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.

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Project period:

Project coordinator: CEFAS – Centre of Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science

Role of FEAP: 

1. Providing producers advice and scientific support to policy.
2. Promote the objectives and outcomes of the project to the European aquaculture industry (particularly finfish producers) and to exploit the aquaculture networks and web-based resources more broadly.