anemia Red sea bream iridoviral disease (exotic to the U.S.) Channel catfish virus disease White sturgeon iridoviral disease Bacterial kidney disease (Renibacterium salmoninarum) Enteric septicemia of catfish (Edwardsiella ictaluri) Piscirickettsiosis (Piscirickettsia salmonis) Epizootic ulcerative syndrome Gyrodactylosis (exotic to the U.S.) Emerging disease that fits the criteria in Section B.

Safeguarding Animal HealthNAAHP 3 primary recommendations: Creation of a National Advisory Committee Development of a national aquatic health laboratory network. Development of a secure application suite

Safeguarding Animal Health 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.

Safeguarding Animal Health 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

Safeguarding Animal Health 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

Safeguarding Animal Health National Aquatic Animal Health Laboratory Network 1.Completion of draft plan Sept USAHA Resolution Sept VHS technical working group met June Next steps: need input on further implementation

Safeguarding Animal Health 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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