Disease status
Northern Ireland is declared disease free for the following diseases:
- Viral Haemorrhagic Septicaemia (VHS)
- Infectious Haematopoietic Necrosis (IHN)
- Infectious Salmon Anaemia (ISA)
- Koi Herpes Virus (KHV)
- Bonamia Ostreae (with the exception of Lough Foyle and Strangford Lough)
- Marteilia refringens (with the exception of Dundrum Bay and Belfast Lough)
As detailed in Commission Decision 2010/221/EC, Northern Ireland also has approved national measures for limiting the impact and spread of certain diseases in aquaculture animals and wild aquatic animals, in accordance with Article 43(2) of Directive 2006/88/EC. Northern Ireland is recognised as being free from the following diseases:
- Spring Viraemia of Carp (SVC)
- Infection with Gyrodactylus salaris (GS)
- Bacterial Kidney Disease (BKD).
Northern Ireland was declared disease-free from KOI Herpes virus (KHV) in 2012. Three ornamental facilities in Northern Ireland have also achieved disease free status in respect of KHV. These are:
- Glenkrag Ltd (download declaration)
- Causeway Koi (download declaration)
- Clearly Aquatics (download declaration)
Designation notices
DAERA is the Competent Authority for the purposes of making confirmed designations under Regulation 31 of the Aquatic Animal Health Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009, as amended.
You can view the list of designation notices issued by DAERA, see link below
Northern Ireland Marine Disease Control Compartments
- Shellfish Disease Status in Northern Ireland’s Sea Loughs
- Belfast Lough
- Carlingford Lough
- Dundrum Bay
- Killough Bay
- Larne Lough
- Lough Foyle
- Strangford Lough
Further information
Further information can be obtained by emailing fish.health@daera-ni.gov.uk or by contacting the Fish Health Inspectorate on 028 4461 8089.