| The second meeting of the Asia Regional Advisory Group (AG) on Aquatic Animal Health (AGM-2) was held at the NACA Headquarters, Bangkok, Thailand on 10-12th November 2003. The 10-member Advisory Group, constituted by NACA, in cooperation with OIE and FAO, advises Asian governments on aquatic animal health management. Members are experts from government and the private sector with representatives from FAO, the Aquatic Animal Health Standards Commission of the OIE and the OIE Regional Representation for Asia and the Pacific.
During the three-day meeting, the AG addressed key aquatic animal health issues in Asia, including regional disease reporting systems, emerging aquatic animal disease problems (emphasizing taura syndrome virus (TSV), koi herpes virus (KHV), and abalone die-offs), implementation of the Asia Regional Technical Guidelines on Health Management and the Responsible Movement of live aquatic animals, and ways to further strengthen regional and international cooperation in Asian aquatic animal health management. |
