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Quarantine of Aquatic Organisms

A. Legal basise

  • Article 7 ~ 21(21.2 Quarantine of Aquatic Organism Disease) of Organism Disease Control Act

B. Systemic development project of aquatic quarantine organism quarantine

  • Core values (Five S)
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Major tasks
1. Achieving cleanliness of aquatic organism infectious diseases
  • Promoting cleanliness of infectious diseases that have not occurred in the country
  • Promotion of localization of domestic infectious diseases
2. National quarantine program operation
  • Strengthening quarantine management capabilities through education and support of local government and related officers
  • Increasing the efficiency of quarantine through systemic improvement
3. Management of pharmaceuticals for aquatic organisms
  • Support for development and commercialization of customized drug use standards for each fish species
  • Contributing to the production of safe fishery products by strengthening the management of fishery drugs
4. Technology development of aquatic organism infectious disease diagnosis and control
  • Research on improving customized diagnosis and control technology for aquatic organism infectious diseases
  • Research on infectious characteristics and mutations of aquatic organisms
Strategic tasks
  • 1
    Establishment of a system to prevent overseas infectious diseases in advance
  • 2
    Active surveillance of domestic infectious diseases
  • 3
    Improving education for disease prevention, and promote quarantine
  • 4
    Implementation and improvement of disease management rating system
  • 5
    Activating the infectious disease reporting system
  • 6
    Providing customized quarantine services for each sea area
  • 7
    Establishment of integrated fisheries quarantine information network
  • 8
    Strengthening national and local government quarantine networks
  • 9
    Support and management of disease assessment agency
  • 10
    Scientification of contact tracing
  • 11
    Standardizing diagnostic technology to international level
  • 12
    Development and distribution of quarantine standard manual
Main Function
  • 1
    R&D project to prevent spread of marine biological diseases
  • 2
    Information collection (surveillance) for early eradication of aquatic biological diseases and prevention of spread
  • 3
    Identify the infection route and possibility of spread of infectious diseases in aquatic organisms (epidemiological investigation)
  • 4
    Diagnostic test to determine the cause of infectious diseases in aquatic organisms (pathological analysis)
  • 5
    Infectious disease inspection of marine organisms released for recovery of marine resources
  • 6
    Designation, training and supervision of disease assessment agency (management of disease diagnosis agency)
  • 7
    Surveillance, quarantine supplies support and training for regional quarantine agency
  • 8
    Training and appointment of quarantine officers for prevention and management of aquatic organism infectious diseases
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Jurisdiction areas of aquatic organism quarantine supported by the National Fishery Products Quality Management Service (NFQS)
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Jurisdiction area for aquatic organism quarantine
Regional name Total Busan Incheon Pyeongtaek Airport Seoul Janghang Jeonju Mokpo Wando Yeosu Jeju Tongyeong Pohang Gangneung
Si, Gun, Gu 231 24 18 15 1 47 19 14 15 4 8 2 15 31 18

C. Types of aquatic infectious diseases

Types of aquatic infectious diseases table
Type Act Enforcement Rule Notice
Fish -Spring Viraemia of Carp (SVC)
-Koi Herpesvirus Disease (KHD)
-Red Seabream Iridovirus Disease (RSIVD)
-Viral Haematopoietic Septicaemia (VHS)
-Epizootic Ulcerative Syndrome (EUS) 		-Epizootic Haematopoietic Necrosis (EHN)
-Infectious Salmon Anemia (ISA)
-Gyrodactylus Salaris
-Salmonid Alphavirus(SAV) 		-Tilapia Lake Virus (TiLVD)
Shellfish -Bonamia Ostreae
-Bonamia Exitiosa
-Marteilia Refringens
-Perkinsus Marinus
-Xenohaliotis Californiensis
-Abalone Herpesvirus
Crustaceans -White Spot Disease (WSD)
-Yellow Head Disease (YHD)
-Taura Syndrome (TS)

D. Surveillance procedures of aquatic infectious disease

Surveillance procedures of aquatic infectious disease picture

E. Aquatic infectious disease reporting and processing procedure

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F. Inspection procedures for released aquatic organism infectious disease

Inspection procedures for released aquatic organism infectious disease picture

G. Pathological evaluation procedure

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H. List of aquatic infectious diseases and quarantine measures

List of aquatic infectious diseases and quarantine measures
Division type Name of aquatic infectious diseases Quarantine measures
Infectious disease type 1 Spring Viraemia of carp (SVC), Acutehepathopancreatic necrosis disease (AHPND) Stamping out
-Article 16, 17, and 19 of Fishery Biological Disease Control Act
Isolation, moving isolation
-Article 15 of Fishery Biological Disease Control Act
Incineration of contaminated items
-Article 18 of Fishery Biological Disease Control Act
Infectious disease type 2 Epidemic Ulcer Syndrome, Epizootic Haematopoietic Necrosis (EHN), Infectious Salmon anemia (ISA), Infection with Gyrodactylus salaris, Crayfish plague (Aphanomyces astaci), Yellowhead disease, Infectious myonecrosis, White tail disease, Infection with Bonamia ostreae & Bonamia exitiosa, Infection with Perkinsus marinus, Marteilia refringens, Xenohaliotis californiensis, Abalone herpesvirus, Hypodermal and hematopoietic necrosis virus (IHHNV), Salmonid alphavirus (SAV), Necrotizing hepatopancreatitis(NHP), Shrimp Hemocyte Iridescent Virus (SHIVD), Tilapia lake virus type (TiLV) Isolation, moving isolation
-Article 15 of Fishery Biological Disease Control Act
Incineration of contaminated items
-Article 18 of Fishery Biological Disease Control Act
Infectious disease type 3 Red sea bream iridovirus disease, Viral haematopoietic septicaemia (VHS), Carp herpes virus disease, White spot syndrome virus diseases (WSSVD), Taura syndrome virus diseases (TSV) Isolation, moving isolation
-Article 15 of Fishery Biological Disease Control Act
Incineration of contaminated items
-Article 18 of Fishery Biological Disease Control Act

I. Related regulation

Related regulation
Type Administrative Regulation
Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries Notice Instructions for implementing quarantine education for aquatic organism farmers and their workers
Instructions for paying compensation for culled marine life
Support for livelihood stabilization costs
Designation of veterinary drugs subject to prescription
Creation and preservation of aquatic organism trade records
Instruction Operation of Honorary Aquatic Organism Quarantine Monitoring Center
Animal drug surveillance
Disinfection
NFQS Notice Instructions for implementing quarantine education for aquatic organism farmers and their workers
Designation and operation of aquatic organism disease analysis agency
Inspection of released marine organisms
Method for conducting pathogenicity analysis of released aquatic organisms
Established rule Conducting inspection for infectious diseases in released aquatic organisms
Conducting disease detection on aquatic organisms