Aquaculture is a modality of food production that has been experiencing continuous expansion in many countries worldwide. This expansion brings the challenge of developing reliable tools for disease control, to assure high productivity of healthy seafood. The increase of farmed fish production raises the issue of achieving a sustainable and environmental friendly aquaculture. The adoption of best management practices in the whole production chain, based on “state of the art” scientific knowledge, is the key for sustainable health management. In this book, experts from several countries bring updated information about some of the main health issues that currently affects.
