The workshop addresses the status, challenges, and future course of action in aquaculture medicine and aquatic animal health management across Asia-Pacific. It brings together Researchers, Scientists, Students, Technocrats and Industry Professionals and Policy Makers to look deep into the aquatic animal health management scenario in the region to evolve innovative solutions to the most destabilizing component in fish production, diseases. The event will serve as a platform for knowledge exchange, establishment of collaboration, and development of strategies for the advancement of aquaculture health management in Asia – Pacific. 

Focal themes of the workshop:
Diseases in Aquatic Animals: Viral Pathogens, Bacterial pathogens, Fungal pathogens, Protozoan and metazoan parasites, Non-pathogenic diseases.

Disease Diagnosis in Aquatic Animals: Assessment of environmental quality, Clinical signs, internal and external gross pathology, Histology and ultrastructure, Nucleic acid-based diagnostics, Antibody- based diagnostics, Viral Pathogens.

Sustainable Aquaculture Production Systems: Sustainability in aquaculture-based food production, Sustainable feeds, and responsible feed management, Sustainable fish production systems, Ecosystem- based approach in aquaculture, Aquaculture candidates for food production, and nutritional sustainability.

Aquaculture Medicine in Practice: Application of chemicals in aquaculture, Vaccinology, Probiotics, prebiotics, Quorum quenchers, antimicrobial peptides, Environmental management through bioremediation, Phage therapy in aquaculture, Mode of administration, Aquaculture Biosecurity.

Aquatic Animal Health Management in Practice: Environment management, Preventive health care strategies in aquaculture, Bioremediation for health management, Health management strategies for hatcheries, nurseries, and grow-outs, and Application of Aquaculture Medicine for aquatic animal health.

Policies, Regulations, and Implementations: Policies and regulations on quarantine and certification for transboundary movement of finfish and shellfishes, Development of policies and regulations for broodstock development and SPF seed production.