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Aquatic Animals Commission
Aquatic Animal Health Standards Commission
Overview
The Aquatic Animal Health Standards Commission (the Aquatic Animals Commission), created in 1960, is responsible for overseeing developments of the Aquatic Animal Health Code (the Aquatic Code) and Manual of Diagnostic Tests for Aquatic Animals (the Aquatic Manual) and ensuring that they reflect current scientific information.
The Aquatic Animals Commission comprises six members, who are elected by the World Assembly of Delegates for a three-year term. The members are internationally recognised specialists with a broad understanding of the major diseases of aquatic animals addressed by the Aquatic Code and with expertise in surveillance, diagnosis, prevention and control of aquatic animal diseases or methods, welfare of farmed fish, and experience in international trade in aquatic animals and aquatic animal products.
The Aquatic Animals Commission collaborates closely with the Code Commission and Biological Standards Commission for scientific expertise as well as to ensure harmonised approaches, as appropriate.
The Internal rules, Terms of reference of the Aquatic Animals Commission and Qualifications of its members can be found in the Basic Texts (pp. 6-7):
Aquatic Animals portal
To learn more about the importance of aquatic animals and the OIE Aquatic Animal Health Strategy 2021-2025:
 | Dr Ingo Ernst (President) Director, Aquatic Pest and Health Policy Animal Division Australian Government Department of Agriculture and water resources GPO Box 858 Canberra ACT 2601 AUSTRALIA [email protected] |  | Dr Alicia Gallardo Lagno (Vice-President) Undersecretary of Fisheries and Aquaculture Subsecretaría de Pesca y Acuicultura, SUBPESCA Bellavista 168, piso 16 Valparaíso CHILE [email protected] |
 | Dr Fiona Geoghegan (Vice-President) Legislative Officer European Commission DG Sante 101 rue Froissart Brussels, 1000 BELGIUM [email protected] |  | Dr Kevin William Christison Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment Directorate: Aquaculture Research and Development Private Bag X 2 Vlaeberg, 8018 SOUTH AFRICA [email protected] |
 | Dr Hong Liu Deputy Director Animal and Plant Inspection and Quarantine Technical Center Shenzhen Customs District General Administration of Customs (GACC), 1011 building of Fuqiang Road Futianqu, Shenzhen, Guangdong province, 518045 CHINA (People’s Rep of) [email protected] |  | Prof Espen Rimstad Professor in virology Faculty of Veterinary Medicine Department of Paraclinical Sciences (PARAFAG) Campus Ås Universitetstunet 3, 1430 Ås NORWAY [email protected] |
Reports of Commission meetings
NB: The reports are in the form of large .pdf files that take some time to download. Please be patient.
Technical disease cards
| Diseases of fish | Diseases of crustaceans |
|---|---|
| Tilapia lake virus (TiLV) | Infection with Decapod iridescent virus 1 (DIV1). |
Other Reports
- Safe commodity assessments for OIE listed aquatic animal diseases
- Surveillance for viral haemorrhagic septicaemia virus infection
- Surveillance for infection with Bonamia Ostreae
- Independent evaluation of the OIE Reference Laboratory for Infectious Salmon Anaemia, August 2012
Other useful links
- OIE Collaborating Centre for Information on Aquatic Animal Diseases
- International database on aquatic animal diseases
- OIE Designated Experts and Reference Laboratories for aquatic animal diseases
- European Association of Fish Pathologists (EAFP)
- Fish Health Section of the American Fisheries Society
- Fish Health Section of the Asian Fisheries Society
- International Association for Aquatic Animal Medicine (IAAAM)
- International Society of Aquatic Animal Epidemiology (ISAAE)
- Network of Aquaculture Centres in Asia-Pacific (NACA): Aquaculture Health
Permanent Advisory Network for Diseases in Aquaculture (PANDA) - EU DIPNET project
- Australian Aquatic Animal Disease Identification Field Guide