Description
Aquatic animal products provide a growing proportion of the protein destined for human consumption, and international trade therein is now worth more than that in terrestrial animal products. This increase in production is mainly attributable to rapid growth in aquaculture. Therefore, given the growing importance of aquaculture, any future disruption to aquatic animal production will result in consequences of increased significance for food security, human nutrition and economies. If food security is to be protected, success rates in preventing the spread of aquatic animal diseases and mitigating their impacts worldwide must be improved. This issue of the OIE Scientific and Technical Review explores the role of aquatic animal health in food security. It considers the importance of aquatic animals for the world’s food supply, provides case studies on the disease threats that have affected the production of these animals, and explores approaches to protecting aquaculture and food security from the impacts of these threats.
Vol. 38 (2), 2019
ISBN 978-92-95108-82-0
21 x 29.7 cm, approx. 300 pp.
