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1 Health certification for ornamental fish in Japan Nanae Karakawa Fish and Fishery Products Safety Office, Food Safety and Consumer Affairs Bureau, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF), Japan 1

2 Outline 1. Management organizations in Japan 2. Prevention measures against fish disease invasion and spread 3. Nishikigoi export program 2

3 1. Management organizations in Japan 3

4 Management organizations Central Competent Authority Fish and fishery products safety office, MAFF Research National Research Institute of Aquaculture Import quarantine Animal Quarantine Service (AQS), MAFF University Research Prefectural Government Fisheries Department (47 pref.) Local Competent Authority 4

5 1) Fish and fishery products safety office Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) Develop and improve relevant acts, regulations and guidelines Conduct surveillance and collect relevant information Give financial and technical support to prefectural governments Report disease occurrences to OIE and contribute to the development of OIE code and manual 5

6 2) Prefectural Governments (47 prefectures, 102 fisheries experimental laboratories) Conduct surveillance of farms and on site inspections Instruct in disease management and disseminate necessary information to farmers Take control measures to disease occurrences order farmers to inspect restrict movements incinerate or bury disinfect take other necessary measures 6

7 3) National Research Institute of Aquaculture (NRIA), Fisheries Research Agency (FRA) Research important diseases Develop and disseminate new diagnostic technologies Develop medicines and vaccines Conduct definite diagnosis of specified diseases and unknown cases Play a role in OIE Reference laboratory location of NRIA 7

8 4) Animal Quarantine Service (AQS), MAFF Import quarantine at the ports and airports Tests Kobe Branch Moji Branch Haneda Airport Branch Narita Branch AQS Head Office Chubu Airport Branch Kansai Airport Branch Okinawa Branch Locations of AQS(30 locations) (2013) 8

9 2. Prevention measures against fish disease invasion and spread 9

10 Prevention measures against fish disease invasion Act on the Protection of Fishery Resources (Law No.313 of 1951) Stipulates the import quarantine of aquatic animals 10

11 Diseases subject to import quarantine and target species Aquatic animals Cyprinus carpio Carassius, Hypothalmichthys molitrix, Aristichthys nobilis, Ctenopharyngodon idellus, Mylopharyngodon piceus Eyed eggs of salmonidae Fry of salmonidae Larvae, postlarvae and juvenile of Penaeus Diseases subject to import quarantine Spring viraemia of carp (SVC) Koi herpes virus (KHV) disease Spring viraemia of carp (SVC) Viral haemorrhagic septicaemia (VHS) Epizootic haematopoietic necrosis (EHN) Piscirichettsiosis Enteric redmouth disease (ERM) Infectious disease caused by Baculovirus penaei (Tetrahedral baculovirosis) Infectious disease caused by Penaeus monodon type baculovirus (Spherical baculovirosis) Yellow head disease (YHD) Infectious hypodermal and haematopoietic necrosis (IHHN) Taura syndrome (TS) 11

12 Health certificate Import quarantine Health certificate must be fulfilled requirements permit distribution Issue a certificate of permission On site inspection at the designated facility during designated control period Inspection of documents and animals at the port Tests at AQS Dispose and disinfect in case of positive results 12

13 Import quarantine Numbers of permission Year Koi Goldfish Eyed eggs of salmonidae Larvae, postlarvae and juvenile of Penaeus total , , , , , , , , , ,

14 Prevention measures against fish disease spread Sustainable Aquaculture Production Assurance Act (Law No.51 of 1999) Stipulates to take necessary measures to prevent the spread of specified diseases among farms for sustainable aquaculture production. 14

15 Specified diseases and target species Aquatic animals Fish of Cyprinidae Fish of Salmonidae Shrimp of Penaeus Spring viraemia of carp (SVC) Koi herpesvirus (KHV) disease Infectious diseases Viral haemorrhagic septicaemia (VHS) Epizootic haematopoietic necrosis (EHN) Piscirichettsiosis Enteric redmouth disease (ERM) Infectious disease caused by Baculovirus penaei (Tetrahedral baculovirosis) Infectious disease caused by Penaeus monodon type baculovirus (Spherical baculovirosis) Yellow head disease (YHD) Infectious hypodermal and haematopoietic necrosis (IHHN) Taura syndrome (TS) 15

16 Prevention measure when specified diseases occur NRIA 3) Request a test for definite diagnosis MAFF 3) Notify and report the occurrence 5) Supervise and advice Prefectural Government 1) Notify when an unusual case or death is found 2) On site inspection 6) Order necessary prevention measures farm 16

17 3. Nishikigoi export program 17

18 Occurrence of KHV KHV has occurred since 2003 and been spread all over Japan Number of occurrence Aquaculture wild 400 Total Year 18

19 Nishikigoi export program Registration procedure Farms which intend to export Nishikigoi are required to be registered by MAFF based on the Guideline that is made by MAFF in accordance with the OIE code. 3) Submit and report the applications 1) Apply for registration MAFF Prefectural Government Farm 4) Register a farm 2) On site inspection 5) Inform registered or not 19

20 Nishikigoi export program Registration criteria Surveillance of diseases (tested 2 times / year for more than 2 years) Biosecurity plan Ground water, tap water or disinfected water should be used. Introduction of unidentified Nishikigoi is restricted. 175 farms are registered. 20

21 Nishikigoi export program Requirements to maintain the registration Surveillance of diseases (tested 2 times / year) Movement control Confirmation of specified diseases free Record of movements Submission of the records 21

22 Nishikigoi export program Issue an export certificate Prefectural Government Fisheries Department 3) Apply for export certificate Prefectural Governments 2) Test result or Test Agency authorized by Prefectural Governments 1) Apply for surveillance test in accordance with OIE manual Examine documents and animals Issue an export certificate Registered farm 22

23 Thank you for your attention 23

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