WP4 (AQUAHEALTH) is focused on aquaculture health addressing both recurrent and emerging diseases. WP4 aims to understand the pathogens and associated pathologies that affect the sector, as well as to detect and control the main diseases. It is articulated around 7 objectives: 1) Identify and characterize emerging pathologies, and develop and improve diagnostic and detection methods; 2) Study life cycles, vectors and the impact of climate change on etiological agents and their interaction with their hosts; 3) Design new vaccines against the most relevant pathogens and study routes of administration; 4) Develop new alternative, eco-sustainable methods of treatment and control, both therapeutic and prophylactic; 5) To create a Mediterranean Research Network on Aquaculture Health (REMEDISA) that integrates the knowledge, experiences and capacities of the R&D&I groups of the Valencian Community; 6) To disseminate the project, transfer the scientific-technical tools generated to the sector and raise society’s awareness on sustainable development; 7) To train competent personnel in animal health and welfare; 8) To develop new technologies for the control of the most relevant pathogens in the aquaculture sector.
Identify and characterise new emerging pathologies, and develop and improve methods for diagnosis and detection of pathogens in aquaculture.
To study the life cycles of fish pathogens, their vectors and the impact of climate change on the aetiological agents and their interaction with their hosts.
Design new vaccines against the most relevant pathogens and study the best routes of administration
Develop new alternative, eco-sustainable methods for pathogen treatment and control in aquaculture, both therapeutic and prophylactic
To create a Mediterranean Aquaculture Health Research Network (REMEDISA) that integrates the knowledge of large groups of infectious agents (viruses, bacteria and parasites) and the diversity of experiences and capacities of R&D&I groups in the Valencian Community.
To disseminate the results of the project, transfer the scientific and technical tools generated to the sector and raise public awareness of the sustainable development of Mediterranean aquaculture.
To train competent personnel in aquaculture animal health and welfare.
