Report on Survey and Diagnosis of Fish Diseases in Europe 2018 DISCLAIMER The EURL for Fish and Crustacean Diseases and the EU Commission have no liability for the accuracy of the information and cannot be held liable for any third-party claims or losses of any damages related to this report. Contents Introduction ..............................................................................................................................................................5 Production data from FEAP and FIGIS ..................................................................................................................5 Number of fish farms in Europe .......................................................................................................................6 Health categorization of fish farms ......................................................................................................................6 Outbreaks and severity of listed diseases in Europe ............................................................................................6 Other fish diseases problems in Europe ...............................................................................................................7 Laboratory examinations ......................................................................................................................................7 Reports from the individual European countries .....................................................................................................9 Austria ..................................................................................................................................................................9 Belgium .................................................................................................................................................................9 Bosnia and Herzegovina .......................................................................................................................................9 Bulgaria .............................................................................................................................................................. 10 Croatia ............................................................................................................................................................... 12 Cyprus ................................................................................................................................................................ 12 Czech Republic ................................................................................................................................................... 13 Denmark ............................................................................................................................................................ 17 Estonia ............................................................................................................................................................... 17 Faroe Islands ...................................................................................................................................................... 18 Finland ............................................................................................................................................................... 18 France ................................................................................................................................................................ 19 Germany ............................................................................................................................................................ 21 Greece ............................................................................................................................................................... 26 Hungary ............................................................................................................................................................. 27 Iceland ............................................................................................................................................................... 29 Ireland ................................................................................................................................................................ 29 Italy .................................................................................................................................................................... 30 Latvia ................................................................................................................................................................. 32 Lithuania ............................................................................................................................................................ 33 Malta.................................................................................................................................................................. 33 Norway .............................................................................................................................................................. 34 Page 2 of 82 Report on Survey and Diagnosis of Fish Diseases in Europe 2018 Poland ................................................................................................................................................................ 35 Portugal ............................................................................................................................................................. 37 Map I ..................................................................................................................................................................... 37 Describe the health status for listed fish diseases according to council directive 2006/88/EC, including the perceived status of listed pathogens, and how surveillance is implemented at the national level ..................... 38 Romania ............................................................................................................................................................. 39 Serbia ................................................................................................................................................................. 39 Slovakia .............................................................................................................................................................. 40 Slovenia ............................................................................................................................................................. 42 Spain .................................................................................................................................................................. 43 Sweden .............................................................................................................................................................. 44 Switzerland ........................................................................................................................................................ 44 The Netherlands ................................................................................................................................................ 45 Turkey ................................................................................................................................................................ 45 England and Wales ............................................................................................................................................ 46 Northern Ireland ................................................................................................................................................ 47 Scotland ............................................................................................................................................................. 47 Annex 1: Number of fish Farms ............................................................................................................................. 50 Annex 2: Number of farms placed in the respective categories according to listed diseases .............................. 51 Annex 3: Outbreaks of listed diseases ................................................................................................................... 54 Annex 4: Other Fish diseases problems ................................................................................................................ 58 Annex 4a: Additional information ..................................................................................................................... 61 Germany ........................................................................................................................................................ 61 Italy ................................................................................................................................................................ 62 Scotland ......................................................................................................................................................... 64 Annex 5: Laboratory data ...................................................................................................................................... 65 Number of samples tested for VHSV in Europe in 2018...................................................................................