Example fish health training

Environment Agency staff (fisheries officers)            

1 day course            

• Fish health and the EU Directive
• Bio-security for work on  farms and inland waters
• Sampling fish for disease

Fish farmers and fishery operators

1 day course

• Fish health controls in Europe
• Bio-security for farms and fisheries
• Can fish health controls work through a partnership with government?

Ornamental fish Industry (retailers, wholesalers, dealers and hobbyists)

1 day course

• Fish health in Europe and the threat from imports
• Bio-security and buying round disease problems
• Welfare and environment factors in maintaining healthy fish stocks?

Vets and fish health professionals

3 day course

• Fish health controls in Europe and third countries
• Approaches to fish health monitoring for farms and fisheries
• Bio- security for professionals and farm/fishery operations
• Investigations into disease outbreaks
• Grounding in tests available and sampling protocols
• Partnership working with Defra and Cefas