DEFRA publishes guide to protect fresh water fish – Fishupdate.com

DEFRA publishes guide to protect fresh water fish Published:  19 July, 2005

DEFRA has published two further leaflets as part of its ‘Keep Fish

Disease Out’ campaign. These follow the success of the

gyrodactylosis leaflets launched last year.

These newly published leaflets are:

* ‘A guide to protecting freshwater fish stocks from Gyrodactylosis

and other serious fish diseases’

* ‘A guide to protecting freshwater fish stocks from Spring Viraemia

of Carp’.

The leaflets contain a description of the diseases, the species they

affect and the action that fish farmers, fisheries managers and

anglers should take to prevent the introduction or spread of

freshwater fish disease in the UK.

The leaflets are being sent out to the industry and are also

available on line

http://www.efishbusiness.com/formsandguides/default.asp.

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