The world's demands for high quality aquaculture products make control of diseases increasingly important. Good Biosecurity programs are vital to maintaining healthy animals and to reducing the risk of acquiring disease in a facility.

So, what makes a good Biosecurity program?  This is different for every facility.  There are some basic principles that need to be considered in any Aquaculture Biosecurity Program.  To allow the most efficient use of resources a number of Biosecurity products are available. 

A series of thought provoking articles has been published and are reproduced here.

Biosecurity:

• Why is it important? 

• A proliferation of pathogens: Be it viral, fungal or parasitic, they all spell trouble for fish

• Biosecurity, get with the program:  "Soggy loafers", just one part of an effective process

• Biosecurity:  Evaluating an existing biosecurity program

• Cleaning and Sanitizing - water chemistry and quality

• Biosecurity in IHN Management Presentation slides

• Biosecurity – Fighting Disease Transmission

• Biosecurity:  Behind the Barriers

There are many producers of innovative equipment and ideas to improve your biosecurity.  Here are some:

• Automatic Vehicle Disinfection Station

There are many, many internet sites that deal with biosecurity in one form or another.  These are a few of the better sites that are directly applicable or contain useful information for aquaculture applications. 

• Alpharma Animal Health Aquaculture Biosecurity Programme

• Canadian Food Inspection Agency - Farm Biosecurity . . . A Common Sense Guide

• Sanitation Practices for Aquaculture Facilities by Ruth Francis-Floyd, University of Florida

• Penn State University Biosecurity Resources

• Utah Department of Agriculture and Food - A Basic Biosecurity Model For Aquaculture Sites

• Biosecurity Protection for Fish Operations by Dr. Andy Goodwin, University of Arkansas