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emerging diseases cannot be predicted,
experience over the past 20 years sug-
gests that many of the current strate-
gies and advances reviewed here will
be key to future success in assuring
aquatic animal health.
Application of improved diagnostic
technologies coupled with more thor-
ough expanded epidemiology and dis-
ease exclusion efforts should continue
to contribute to a more advanced and
sustainable aquaculture industry for
wholesome food production in the
years to come. This will depend upon
continued advancement in several ar-
eas including:
1. Developing more internationally ac-
credited biosecure breeding centers;
2. Establishing and accrediting inter-
national reference laboratories; in
developing virtual international,
national and regional surveillance
systems;
3. Improving periodic review of ac-
creditation and certification of di-
agnosticians and diagnostic labora-
tories;
4. Establishing reasonable systems for
certification of imported products,
such as health certificate based on
a health status report and exami-
nations of aquatic animals;
5. Developing improved reliable, rap-
id, accurate and ready-to-use multi-
plex kits for pond side diagnostics;
6. Validatingmore diagnosticmethods
by international or national or pro-
fessional accreditation programs;
7. Identifying markers and exploring
mechanisms of diseases resistance
8. Expanding registration and avail-
ability of effective vaccines and of
new methods for disease control
and treatment.
9. Increasing the on the number of
laboratories and staff trained and
certified in the skills of traditional
and emerging diagnostic methods.
Notes
1Centro deDiagnóstico de Enfermidades de
Organismos Aquáticos – CEDECAM,
Instituto de Ciencias do Mar – Labo-
mar, Universidade Federal do Ceara
– UFC, Av. da Abolição, 3207-Forta-
leza – CE, Brazil Zip code: 60165-081
Phone: +55 85 3366-7009 thalespda@
hotmail.com.
Acknowledgments
The Programa Nacional de Pós-
Doutorado – PNPD [National Post-
doctoral Program – PNPD], MEC/
CAPES and MCT/FINEP, Brazil pro-
vides a research fellowship award to
author. I thank Dr. Craig L. Browdy
and Dr. Donald V. Lightner for assis-
tance on this manuscript.
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China Society of Fisheries 2010 annual meeting
To promote exchange among the fisheries scientists
and engineers and the harmonious and healthy develop-
ment of fisheries in China, the China Fisheries Society
(CSF) held its 2010 annual meeting at Xian, Shaanxi
Province on October 21 and 22. The theme of the con-
ference is “Promotion of industrial transition and up-
grade through low carbon responsible technology.” Over
500 delegates attended the meeting. The conference was
inaugurated by Mr. Situ Jiantong, Vice President and
General Secretary of CSF. Fang Jianguang (Yellow Sea
Fisheries Research Institution), Huang Shuolin (Shang-
hai Ocean University) and Guo Genxi (South China Sea
Fisheries Research Institution) presented keynote speech
on “Multi-trophic level integrated aquaculture technol-
ogy,” “Modern fisheries development and ecosystem ap-
proach” and “Mariculture modern technology and deep
sea cage culture,” respectively.
More than 200 presentations were given at the five
sessions: fisheries resources and ecological environ-
ment; biotechnology and breeding; aquaculture and
feed nutrition; disease and control; and fisheries prod-
uct processing, quality and safety. During the meeting
an award ceremony was conducted to present certifi-
cates for the best 20 presentations from the 2009 annual
meeting. At an Editorial board meeting in the evening
of October 21 for the Journal of Fisheries of China, an
official peer-review of the scientific publication of CFS
was held.
— China Fisheries Society, translated by Junda Lin,
World Aquaculture Society