Fish Health Unit Report of Activities Undertaken in 2023
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Fish Health IrelandResearch Subject Categories::NATURAL SCIENCES::Biology::Terrestrial, freshwater and marine ecology::Marine ecology
Aquatic Animal Health
Disease Notifications
Fish Health Approvals
Fish Health Competent Authority
Fish Movement
Fish Imports
Fish Health Unit
Date
2023-06Publisher
Marine InstituteMetadata
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This report summarises the activities undertaken by the Fish Health Unit of the Marine Institute in 2023. Regulation (EU) 2016/429 lays down the rules for the prevention and control of animal diseases which are transmissible to animal or humans and the Marine Institute is the Competent Authority responsible for implementation of this regulation in Ireland. The purpose of this report is to provide all stakeholders with an improved understanding of the operations of the Marine Institute in fish health, and the findings encountered by the Fish Health Unit in 2023.Citation
Geoghegan, F., Kenny, E., Farragher, E., Shipton, M., O' Kane, P., Cheslett, D., White, S., & Griffin, B. (2024). Fish Health Unit Report of Activities Undertaken in 2023. Marine Environment and Health Series, No. 46. Marine Institute, Ireland.Collections
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