Surveillance for Aquatic Animal Diseases

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency:

• analyzes data and contextual evidence for generating strategic surveillance plans, and
• substantiates the health status of aquatic animal regulated diseases at different levels  (e.g., region, zone, compartment) and provides for the early detection of new and emerging diseases.

This information facilitates access to domestic and international markets by providing the basis for health certification and domestic disease control measures. It also provides the necessary information for international reporting purposes, as required by the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE).

Information we provide for the aquatic animal industry includes:

• Salmon Disease Surveillance in British Columbia
  • Status Update on the Surveillance of Wild Anadromous Salmonids in British Columbia
• Report on General Surveillance in Pacific oysters and Manila clams in British Columbia (Fall 2006-Spring 2009)
• Surveillance for Viral Hemorrhagic Septicemia Virus in Wild Fish in Canada  (Library and Archives Canada)