OTHER COUNTRIES WITH INTERNET SITES / e-COMMUNICATIONS

CANADA -- "Fish Health Advisory Committee" of the Animal Health Centre, Government of British Columbia
http://www.agf.gov.bc.ca/ahc/fish_health/fhmac.htm
"Background:  In 2001, a technical committee was struck to ensure development and implementation of the programs arising from the fish health policy initiatives.  This included the development of fish health management plans and the fish health database.  Now that the development phase is completed, the technical committee has developed a Terms of Reference for a Fish Health Advisory Committee whose role will be to provide evidence–based recommendations to government on fish health and emerging disease issues as well as to make recommendations on the standards established and enforced through Fish Health Management Plans. 

"Originally this committee was led by the Ministry of Agriculture and Lands and included industry and government agencies involved in fish culture (Fisheries and Oceans Canada and Ministry of Water, Land and Air Protection).  The structure of the advisory committee now includes representatives with fish health expertise from the agencies responsible for fish culture and aquaculture in BC, as well as from industry.  The Committee is chaired by an independent fish health expert."

See issues of "Fish Health Reports," for which the latest was October 2006, and a "News Release" December 2006.  Current issues are antibiotics, IHN virus, and sea lice.   The Animal Health Centre also issues a quarterly publication "Diagnostic Diary."

CANADA -- University of Prince Edward Island and the Atlantic Veterinary College, Charlottetown, P.I.E.
www.upei.ca/UPEI_Canada_Research_Chairs/Aquatic_Health_Sciences.html

AUSTRALIA -- "GROWfish", G.A.I.N. Grippsland Aquaculture Industry Network, Inc.

One of the most active international newsletters on aquaculture available by e-mailing list is "GROWfish" from Australia.  While it is not mainly on fish health, it has sufficient coverage to be considered as a useful fish health newsletter.  See http://www.growfish.com.au/cat_content.asp?contentid=185&catid=128 which includes titles of past news (386 pages of listings).  "Growfish" is in issue 66 as of Dec. 18, 2006. 

Postal Address
Gippsland Aquaculture Industry Network Inc
PO Box 186 Traralgon Victoria, Australia 3844

e-mail address   info@growfish.com.au