Biota The living organisms present in a specific region or area.
Commensals Organisms living in close association but not harming each other.
Demersal species Organisms that live on or near the sea bottom.
Fomite Any inanimate object via which pathogenic organisms may be transferred.
Hiab winch Integrated hydraulic winch and crane unit for lifting.
Movement control Restrictions placed on the movement of fish, people and fomites to prevent the spread of disease.
Pelagic species Organisms that occur in the upper layers of the water column.
Pre-smolts Young salmon that have not fully smoltified.
Ranching A system in which intervention in the natural system is used to improve harvests—for example, stocking artificially produced or raised stock into open systems for grow-out to harvestable size, attracting fish to artificial structures, or feeding to aggregate fish for ease of harvesting.
Rotifers Small, multicellular invertebrates of the phylum Rotifera, commonly used as first-feeding organisms in the culture of marine fishes.
Vector Any organism that transmits a pathogen.
AQUAVETPLAN
Enterprise Manual 1
Version 2.0, 2015 1
Preface 4
How to use this manual 6
Abbreviations 8
Glossary 9
Section A—Overview 11
A1 Definitions 12
A1.1 General terms 12
A1.2 Terms used to define an emergency operation 12
A1.3 Zoning and compartmentalisation 13
A1.4 Key operational terms 14
A2 Management of aquatic animal disease emergencies 15
A2.1 Reporting 17
A2.2 Coordination of the incident 17
A2.3 Lines of communication during the incident 17
A2.4 A team approach 17
A2.5 Information management 18
A2.6 Disease management in aquatic environments 18
Section B Industry sector information 20
System definitions 21
B1 Open systems 22
B1.1 Introduction 22
B1.2 Catchment 24
B1.3 Estuarine 29
B1.4 Marine 31
B2 Semi-open systems 36
B2.1 Overview of semi-open systems 36
B2.2 Southern bluefin tuna net-pen culture 38
B2.3 Salmonid net-pen culture 45
B2.4 Barramundi grow-out 53
B2.5 Yellowtail kingfish net-pen culture 61
B2.6 Pearl oyster culture 66
B2.7 Edible shellfish grow-out 71
B3 Semi-closed systems 82
B3.1 Overview of semi-closed systems 82
B3.2 Native freshwater finfish 82
B3.2.2 System inputs 84
B3.3 Prawns for grow-out 88
B3.4 Prawn hatcheries 92
B3.5 Trout in fresh water 95
B3.6 Salmon hatcheries and raceways 98
B3.7 Marine finfish hatcheries 102
B3.8 Freshwater crayfish 106
B3.9 Abalone 112
B4 Closed systems 116
B4.1 Overview of closed systems 116
B4.2 Ornamental aquatic animals 117
B4.3 Native freshwater finfish 120
Section C Response options 124
C1 General principles 125
C1.1 Introduction 125
C1.2 Factors to consider in assessing the response options 126
C1.3 Response options 129
C2 Open systems 132
C2.1 Introduction 132
C2.2 Factors to consider in assessing the response options 132
C2.3 Response options 133
C3 Semi-open systems 138
C3.1 Introduction 138
C3.2 Factors to consider in assessing the response options 138
C3.3 Response options 140
C4 Semi-closed systems 143
C4.1 Introduction 143
C4.2 Factors to consider in assessing the response options 143
C4.3 Response options 145
C5 Closed systems 149
C5.1 Introduction 149
C5.2 Factors to consider in assessing the response options 149
C5.3 Response options 151
Section D Appendices 156
Appendix 1 157
Appendix 2 160
Appendix 3 176
Species of animals used for aquaculture in Australia 176
Appendix 4 181
Australia’s National List of Reportable Diseases of Aquatic Animals 181
Appendix 5 184
Appendix 6 185
Drug and other chemical use in aquaculture 185
References relevant to drug and chemical use 185
References 187