They concluded that: “Caring for health and welfare of fish is a critical success factor for aquaculture”
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From: “Dr. David Scarfe”
Date: 31 May 2013 7:05:38 EDT
Subject: AquaVetMed e-News: Outcomes of FVE Fish Health & Welfare Conference
May 31, 2013
FVE Seminar Conclusions: “Caring for health and welfare of fish: A critical success factor for aquaculture”
Brussels – Emphasized at this 16-17 May 2013 conference: “Fish, as other food producing animals, get sick, their welfare can be compromised and the food they produce has to be healthy. Veterinarians, through education and experience, have a holistic view on how health, welfare and the environment interlinks and therefore have a key role to play within aquaculture“ suggested FVE President Dr. Christophe Buhot at the conference the Federation of Veterinarians of Europe organized on aquaculture. “Vets care for people and animals, including fish. It is essential to ensure that sufficient veterinary expertise is available to the aquaculture sector.”
The event attracted more than 150 people from European Institutions, National Authorities, veterinarians, fish producers, scientists and many other stakeholders as well. This large number of participants underlined the enormous interest our society takes in aquaculture, which is a fast growing sector. The EU is not self-sufficient in fish products and requires imports from third countries. There is a significant potential in EU for increasing production in aquaculture, both in terms of capacity and exploitation of new species. This growth should be encouraged and supported at national and EU levels.
The large diversity of fish species being kept, each with their own specific needs, should be taken into consideration when regulating the sector. Close collaboration between the aquaculture industry and the veterinary profession should be ensured, in order to guarantee optimal health management of fish farms at all stages of production and to put in place sustainable and viable solutions for the future. Lack of availability of veterinary medicines specific to fish is a problem in the EU. The medicines legislation review should try to ensure incentives to encourage the development of these medicines.
FVE organized this conference in association with the Irish Presidency of the Council and the support of European Commission, Directorate-General for Health and Consumers and Directorate-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries. The Federation of Veterinarians of Europe (FVE) is an umbrella organisation of 44 veterinary organisations from 38 European countries, representing a total of around 200 000 veterinarians.
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[Conference presentation, and FVE conclusions and recommendation for future action are accessible at http://www.fve.org/news/presentations.php. ADS-Mod.]
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