All about Fish Vetting – Dr Richmond Loh
Belgian, English and Australian scientists are calling on the Australian authorities to review their decision to introduce the carp herpes virus… believe that this measure will be ineffective but that it also represents a risk to ecosystems.
Read more here – https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/02/180222145048.htm
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March 2-4, 2018
Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino, Las Vegas, NV
The Shark Reef Aquatic Medicine Seminar 2018 is set to go with another fantastic line-up of presenters. Join us in Las Vegas on March 2nd, 3rd, and 4th for three days of information packed presentations centered on practical applications of aquatic medicine in day-to-day situations.
The seminar offers a fully “hands-on” wet lab. This is an outstanding opportunity for RACE-Approved CE credit, and offers participants the chance to network and work side-by-side with some of the best aquatic veterinary specialists in the country.
For additional information, please contact Jack Jewell on +1 702-632-4560 or e-mail: jjewell@mandalaybay.com
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We would like to welcome our new WAVMA student chapter committee!
President: Karen Holmes
Vice President: Lex Quah
Treasurer: Jacqui Morgan
Secretary: Zien Tay
Events Coordinators:
•Cheryl Tan
•Jonathan Hoong
•Huang Po Jiun
The committee looks forward to having you join the exciting events that we have planned this year!
Don’t forget to drop by the stand on sign-up day, Friday 2nd of March!
For more information, email: wavma.murdoch@gmail.com
If we were to release the koi herpes virus (KHV), and not address the underlying issues (water use, pollution…)…
The Hawkesbury River is now uninhabitable!
I wonder if there’ll be hordes of volunteers helping with the clean up.
Watch the stench here – https://au.news.yahoo.com/video/watch/38926315/mysterious-deaths-of-pelicans-turtles-fish-alarms-residents/
At the recent fish symposium, I shared a lot of fish cases with the delegates… but I didn’t show them this case!
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The Jobs:
● Science Manager, Prawn Unit and
● Science Manager, Marine Pests Unit.
Contacts:
*Canberra, A.C.T – 7 London Circuit. Canberra City ACT 2600 *Contact Officer: Peter Stoutjesdijk (02) 6272 4067.
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Here is the website isaah2018.com
The registration and abstract submission process is
now open.
The registration and abstract submission process is
now open.
The registration and abstract submission process is
now open.
now open.
The meeting will host over 3 days of aquatic veterinary continuing education, for which participating vets can get credits.
Some of this CE will be in the form of Workshops on Sunday Sept 2nd https://isaah2018.com/pre-conference-workshops/ and some will be offered through the WAVMA and AAFV, both of these
organization are participating in the ISAAH.