Freshwater land-based aquaculture reporting template:
Appendix 8 fish health events form

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Freshwater land-based aquaculture reporting template: Appendix 8 fish health events form
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Instructions for using this Excel template:

Go to "step 1 - general info" worksheet.
Select licence holder name from drop-down list
Then select “facility reference no." from drop-down list
Complete the remaining columns (if applicable)
Go to "step 2 - report details" worksheet.
Enter data and complete the remaining columns (if applicable)
Explain in comments when “other” is chosen from the pick list

Colour meaning:

Red - mandatory field (data missing)

Grey - do not enter

White - enterable field

* N.B. in order to maintain data integrity, data from external sources should not be copied directly into greyed-out cells. Please input the data directly into this spreadsheet.

Step 1 - general info

Licence holder name	Facility reference no.	Facility name
Pick licence holder (start here)	Pick licence holder before select facility here	Do not enter

Step 2 - report details

Incident date	Associated mortality event? (Y/N)	Species affected	Average weight (grams)	Occurrence category	Containment structures affected	Veterinary diagnosis	Fish health mitigation category
input format: YYYY-MM-DD	Pick list	Pick list	input format: 999999	Pick list	"All structures" or indicate structure numbers	Pick list (explain in comments)	Pick list

Guidance for reporting of fish health events

Fish health event (FHE) - means a suspected or confirmed Disease occurrence within an aquaculture Facility that requires the involvement of a veterinarian and implementation of mitigation to reduce associated impact(s) or risk(s). Actions/mitigation could include: treatment(s), targeted sampling, site quarantine, enhanced biosecurity, or culling to control suspected or confirmed Disease.

Incident date - The date at which mitigation (as reported in “Mitigation Category”) was applied. For example: The date at which treatment began, or the quarantine was established, or the disease investigation began.

Associated mortality event? (Y/N) - (a) Fish mortalities or losses reaching 2% of the current Stock Inventory, within a 24 hour period; or (b) fish mortalities or losses reaching 4% of current Stock Inventory, within a five Day period.

Species affected - The species being cultured at the facility that are affected by the Fish Health Event.

Average weight (grams) - The average weight, in grams of the fish affected.

Occurrence Category -

New: the first occurrence of a given disease on a farm in that production cycle.
Ongoing: any disease occurrence previously reported as “New”, “Ongoing” or “Recurring” which is still occurring on farm 30 days after the last submitted FHE report.
Recurring: any disease occurrence which has previously been reported on a farm in that production cycle wherein more than 30 days have passed since the last reporting of that FHE.

For example: The initial treatment for furunculosis at a farm would be reported as a “New” occurrence, with the “Incident Date” being reported as the date treatment began. The FHE report would be due no later than 7 days after this “Incident Date.” If mitigation (i.e. treatment) for furunculosis was still taking place 30 days after the initial report, then another FHE would need to be submitted as an “Ongoing” occurrence. Every 30 days thereafter another “Ongoing” FHE report would need to be submitted so long as mitigation for that same disease was still being applied on farm. If more than 30 days have passed without mitigation being applied for furunculosis on farm, then any subsequent mitigation for that same disease within that same production cycle would be reported as “Recurring.”

Containment Structures Affected - A description of the containment structures affected. Report specific containment structure numbers or "All structures" if the entire farm is affected.

Veterinary Diagnosis - May be either a definitive or presumptive diagnosis, made by a licensed veterinarian in BC, which has prompted the mitigative action(s) necessitating the reporting of a Fish Health Event. Choose from the picklist, and explain in comments as required for those that are not specific diagnoses i.e. Poor gill health, Vibrio sp., Skin ulceration etc.

Fish Health Mitigation Category - The category of action taken in response to the Fish Health Event.

Mitigation Description - Describe in detail the mitigation measures taken in response to the incident. i.e. name of planned therapeutant.

Comments - Any additional information necessary to fully describe the incident, diagnosis or mitigation measures.

Date modified:: 2024-08-08

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