North-East Atlantic Commission area

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• Subjects: Atlantic salmon; North East Atlantic
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the meeting. The lack of participation by some NEAC Parties and EU Member States is a concern to the Working Group. The report of the meeting is attached. 2. The Working Group reviewed information on:- monitoring programmes for the parasite and information on its distribution;- the measures being taken to prevent the spread of the parasite and to eradicate it where it has been introduced;- initiatives being taken to increase awareness of the parasite;- the results of cost-benefit analyses in relation to the introduction and eradication of the parasite;- on-going and planned research and research requirements in relation to G.salaris;- other fish health issues of relevance to wild Atlantic salmon (because of time constraints there was only a brief exchange of information in relation to Proliferative Kidney Disease (PKD) and Anisakis infestations of salmon. 3. The Group noted that the host-parasite relationship between G.salaris and Atlantic salmon is complicated because of the existence of both pathogenic and non-pathogenic strains of the parasite, because the resistance of Atlantic salmon to the parasite varies, and because environmental conditions such as water quality can have a significant impact on the relationship. Nonetheless, given the potentially devastating impact of the parasite on wild stocks the Group concluded that Additional Guarantees under the EU Fish Health Directive should continue to be based only on