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The Practical Implementation of Biosecurity on Fish and Shellfish APB’s in England and Wales.

The Practical Implementation of Biosecurity on Fish and Shellfish APB’s in England and Wales. Keith Jeffery Fish Health Inspector The Centre for Environment, Fisheries & Aquaculture Science, Weymouth. Cefas (Centre for Environment Aquaculture & Fisheries Science).

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The Practical Implementation of Biosecurity on Fish and Shellfish APB’s in England and Wales.

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  1. The Practical Implementation of Biosecurity on Fish and Shellfish APB’s in England and Wales. Keith Jeffery Fish Health Inspector The Centre for Environment, Fisheries & Aquaculture Science, Weymouth.

  2. Cefas (Centre for Environment Aquaculture & Fisheries Science) • Directorate of Fisheries Research,100 year track record in fisheries advice. • Cefas was established as an Executive Agency of MAFF (now Defra) on 1 Apr 97. • Cefas Fish Health Inspectorate act in England and Wales on behalf of Defra who are the GB competent authority.

  3. Council Directive 2006/88 • Article 9 : Good hygiene practice • Member States shall ensure that APB’s implement good hygiene practice as relevant to the activity concerned to prevent the introduction and spreading of disease. • UK interpreted Good Hygiene Practice as Biosecurity Measures.

  4. The Aquatic Animal Health (England & Wales) Regulations 2009. Sites must be authorised to operate before commencement Conditions of authorisation specific to APB and the activities undertaken All authorised APB’s required to operate in accordance with an approved Biosecurity measures plan Ultimate sanction is removal of authorisation to trade

  5. Aquaculture in England & Wales • Fin Fish APB’s • Salmonid 214 • Coarse/ornamental 147 • Importers Coldwater 81 • Shellfish APB’s 75

  6. Aquaculture in England & Wales • Dealers - 33Previously unregulated. Multiple Wild Sites • Registered fisheries - 6724 Little formal contact Numbers unknown

  7. Guidance Books

  8. Minimum Requirements

  9. Fin Fish

  10. Importers 3 Border Inspection Post 12 source countries 50k boxes year 16 million fish 2 Types of operation Reliant on C.A of exporting country Regulation 23 requirement to isolate

  11. Shellfish The picture says it all!

  12. OHV-1 µVar

  13. Compliance Risk based inspection programme of visits to all APBs Validation of data held Checks to verify APB operating in accordance with their BMP Warning letters and enforcement notices issued where non conformances identified

  14. Outcomes • Forced all APB’s to think about their risks. • Understanding and willingness linked to Impact of disease • Impact of control measures. Communication amongst staff and common sense carry far more weight than a large document which will “gather dust”….Tim Small, Lechlade 2009

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