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Enhancing Biosecurity Governance to Support Sustainable Aquaculture Production in Egypt - TCP/EGY/3705

Year of publication 2023

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 8

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Project

Synopsis (short abstract) Aquaculture, or the farming of fish, crustaceans and molluscs is one of the fastest expanding food sectors Despite this, the sector faces biosecurity issues posed by the spread of exotic, endemic or emerging diseases, and aggravated by significant commercial exchanges of animal products, a lack of pathogen knowledge and effective aquatic animal health management, and rapid ecosystem changes If not addressed properly, these challenges will have a severe impact on yields, as well as on earnings and investment in the sector Every three to five years, a transboundary aquatic animal disease ( emerges and quickly spreads, resulting in considerable production losses However, detecting and identifying an outbreak often takes time, delaying the implementation of monitoring systems and interventions.

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