Nusa Tenggara Barat (NTB) Province is one of the largest producers of fishery products in Indonesia. Aquaculture areas in NTB spread over Lombok and Sumbawa islands, with their main comodities are shrimps, lobster, tilapia, baramundi and pompano . Disease analysis based on random sample of 1, 950 samples of shrimps, lobster, tilapia, baramundi and pompano that were taken from 2019 to 2023, using molecular method at the Marine Aquaculture Development Center (MADC) of Lombok Laboratory. Results showed the distribution of WSSV positive peaked in 2021 in Sumbawa district . The highest IMNV cases were in 2020 and 2022 in Sumbawa and East Lombok districts. Vibriosis had the highest cases in 2021 and 2022 in East Lombok and Sumbawa districts . The highest EHP disease occured in Sumbawa district in 2023 . These figures are de scribed as below:
The same paterns of fish diseases are predicted to recur in the folowing years. Biosecurity programs should be implemented to prevent a masive loss on aquaculture businesses in NTB.