Health status of fish and shellfish diseases in Scotland
- Last updated
- 26 September 2022 - see all updates
- Directorate
- Marine Directorate
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- Marine and fisheries
Details of the listed diseases and their current status in Scotland.
Overview
Great Britain has a high health status with regard to fish, mollusc and crustacean diseases. The listed diseases are detailed in Annex 1A to the retained Commission Regulation (EC) No 1251/2008 and Schedule 1 of the Aquatic Animal Health (Scotland) Regulations 2009.
Movements of fish, molluscs and crustaceans (including their ova or gametes) of species susceptible to or a vector for any of the listed diseases are only permitted between areas with equivalent health status or from a higher to a lower health status. Movements of susceptible or vector species are prohibited from an area with a low health status to an area with a high health status.
List of diseases in Schedule 1 of the Aquatic Animal Health (Scotland) Regulations 2009 including the species susceptible to those diseases and the geographic areas of Scotland declared free of those diseases
Disease |
Susceptible species |
Geographic area declared disease free |
Infection with Gyrodactylus salaris |
Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar), rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss), Arctic char (Salvelinus alpinus), North American brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis), grayling (Thymallus thymallus), North American lake trout (Salvelinus namaycush), and brown trout (Salmo trutta). Other species of fish on sites where any of the above species are present shall also be considered as susceptible species. |
The whole territory of Scotland |
Bacterial kidney disease |
Fish belonging to the family Salmonidae |
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Spring viraemia of carp |
Bighead carp (Aristichthys nobilis), goldfish (Carassius auratus), crucian carp (Carassius carassius), grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idellus), common carp and koi carp (Cyprinus carpio), silver carp (Hypophthalmichthys molitrix),sheatfish (Silurus glanis) and tench (Tinca tinca) |
The whole territory of Scotland |
Ostreid herpesvirus 1 μvar (OsHV-1 μvar) |
Pacific oyster (Magallana gigas) |
The whole territory of Scotland |
Listed diseases: current status
Health status of Scotland in relation to fish, mollusc and crustacean diseases listed in Annex 1A to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1251/2008, as it applies in Scotland, and Schedule 1 of The Aquatic Animal Health (Scotland) Regulations 2009
Fish
Disease |
Status of Scotland |
Epizootic haematopoietic necrosis (EHN) |
Declared free |
Viral haemorrhagic septicaemia (VHS) |
Declared free |
Infectious Haematopoietic necrosis (IHN) |
Declared free |
Infectious salmon anaemia (ISA) (infection with HPR-deleted ISAV) |
Declared free |
Koi herpes virus (KHV) |
Not recognised as free (undetermined) except specified locations |
Spring viraemia of carp (SVC) |
Declared free |
Infection with Gyrodactylus salaris |
Declared free |
Bacterial Kidney Disease (BKD) |
Not recognised as free (undetermined) except specified locations. National controls for clinical disease |
Crustaceans
Disease |
Status in Scotland |
Taura syndrome |
Declared free |
Yellowhead disease |
Declared free |
White spot disease |
Not recognised as free (undetermined) except specified locations |
Molluscs
Disease |
Status in Scotland |
Bonamia exitiosa |
Declared free |
Perkinsus marinus |
Declared free |
Microcytos mackini |
Declared free |
Bonamia ostreae |
Declared free except specified zones |
Marteilia refringens |
Declared free |
Ostreid herpesvirus 1 µvar (OsHV-1 µvar) |
Declared free except specified locations |
We have published zones and locations in Scotland with a health status different to that in the tables above and which are subject to movement restrictions.
We have also published maps of these areas.
Gov.uk has published lists of susceptible and vector species for the listed diseases. This page will be updated if there are any changes.
- First published
- 25 August 2020
- Last updated
- 26 September 2022 - show all updates
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