Aquatic Animal Health Program

Department of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

7922 NW 71st St. Gainesville, FL 32653
Phone: 352/392-9617 (Suncom 622-9617) Fax 352/392-3672 (Suncom 622-3672)

The Program

Overview of the Program

Responsibility of Participants

Plan Levels

Bronze Level

Silver Level

Gold Level

Contacts

Downloadable Forms

Participating Farms

Additional Information

Examples of Fish Diseases

Florida Aquatic Animal Health Program
A Biosecurity Program for Florida Aquaculture Producers

Purpose

The purpose of this voluntary program is to assist Florida's aquaculture producers with the development of effective and practical on-farm biosecurity programs. These programs are tailored for their cultured aquatic animal crop group(s) and for their facilities and will reduce the risk of disease introduction as well as increase farm productivity.

Program Goals:

Pathogen reduction and control in cultured aquatic animals and aquaculture facilities in Florida.

Improve health and quality of cultured aquatic animals in Florida aquaculture facilities.

Improve marketability of cultured aquatic animals from Florida.

Establish Florida a aquaculture as a leader in the production of healthy aquatic animals.

Benefits to Florida aquaculture producers through program participation:

Elimination of practices or areas that are "pathogen friendly"

Reduction of losses due to disease

Enhanced reputation for healthy animals

Decreased use of chemotherapeutants used to treat disease

Decreased labor hours to remove mortalities

Improved health and quality of cultured aquatic animals

Improved marketability of cultured aquatic animals from Florida

Establish Florida Aquaculture as leader in producing healthy aquatic animals

If your farm qualifies and with your permission, your farm name will be listed on this website that confirms your farm has successfully met the requirements of the Program.

For more information contact the extension veterinarians

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Page updated February 20, 2007

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