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[aero]

Its now been confirmed by CEFAS and will be in the weeklys next week, woodland veiw fishing and fish farm complex near birmingham has been confirmed with SVC. With cudmore haveing it last year when will these place learn to stop illigaly importing fish. People dont take the treat of SVC seriously anoth.

[Apache]

Oh dear, how bad is the outbreak?

[kwakakid]

Cudmore is still loosing fish,I was there a few weeks ago and fish were floating up off the bottom of Milo all day long.

 

Baden Hall has lost a lot of Carp as well.

[RUDD]

Just like with Foot and mouth there should be an exclusion zone with all of the fisheries inside closed down until the outbreak is contained and cured.

This may sound harsh but some match men fish a few matches a day at different venues and pleasure anglers not drying their nets or dipping them can spread this diesase very fast.

[aero]

about 80% of carp in all cases of SVC die. Both cases will almost be definatly the stocking of foriegn illegal fish.

[rickster]

and for those who like me didnt know what SVC was read this

very informative

[Nugg]

Is at all possible that the desease could have been transmitted on infected gear by unsuspecting anglers.

[chesters1]

on the same subject are there any sites showing other fish diseases ,we are loosing our older crucians and tench with a strange fungal flesheating disease (although it may be secondry infection) a taster is here

as you can see the copius production of slime didnt help it

and this carp must have welcomed the swift end i gave it

 

[ 29. May 2003, 09:15 PM: Message edited by: chesters1 ]

[rickster]

this here should point you in the right way chesters

[Alan Fawcett]

The best way of making sure you're not transmitting the disease (in fact any disease) is to totally dry your gear before using it again, "air" or "sun" drying is the best way.

 

The following is taken from the EA website.

 

Environment Agency offers advice to prevent spread of fish disease

 

 

Author: Oliver Blackburn

Date published: 23-May-2003

Keywords: Spring Viraemia of Carp Fisheries Carp

 

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The Midlands Environment Agency has issued fisheries, angling clubs and anglers with advice on how to minimise the risk of spreading Spring Viraemia of Carp (SVC), following the announcement by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) that the disease has been detected at the Woodland View Fishery and Woodland View Fish Farm, Hay Lane, Hadley near Droitwich, Worcestershire.

 

SVC is a contagious viral disease of carp and other coarse fish which has resulted in mortality rates of up to 50% in populations of susceptible fish during previous outbreaks. There is no treatment for the disease, which may be spread from one fishery to another via movement of live fish, water or contaminated fishing tackle. It is vital that this disease does not spread to other fisheries.

 

Following the announcement of SVC being present at Woodland View Fishery and Woodland View Fish Farm, the Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) has placed a Designated Area Order on the fishery, prohibiting the movement of live fish on and off the site.

 

Anglers can do their bit to stop the spread of the disease to other fish populations. They should not use coarse fish as livebait or deadbait and nets and boots should be disinfected before and after fishing. Ideally, keepnets should be left at home. If someone fishes an SVC infected water, they must not leave without disinfecting their nets and equipment and equipment should be thoroughly dried between fishing trips.

 

In addition, the Agency reminds fishery managers that it is a legal requirement for all introductions or removals of fish (including livebait) at their fisheries have the prior written consent of the Environment Agency.

 

The Agency also recommends that:

- any fish that are introduced to their waters have a recent valid written health check which matches the batch of fish they are about to introduce.

- a temporary ban on keepnets is implemented at the discretion of individual fishery managers.

- facilities for disinfection are provided at the entrance to their waters and that anglers thoroughly disinfect their nets and boots before and after fishing.

- stress in resident fish stocks is reduced by avoiding high stock densities, preventing overfishing and ensuring that where keepnets are used they are of adequate size and fish are not retained in them any longer than necessary.

- fishery managers check their waters regularly for signs of disease. Infected fish may be lethargic and have bleeding gills or skin, abdominal swelling or swollen eyes. If a manager thinks they may have SVC at their fishery, they should immediately contact CEFAS by telephoning (01305) 206 600.

 

Fishery managers can also download the booklet “Combating Fish Disease” by visiting the DEFRA web-site at www.defra.gov.uk/fish/fishfarm/index.htm or by emailing CEFAS at fish.health.inspectorate@cefas.co.uk, or www.information@efishbusiness.co.uk. They can also contact the Environment Agency’s Fisheries and Recreation team for advice by telephoning (01543) 444 141.

 

And for Chesters there's this

 

 

Agency Detects Rare Parasite

 

 

Author: Doug Kempster

Date published: 28-May-2003

Keywords: Fish, Health, Check

 

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A parasite that burrows through the muscle of crucian carp has been intercepted by Environment Agency scientists during a routine fish health check.

 

The nematode worm, Philometroides sanguinea, infects crucian carp and goldfish by breaking through their gut wall and maturing inside their bodies.

 

It is only the second time the parasite has been found in British waters and has sparked concern for declining crucian carp populations in the country.

 

Nigel Hewlett, Senior Fisheries Scientist from the Agency said: "This rare parasite was detected following a routine fish health check by the Agency’s National Fisheries Laboratory at Brampton, Cambridgeshire.

 

"The health check, an examination to assess the disease risk posed by fish movements, was carried out after the Agency received an application to move fish from a water in the south of England.

 

"What it revealed was extremely worrying."

 

The Agency has now suspended all fish movements to and from the suspect waters, which are not being named, and further tests are being carried out to ensure the parasite has not escaped into the wild.

 

The discovery, now confirmed by an independent expert from the Czech Republic, is a blow to crucian carp populations in this country. The species is already suffering from loss of habitat, competition and hybridisation with feral goldfish and common carp, and parasitism by a species of introduced tapeworm.

 

Nigel Hewlett said: "This new parasite can be fatal to crucian carp. The fish become infected by eating the larvae that subsequently burrow through their gut wall into their bodies where they mature.

 

"The adult worms then migrate into the muscle of the tail. They burrow out of the fin rays - exposing themselves to the water - and burst open, violently dispersing their larvae and causing damage to the tail of the fish.

 

Philometroides sanguinea was first recorded in England in1993. It was discovered in crucian carp living in a fully enclosed stillwater in the Thames catchment. The water was not connected to any other waters and was not in the floodplain. However, the Agency still has a restriction on the water to this day, preventing any movement of fish from it.