Overview Aquaculture is a major food producing sector in Southeast Asia, contributing 43% of the world’s supply. It is a major economic activity, which produces the main source of dietary protein for the expanding populations in the region. However, outbreaks of known and emerging fish diseases continue to threaten aquaculture, bringing considerable economic losses worldwide. Despite technical advances in the diagnosis, prevention & control of fish diseases worldwide, the status of fish health management in many countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) remains generally unsatisfactory. This suggests a lack of effective dissemination of available information to stakeholders. How best to bridge the gap between knowledge and practice is the focus of the current “International Workshop on Fish Health Management” with the theme “Accelerating awareness and capacity building.” Specifically, this international workshop is organized with the following objectives: 1.
To identify the issues and gaps towards accelerating awareness and capacity building on fish health management in Southeast Asia, particularly in small-holder farms in rural communities;
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To provide updates on novel fish health management and progress of innovative researches to prevent devastating diseases; and
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To optimize the ability of both the fish health practitioners and aquaculturists to control fish disease outbreaks and improve the productivity through healthy and wholesome aquaculture.
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