Farmed Fish Health Workshop Celebrates Thirteenth Year
Contact: Chris Bartlett, (207) 853-2518, ext. 421
Eastport, ME — On Thursday, April 7, salmon industry personnel, scientists, fish health specialists, and agency representatives will meet at the Washington County Community College Marine Technology Center for the 13th Annual New England Farmed Fish Health Management Workshop.
Experts from the U.S. and Canada will give presentations on current issues including developments in cod farming, control of Infectious Salmon Anemia, raising shellfish and seaweed on fish farms, and the effects of ocean currents on disease transmission. The workshop will provide practical information to fish farm and allied industry personnel that could help them fine-tune fish health management practices.
Sponsors include the Maine Sea Grant College Program, University of Maine Cooperative Extension, Maine Aquaculture Innovation Center, Eastern Aquaculture Veterinary Association, USDA Agricultural Research Service, and Maine Aquaculture Association.
Speakers for the workshop include Hugh Mitchell, Alpharma, Washington; Jill Roland, USDA Animal Plant Health Inspection Service, Maryland; Michael Beattie Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Aquaculture, New Brunswick; Chris Duffy, Great Bay Aquaculture, New Hampshire; Richard Zurbrigg, Department of Fisheries and Oceans, Ontario; and Sebastian Belle, Maine Aquaculture Association (MAA).
A reception sponsored by the MAA will be held on Wednesday evening preceding the workshop at the Weston House Bed and Breakfast in Eastport.
The registration fee for the workshop is $45 in advance, $50 at the door, with reduced rates available for employees of the same company who pre-register and for students. Pre-registration is recommended. Flyers with a registration form are available upon request and workshop updates, as well as registration and travel information, are available here.