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Aquatic animal health management: investment opportunities within developing countries
Author(s) -
Subasinghe R. P.,
Barg U.,
Phillips M. J.,
Bartley D.,
Tacon A.
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
journal of applied ichthyology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.392
H-Index - 62
eISSN - 1439-0426
pISSN - 0175-8659
DOI - 10.1111/j.1439-0426.1998.tb00629.x
Subject(s) - aquaculture , business , developing country , sustainability , environmental planning , health management system , environmental resource management , investment (military) , biology , risk analysis (engineering) , natural resource economics , fishery , fish <actinopterygii> , ecology , economics , political science , geography , medicine , alternative medicine , pathology , politics , law
Summary Over the years, diseases and epizootics have caused significant production losses to the fast‐growing aquaculture sector and to the natural aquatic populations in the wild. As a result, disease control and health management have been considered as key contributors to aquaculture sustainability. The risk of diseases and pathogen transfer through trans‐boundary movement of infected animals, risk of aquatic environmental pollution, risk to human health and environment due to excessive use of chemicals and drugs, underdeveloped genetic improvement and broodstock management programmes, and lack of adequate knowledge on the role of good nutrition in aquatic animal health management have been identified as key constraints to realizing the full potential of aquaculture. Implementation of the ‘systems‐approach’ has been recognized as an effective means of overcoming such constraints, and strong international cooperation is required to achieve this and the Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries (CCRF) provides a platform for such cooperation. Guidelines for the implementation of CCRF are envisaged to provide a range of technical, legal, and economic options and tools to the concerned parties to assist rectifying the above shortfalls. However, such technical guidelines, which could be practically applied within developing country situations, can only be developed once adequate information and appropriate technologies are available, and all stakeholders agree to cooperate and collaborate closely. Therefore, considering (a) the need for the developed countries to cooperate on the health management for sustainable aquaculture development in developing countries and (b) the role that the CCRF can play towards achieving responsible aquaculture, this paper describes the possible investment opportunities, which are mutually beneficial to both the developed and developing countries. It emphasizes in particular the collaboration on investment for development and transfer of technologies appropriate for developing countries.