National Biosecurity Manual for Shrimp Culture.

This National Biosecurity Manual for Shrimp Culture stipulates the regulaion and procedures concerned with the biosecurity and aquatic animal health management in aquaculture production.
The National Biosecurity Plan has set up 12 key points that are strategic for the prevention and control of diseases in the aquaculture industry, including: 1. Switch to Specific Pathogen Free (SPF) stocks 2. National Reference Diagnostic Laboratory 3. KSA listed pathogens 4. National surveillance program 5. Health certificate for animal movement 6. National Zoning and Compartmentalization 7. Aquaculture Production Unit zoning 8. Compulsory reporting of disease outbreaks 9. Emergency response and contingency plan 10. Control of importation of live shrimp (Pre-approved supplier of any live imported aquatic animals and quarantine and testing on reception 11. Ban on the use of wild broodstock 12. Restriction on aquatic products based on the SPS agreement of the WTO.
The Government of Saudi Arabia has a National Surveillance Program that collects samples from every aquaculture company in the country in order to detect pathogens prior to disease outbreaks. All animals moved within the country need to be accompanied by a Health Certificate issued by the National Reference Diagnostic Laboratory at JFRC.