One Health Aquaculture India Workshop was organized during 20-22 February 2023 in Kochi by the Centre for Environment, Fisheries, and Aquaculture Science (CEFAS) and Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (ICAR-CMFRI) in a hybrid mode. The event was attended by about 120 delegates from India and Europe. Dr. A. Gopalakrishnan, Director, ICAR-CMFRI delivered the keynote address.

 

Participating in the workshop, Dr. P Krishnan, Director, BOBP-IGO highlighted the challenges of implementing the One Health approach at the regional level, including issues among countries to share information due to different reasons. However, timely reporting through Regional Early Warning Systems can help undertake preventive and mitigation measures.

 

Dr. Krishnan discussed the need for a regional surveillance program involving collaboration from different stakeholders, as well as innovative partnership pathways for enhancing Risk Management and monitoring Transboundary Aquatic Animal Diseases.

 

In addition, Dr. Krishnan delineated how BOBP-IGO is promoting research collaboration at the regional level and said that trust-building is like sculpting. There should be steady and sustained efforts without immediate visible outcomes.