3th Regional Workshop: on Improving Risk Analysis for Movements of Live

Aquatic AnimalsZagreb, Croatia, 27-31 January 2014

FAO Technical Cooperation Programme TCP/RER/3402Assistance to Western Balkan Countries for Improving Compliance to

International Standards on Aquatic Animal Health

Objectives and expected outcomes of the Regional

workshop No. 3Dr Sanin Tanković FAO consultant

Objectives

1) to review the current status of risk analysis for aquatic animals in participating countries, and

2) to provide introductory training in risk analysis to participants

Process

This workshop will be facilitated by: International Consultant 2 (Risk Analysis and

Aquaculture Development and Promotion),

National Consultant 4 (Risk Analysis), TCCT Consultant 1 (Aquatic Animal Health), and FAO Lead Technical Officer for this project.

Process

It consists of 3 major components, namely: Introductory Remarks and Presentations (including country status

reports) Training Course in Risk Analysis for Movements of Live Aquatic

Animals The Way Forward (planning of future activities)

This is an intensive exercise with: 3 introductory presentations (including brief country presentations) 11 training course presentations and 7 working group exercises.

Component 1: Introductory Remarks and Presentations (including country status reports)

Background, objectives and expected outcomes of TCP/RER/3402

Objectives and expected outcomes of the Regional Workshop

Country presentations on “Current status of risk analysis and species translocations for aquaculture”

Component 2: Training Course in Risk Analysis for Movements of Live Aquatic Animals

Training Course Part 1: Course introduction (Dr Richard Arthur, FAO Consultant)

Training Course Part 2: Overview of trade in aquatic animal commodities (Dr Melba Reantaso)

Training Course Part 3: Overview of risks in aquaculture (Dr Richard Arthur)

Training Course Part 4: Overview of risk analysis (Dr Richard Arthur)

Organization of the Working Groups

Component 2: Training Course in Risk Analysis for Movements of Live Aquatic Animals

Training Course Part 5: Relevant international treaties, agreements and guidance (Dr Melba Reantaso)

Training Course Part 6a: Pathogen risk analysis – Transboundary aquatic animal diseases (TAADs) (Dr Melba Reantaso)

Training Course Part 6b: Pathogen risk analysis – introduction and preliminaries (Dr Richard Arthur)

Working Group Exercise 1: Identifying issues and potential risks in proposals for species translocations for aquaculture development

Working Group Exercise 2: Identifying current risk analysis frameworks and procedures (country exercise)

Working Group Exercise 2 (continued)

Component 2: Training Course in Risk Analysis for Movements of Live Aquatic Animals

Training Course Part 7: Pathogen risk analysis – Hazard identification (Dr Richard Arthur)

Working Group Exercise 3: Case Studies: Pathogen risk analysis - scoping to hazard identification;

Training Course Part 8: Pathogen risk analysis – risk assessment (release, exposure & consequence assessment, risk estimation; risk management (ALOP, precautionary principle, risk evaluation) (Dr Richard Arthur)

Working Group Exercise 4: Determining the national ALOP (country exercise)

Component 2: Training Course in Risk Analysis for Movements of Live Aquatic Animals

Working Group Exercise 5: Case Studies: risk assessment (release, exposure & consequence assessment); risk estimation; risk management (risk evaluation))

Training Course Part 9: Pathogen risk analysis – risk management (option evaluation, implementation, monitoring and review) (Dr Richard Arthur)

Working Group Exercise 6: Risk management (option evaluation, implementation, monitoring and review)

Training Course Part 10: Risk communication (Dr Richard Arthur)

Training Course Part 11: Concluding session (Dr Richard Arthur) Working Group Exercise 7: Implementing risk analysis:

identification of needs and recommendations (country exercise)

Component 3: The Way Forward (planning of future activities)

The Way Forward: plenary discussion of regional needs and future activities

Closing session

Participation

The workshop participants will include: the National Project Coordinators (NPCs) and key

personnel involved in risk assessment from the five participating countries,

the FAO FIRA Technical Officer (Aquatic Animal Health/Biosecurity Management), and

the FAO project consultants.

Participation

The workshop will be participated by 5 countries:

Bosnia and Herzegovina (2) Croatia (2) Macedonia (2) Montenegro (1) Serbia (3) FAO (4)

Products

Participants trained in the goals, principles and methodology of risk analysis for movements of live aquatic animals (with emphasis on pathogen risk analysis)

National and regional needs and future actions to improve risk analysis capacity identified.

Planning of future project activities advanced A workshop report

Thank you for your attention!