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Source – https://www.wavma.org/

• June 13 – 15, 8th International Conference “WATER & FISH”, Belgrade, Serbia
Source CEFAH. 

• June 18 – 29, SeaVet Clinical Training, Gainesville, USA
Source UF/IFA

• July 29 – August 4, Conservation Medicine and Diseases of Amphibians and Reptiles, New York, USA. Source Southwestern Research Station

• August 12-17, 2018: Health and Colony Management of Laboratory Fish Course — MDI Biological Laboratory, Salisbury Cove, Maine (USA)

• September 2-6, 2018: **8th International Symposium on Aquatic Animal Health — Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island (Canada)
– Abstract submission deadline is May 31st; for instructions and to submit, click here.
– For information on veterinary continuing education, click here.

• September 25-28, 2018: **World Small Animal Veterinary Association — Singapore – Early-bird registration ends June 25, 2018 – For the WAVMA interactive wetlab and lecture veterinary continuing education schedule, click here.

• October 16 – 19, 6th Med. Conference on Marine Turtles, Poreč, Croatia. Source UP

• November 8-12, 2018: **2018 WAVMA Conference, AGM and Biosecurity Workshop — St. Kitts (West Indies) – Abstracts for General Session presentations must be submitted by June 1, 2018. – Register early for the lowest General Sessions rates, and to ensure a place in the wetlabs or biosecurity workshop (filed on first-come, first-served basis). Reserve your discounted hotel room as they are filling fast – To view the tentative daily schedule, click here.

Source – https://www.wavma.org/

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We’ve mobile fish vets in Perth (WA), Melbourne/Brunswick (Victoria), Sydney/Gosford (NSW) and Duffy (ACT); and aquatic specialists in Townsville (Qld) and Singapore.

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Yours sincerely,

Dr Richmond Loh

DipProjMgt, BSc, BVMS, MPh (Pathology), MANZCVS (Aquatics& Pathobiology), CertAqV, CMAVA, NATA Signatory.

Aquatic Veterinarian & Veterinary Pathologist

http://TheFishVet.com.au

I remember talking to the lady at the service station that I was a fush vit.

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“revelations of mass fish kills in Macquarie Harbour, EPA Director Wes Ford has this morning confirmed a disease outbreak at Tassal and Petuna pens has been a cause of mass mortalities.”

https://www.et.org.au/epa_confirms_fish_herpes_virus_outbreak_the_cause_of_mass_fish_kills_in_macquarie_harbour

Viruses can mutate to kill other hosts.

https://thefishsite.com/articles/fish-vets-conference-goes-viral

See this link

https://fisheries.tamu.edu/aquaculture/penaeid-shrimp-production/

Q: What do you call a ridiculous lobster?

A: Cray-cray!

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The annual KSWA Show for koi fish is happening tomorrow.

Tomorrow, bring your pond/aquarium water and visit The Fish Vet’s stall to get a free water quality check between 10am-2pm.

The event will be held at:
Ramon’s At Willow Pond,
459 Nicholson Rd, Canning Vale WA 6107 <https://g.co/kgs/MiHZgv>

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Yours sincerely,

Dr Richmond Loh
DipProjMgt, BSc, BVMS, MPhil (Pathology), MANZCVS (Aquatics& Pathobiology), CertAqV, NATA Signatory.

Aquatic Veterinarian & Veterinary Pathologist.
PERTH | MELBOURNE | SYDNEY | CANBERRA |TOWNSVILLE | SINGAPORE
THE FISH VET

Aquatic Veterinary Medical & Diagnostic Services.
Web: http://www.thefishvet.com.au
Ph: +61 421 822 383
Mail: PO Box 5164, East Victoria Park, WA 6981, Australia.

Through the years we’ve been posting about Australia’s proposal to release the koi herpesvirus.

Use this link to familiarise yourself with the other sides of the debate –

https://thefishvet.com/?s=KHV

Q: What did the barracuda say to the other, when it was eating a clownfish?

A: This tastes funny!

Have a FINtastic week!

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