Welcome to the ASEM Aquaculture Platform

The ASEM Aquaculture Platform intends to work out an action-oriented agenda for co-operation and to develop a multi-stakeholder platform for dialogue, networking and continued coordination concerning sustainable aquaculture between EU and Asia.
Through its different stakeholders the platform aims to reconcile ecological and socio-economic demands and introduce or consolidate concepts of sustainability in aquaculture development in both regions. The platform connects experts, the public and policy-makers by disseminating knowledge up to policy levels as well as down to farmers or consumers.

The platform is supported by the FP7 programme of the European Commission and by the Flemish Research Council.

Disease & Health management

Visit the workpackage website for information on activities, events, discussion fora, newsletters, etcetera.

OBJECTIVES

Build partnerships between Asia and Europe to work together to improve cultured aquatic animal health and welfare and to address issues of major economic or environmental significance and concern to both regions including diagnosis, preventative measures and treatments.

ACTIVITIES

Establish a steering group with representatives from EAFP, PANDA, Asia Regional Advisory Group on Aquatic Animal Health of NACA and Fish Health Society (FHS) of the Asian Fishery Society (AFS), this steering group will address aquatic animal health issues of common interest to both regions
Establish a formal mechanism that utilizes the networks and expertise from ongoing research projects in both regions to implement workpackage actions
Produce and disseminate a resource document providing details of existing research projects, networks and initiatives in both regions
Facilitate regular sharing of network activities and outputs through a structured process by production of regular e-newsletters and moderated discussion forums
Facilitate utilization of expertise for development of joint research, training and development activities

OUTCOMES

Details on the working roup, discussion lists, newsletter and much more on the dedicated website of the working group
Workshop on implementation of epidemiology in improving farmed aquatic animal health (Can Tho University, Vietnam, 8-10th December 2012)

PARTNERS

UoS (Coordinator), HAKI, CAFnet, UPM, VIFINET