FN Archimer Export Format
PT J
TI Preventing and mitigating farmed bivalve disease: a Northern Ireland case study
BT 
AF Fox, Michaela
   Christley, Robert
   LUPO, Coralie
   Moore, Heather
   Service, Matt
   Campbell, Katrina
AS 1:1;2:2;3:3;4:4;5:4;6:1;
FF 1:;2:;3:PDG-RBE-SGMM-LGPMM;4:;5:;6:;
C1 Institute for Global Food Security, School of Biological Sciences, Queen’s University Belfast, 19 Chlorine Gardens, Belfast, UK BT9 5DL, UK
   Epidemiology Group, Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Liverpool, Leahurst, Neston CH64 7TE, UK
   Ifremer, SG2M-LGPMM, Avenue Mus de Loup, 17390 La Tremblade, France
   Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute, 18a Newforge Lane, Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK BT9 5PX
C2 UNIV QUEENS BELFAST, UK
   UNIV LIVERPOOL, UK
   IFREMER, FRANCE
   AFBI, IRELAND
SI LA TREMBLADE
SE PDG-RBE-SGMM-LGPMM
IN WOS Ifremer UPR
   copubli-europe
IF 2.235
TC 8
UR https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00644/75636/76499.pdf
LA English
DT Article
DE ;Aquaculture;Bivalve mollusc;Disease;Farmer's perspective;Qualitative
AB Shellfish production forms a large proportion of marine aquaculture production in Northern Ireland (NI). Diseases represent a serious threat to the maintenance and growth of shellfish cultivation with severe consequences to production output and profitability. In Northern Ireland, production generally benefits from a good health status with the absence of notifiable diseases, except for localised cases of Bonamia ostreae, Marteilia refringens and ostreid herpes virus. In this paper, we qualitatively explore that the prevalence, risk, impact, mitigation and experience shellfish farmers in this region have in relation to disease. Sixteen semi-structured interviews were conducted with stakeholders within the sector. The interviews were transcribed verbatim, and Nvivo 12 was used to facilitate an inductive thematic analysis. Our results highlighted that the industry has varying attitudes and experiences with disease. At present-day temperatures, disease is not an issue and this provides vast market opportunities for the region. However, disease outbreaks have led to detrimental consequences to financial income, production output and reputation in the past, whilst control and mitigation remain reactive. It is imperative proactive disease prevention and control that are employed and enforced to sustain NI’s reputation as a healthy shellfish region, particularly under increasing global temperatures and intensified production systems. A cultural shift to disease appreciation, risk analysis and surveillance through research, education, training and collaboration is essential. This study highlights the importance of providing a bottom-up communication platform with the stakeholders directly involved in shellfish culture and management, the value of cross sector engagement and the need to improve knowledge transfer between science the sector. 
PY 2020
PD DEC
SO Aquaculture International
SN 0967-6120
PU Springer
VL 28
IS 6
UT 000562976000001
BP 2397
EP 2417
DI 10.1007/s10499-020-00597-y
ID 75636
ER

EF