The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), Veterinary Services (VS), in collaboration with the National Aquaculture Association (NAA), rolled out its joint concept for Commercial Aquaculture Health Program Standards (CAHPS) at the recent Aquaculture America 2015 Conference in New Orleans, LA.
Representatives from the NAA and the VS Aquaculture Program Team have been developing draft program standards to establish a voluntary, non-regulatory framework for the improvement and verification of the health of farmed aquatic animals produced in U.S. commercial aquaculture industry sectors.
The goal of CAHPS is to support various business objectives, including improved health management, protection and expansion of aquaculture business opportunities, and promotion and facilitation of trade, as well as improved resource protection and environmental sustainability.
A ten page document on CAHPS is posted on the APHIS VS Aquaculture webpage at http://www.aphis.usda.gov/animal-health/aquaculture. Comments on the concept and framework may be emailed to – VS.SPRS.Feedback@aphis.usda.gov.
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