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… to deliver important messages about keeping our oceans safe.

See link to the video –
http://m.insideedition.com/v/Videos/WomanTurnsIntoMermai/?KSID=5f8bc876abec5f36a301107d854ce44f&type_specific=&ints_viewed=1

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Yours sincerely,

Dr Richmond Loh
DipProjMgt, BSc, BVMS, MPhil (Pathology) Murdoch, MANZCVS (Aquatics& Pathobiology).
The Fish Vet, Perth, Western Australia.
Veterinary Medicine for fish.
W: http://www.thefishvet.com.au
E: thefishvet
P: +61 (0)421 822 383

Q: Where do abalone go for a shower and a dump?

A: At the Ab-blue-cean (ablution).

I’ve just uploaded a video and some pictures at EPCOT.

Click on the relevant links above to view.

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Yours sincerely,

Dr Richmond Loh DipProjMgt, BSc, BVMS, MPhil (Pathology) Murdoch, MANZCVS (Aquatics & Pathobiology).
Veterinarian | Adjunct Lecturer Murdoch University | President-elect WAVMA |
Secretary Aquatic Animal Health Chapter – Australian and New Zealand College of Veterinary Scientists (ANZCVS).
The Fish Vet, Perth, Western Australia, AUSTRALIA. Mobile Veterinary Medical & Diagnostic Services for fish and other aquatic creatures.
http://www.thefishvet.com.au
Ph: +61 (0)421 822 383

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Read more here – http://www.abc.net.au/science/articles/2013/05/21/3763135.htm#.Uagi9mS9Kc0

Come and join in with my colleagues and I in Prague!

Download the flyer below –

2013_WVC-Aqua-Pgm_Flyer

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From: Dr. David Scarfe <DScarfe@avma.org>
Date: Sun, May 26, 2013 at 8:06 PM
Subject: AquaVetMed e-News: 2013 World Veterinary Congress Aquatic Vet Sessions – Prague, Czech Republic (Sept 17-20)
To:

Q: What fish makes sure musical instruments are pitch perfect?

A: A tuna.

Whoops, tis not Monday today! But make sure you keep your feelers out for more like these on Mondays!

Some very good and current information on the status of fish welfare
in the various sectors. Check out the email below from AquaVetMed.

Begin forwarded message:

From: “Dr. David Scarfe”
Date: 24 May 2013 5:29:49 HST
Subject: AquaVetMed e-News: FVE Fish Welfare Conference Presentations Now Available

May 24, 2013
FVE Conference presentations now available: ‘Caring for Health and Welfare of fish: A critical success factor for aquaculture’

This Federation of Veterinarians of Europe Conference, held in Brussels (May 16-17, 2013), was aimed at bringing together the different stakeholders in the field of aquaculture. The objective of the Conference was to review the current situation in the EU and identify animal health and welfare issues that need to be addressed, and examine the role of the veterinary profession in assuring these matters.

The following presentation are available at http://www.fve.org/news/presentations.php:

Session I – Aquaculture and aquatic animal health in Europe: Current and emerging diseases
• Overview of Aquaculture sector (Courtney Hough)
• Mediterranean fish farming (Panos Christofilogiannis)
• Cold water fish farming (Brit Hjeltnes)
• Fresh water farming (Baska Ferenc)
• Shellfish (Tristan Renault)

Session II – Ensuring best practices in aquaculture
• Fish health: prevention is better than cure (Sunil Kadri)
• Fish welfare: a critical success factor for aquaculture (John Avizienius)
• Sustainable fish farming: working at the human-animal-ecosystem interaction (Armand Lautraite)

Session III – The role of Veterinarian in Aquatic business sector
• Veterinary medicinal products in aquaculture (Klaus Hellmann)
• Role and responsibilities of the veterinarian – OIE perspective (Etienne Bonbon)
• EU Animal health law: focus on aquatic sector (Barbara Logar)
• FVE’s roadmap (Christophe Buhot)

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Just watching this show on TV at the moment. Do you think they’re for real?
A mock-umentary more likely.

Check this video out – http://animal.discovery.com/tv-shows/mermaids/videos/mermaids.htm —
Yours sincerely,

Dr Richmond Loh
DipProjMgt, BSc, BVMS, MPhil (Pathology) Murdoch, MANZCVS (Aquatics& Pathobiology).
The Fish Vet, Perth, Western Australia.
Veterinary Medicine for fish.
W: http://www.thefishvet.com.au
E: thefishvet
P: +61 (0)421 822 383

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Yours sincerely,

Dr Richmond Loh
DipProjMgt, BSc, BVMS, MPhil (Pathology) Murdoch, MANZCVS (Aquatics& Pathobiology).
The Fish Vet, Perth, Western Australia.
Veterinary Medicine for fish.
W: http://www.thefishvet.com.au
E: thefishvet
P: +61 (0)421 822 383

From: Jing.Xu@hawaii.gov
Subject: eXtension Freshwater Aquaculture CoP to host Aquaponics webinar May 30

On the Freshwater Aquaculture CoP will be presenting on aquaponics. Please forward this information to anyone you think might be interested. Also if you have any background in aquaponics please fell free to join the session. At our last aquaponics webinar it was very helpful to have those with expertise helping as questions came up. Thank you

Aquaponics: Paradigm Shift with Airlift presented by Tetsuzan Benny Ron
May 30th, 2013 at 4PM Eastern/3PM Central
https://connect.extension.iastate.edu/freshwater

With thoughtful design, appropriate maintenance, and effective management airlift pumps may allow us to transfer water through an aquaponics system in a more efficient way compare to that of water pumps. Understanding the disadvantages and learning how easy it is to construct an airlift pump can help many to reduce their energy expenses while avoiding the risk and maintenance resulted from having electrical pumps in the water.

This will be a 1 hour presentation on aquaponics with a question and answer session.

For more information please contact Vanessa Weldon at vmaxwell24@gmail.com

https://learn.extension.org/events/1064

Sincerely,
Vanessa Weldon

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