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Report on compliance with ISA code
01/01/2003
The Executive today reported high levels of compliance
by the salmon farming industry with the Code of Practice on
Infectious Salmon Anaemia (ISA).
A report, detailing compliance with the Code for the
period 1 September 2001 to 30 September 2002, shows
improvements on the previous year.
Compliance was high in areas such as: blood containment
during slaughter; transportation and processing; no
movement of live fish between management areas; predator
control measures and net inspections
However, the Executive urged the industry to demonstrate
greater compliance with its Code of Practice in other areas
such as single source stocking, on-farm ensiling of
mortalities, disinfectant foot baths and provision of
site-specific equipment and clothing.
Deputy Minister for Environment and Rural Development
Allan Wilson
said: "I appreciate the efforts made by the industry to
comply with the ISA Code of Practice and I look forward to
continued increases in compliance.
"The Code is applicable to any water-borne disease and
conscientious implementation is crucial to maintaining the
high health status of our aquaculture industry."
The Industry ISA Code of Practice was published in
August 2000, recommending best practice to minimise the
spread of disease within the Scottish fish farming
industry. Copies are available free of charge from The
Crown Estate, 10 Charlotte Square, Edinburgh, EH2 4DR.
(ISBN 0 9532838 6 0)
The Code was produced by the industry, based on the
Final Report of the Joint Government/Industry Working Group
on Infectious Salmon Anaemia (ISA) January 2000.This is
available on the Fisheries Research Services Marine
Laboratory Aberdeen web site. http://www.marlab.ac.uk/
Copies of the Fisheries Research Services monitoring
report can be obtained from The Library, Fisheries Research
Services, PO Box 101 Victoria Road, Aberdeen, AB11 9DB.
ISA is a highly infectious, potentially fatal disease of
salmon in seawater. The last confirmed case of ISA was in
May 1999 and the last suspect case in November 1999.