Limitations of Current Control Methods
Present current control methods of aquatic disease have severe limitations: disinfectants, chemicals and antimicrobial drugs have little effect on controlling or preventing disease, and their cost/performance ratio is prohibitive. Massive use of antibiotics, medications and chemicals presents many serious hazards and limitations:
- Increase in selective pressure on microbes and emergence of resistance. Resistant bacteria thrive after non-resistant strains have been killed.
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Health hazard to consumers.
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A serious barrier for exportation to Western Europe and the U.S.
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Environmental hazard due to their effect on "non-target" species.
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Occupational hazard to workers in the aquaculture industry.
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A considerable percentage of on-going , direct expenses of aquaculture projects.
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