PANDA - Permanent Advisory Network for Diseases in Aquaculture

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Welcome to the PANDA projectWELCOME TO THE PANDA PROJECT WEBSITE

Project Aim
The aim of the PANDA project is to establish a permanent network of aquatic animal health specialists, including researchers and diagnosticians, to provide a forum for the debate of issues concerning diseases in European aquaculture, and to communicate the results of these discussions to the European Commission with provision of advice on EU policy and legislation for aquatic animal health. The project is funded by the EU Framework Programme 6 under the theme of scientific advice in support of policy, contract number SSPE-CT-2003-502329.

The project is co-ordinated by the Cefas Weymouth Laboratory, UK.

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Who should get involved?
All researchers and practitioners in aquatic animal health are encouraged to join the PANDA network, and are invited to register themselves in the experts database, whether to play a key role and participate in the workshops, to join in the online discussions, search for specific expertise, seek information, advice or materials from other members, or to simply to keep abreast of progress and the latest 'hot issues' in aquatic animal health.

Registration on database of experts
All experts, institutes and laboratories working in the field of aquatic animal health are encouraged to become members of the network and to submit details of their areas of expertise and activity for entry into a database to facilitate networking and searches for specific skills. You can enter your details by filling out our registration form.

The PANDA forums
The forums allow members to comment on documents produced by the project, offer information and opinion to help to progress the work packages, debate other issues in the field of aquatic animal health, request information or materials, communicate widely and share their expertise with other members. To participate in the forums you must be a registered user. The forums are accessible by clicking here