This final report of a peer review and risk assessment workshop (held January 7-8, 1998) on nonindigenous pathogenic shrimp viruses, was sponsored by EPA's National Center for Environmental Assessment, on behalf of the Joint Subcommittee on Aquaculture (JSA), under the National Science and Technology Council. The report develops a qualitative ecological risk assessment describing the potential risks of nonindigenous pathogenic shrimp viruses on wild shrimp populations in U.S. coastal waters. Expert conclusions and recommendations contained in the report have undergone an independent scientific review. The report notes the need for conducting further systematic research efforts to reduce uncertainty and it identifies a number of priority research areas. The report and the results of the independent scientific review, were used as the basis for a risk management workshop on shrimp viruses held on July 28-29, 1998 in New Orleans. A report of the risk management workshop is in preparation and develops options and strategies for managing workshop is in preparation and develops options and strategies for managing the threat of shrimp viruses to cultured and wild stocks of shrimp in U.S. coastal waters.

"EPA/600/R-99/027. "March 1999." Includes bibliographical references.