Journal of Aquaculture Research & Development

Abstract

Aquaculture Advancement

Monique Mancuso

The aquaculture industry significantly contributed to reduce the hunger and malnutrition worldwide. FAO estimates to feed the world in 2050 must increase by over 60%. In this context FAO has conceptualized the Global Aquaculture Advancement Partnership (GAAP) Programme to prevent and combat the poverty, hunger and malnutrition and also to create a sustainable management and utilization of natural resources for the benefit of present and future generations. In this context it is good to keep in mind the welfare of farmed species, counteracting the development of the pathologies and studying and developing new diagnostic techniques and new vaccines. Rapid detection of pathogens is useful to prevent economic losses for farmers. We can mention: immunodiagnostics, molecular diagnostics and multiplex technologies, and also agglutination, fluorescent antibody methods, immunohistochemistry, enzyme linked immunosorbent assay and blot. In addition the prevention and the development of vaccines are necessary to control fish diseases and to limit antibiotic use in fish farming. A wide range of commercial vaccines is available against bacterial and viral pathogens and many new vaccines are under development i.e. recombinant technology. All these new technologies, both those for the prevention implemented thanks to vaccines that those that allow rapid detection of the pathogen, must be made available to all the so as to minimize losses for the farmers, to obtain an excellent product of quality and to make more sustainable and healthy this important resource.