What are the conditions, criteria, and general instructions for aquatic animal health surveillance?
A. Inspections at Service Facilities. Aquatic animal health officials will complete Service facility inspections, which will remain valid no longer than 1 year from the time the aquatic animal health official signs the inspection report. Service aquatic animal health officials must conduct sampling on a lot-by-lot basis with samples from each lot distinctively marked, maintained, and processed separately. Any time a listed pathogen is detected by inspections, monitoring, or diagnostics, the Service aquatic animal health official must report it on FWS Form 3-226. B. Special Case Inspection Criteria. Standard inspection procedures may not be possible or appropriate in cases such as: threatened and endangered species, small populations (less than 100) and nontraditional aquatic animals for which there is limited diagnostic expertise. Sample sizes, tissue type (e.g., non-lethal samples or sentinel animals) and laboratory methodologies are at the discretion of the Fish Health Center Directo
