AquaFacts has revealed the risk to other sites by identifying the vessels that have operated at these infected locations over the last 30 day.
The Norwegian Food Safety Authority, Mattilsynet, has confirmed the spread of deadly Pancreatic Disease (PD) to a forth different site in northern Norway since September.
Now, work by aquaculture data platform AquaFacts has revealed the risk to other sites by identifying the vessels that have operated at these infected locations over the last 30 days.
With its rapid spread within and between sites, and potentially via vessel transport, understanding vessel movements becomes crucial in managing the spread of PD in the area.
Initial findings by AquaFacts suggest that the vessels involved at Nova Sea-operated Igerøy Ø have operated at 26 different salmon sites in the last month.
The ability to track the historic movements of vessels was added to the Faroese data platform last month.
This analysis aims to identify which other salmon sites across Norway’s coast might be at risk, considering the potential of disease transmission through these vessels.
AquaFacts are not veterinary experts or disease specialists, co-founder Hanus Samro wrote, but says the company’s expertise in data analytics offers a unique perspective in tracing and predicting potential disease spread patterns.
