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Aquaculture is acquiring a crucial role in meeting the global demand for food proteins as the world population expands and fish stocks approach their biological limits. The aquaculture sector’s contribution to total food fish and shellfish supplies has experienced more than a four fold expansion during the last five decades, increasing from 7% in 1950 to 30% in 1997. Although nearly one third of all fish for food is already produced by aquaculture, it must expand at least two fold to meet world demand for fish products by the year 2025 (Source: World Aquaculture Society).
The future success of aquaculture depend on developing and adopting technologies which allow efficient and environmentally sustainable production. Health management and health solutions which meet these criteria are a critical part of this. The people at Novartis Animal Health have already provided the aquaculture market with innovative solutions to help manage some of the most challenging health problems facing the industry. For salmonids Novartis is able to provide the largest range of vaccines to prevent bacterial and viral diseases; environmentally sound products for parasite control; and most recently an anti-fungal product which is the first licensed medicine in the world for this label indication.
Exciting emerging products mean that Novartis is best positioned to provide health solutions for the challenges that face both currently cultured and emerging species of fish and shellfish.