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I was asked a question not long ago about this, " Just the other day I was wondering is there a reason why humans can’t eat colourful fish? The fish that we eat are usually just silvery in colour."

The short answer is that as long as the fish is not poisonous, there is no reason why you cannot eat a fish. Having said that, skilled Japanese chefs do prepare the poisonous fugu fish for eating!

There are lots of pretty colourful fishes that people eat. See pictured is a the beautiful coral trout at my local fish market.

Moreover, the very fancy, venomous lionfish are being served in many restaurants (see http://www.reef.org/restaurants) because they’ve reached menacing plague proportions in the wild.

Humans can eat colourful fishes. The grey/silvery fishes are what’s more commonly available, I think because these are schooling fish, and they can be caught in large numbers by net.

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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 | TOWNSVILLE
THE FISH VET – AUSTRALIA.

Aquatic Veterinary Medical & Diagnostic Services.
http://www.thefishvet.com.au
Ph: +61 (0)421 822 383

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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
THE FISH VET, AUSTRALIA – PERTH | MELBOURNE | TOWNSVILLE
Mobile Aquatic Veterinary Medical & Diagnostic Services.
http://www.thefishvet.com.au
Ph: +61 (0)421 822 383
Skype: thefishvet

President WAVMA 2014

Adjunct Lecturer Murdoch University

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Dr Nicky Buller, Senior Microbiologist at the Department of Agriculture and Food in Western Australia, is running a workshop at the Australian Society for Microbiology (ASM) conference being held in Perth in July. The workshop is for 2 hours on Sunday 3rd July and cost is $30 for members of $50 for those not attending the conference. Please see below for information regarding the workshop, and a website link to registration.

For a sneak preview on her expertise, watch this webinar – https://www.wavma.org/Webinars/B-1009-Techniques-for-collection-culture-and-identification-of-bacteria-from-aquatic-animals

Workshop title: Identification of bacteria from fish and other aquatic animals

Name(s) of person chairing the workshop: Dr Nicky Buller

· Workshop description – This workshop covers identification of bacteria from fish and other aquatic animals from freshwater and marine environments. The emphasis will be on biochemical methods, but the use of polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and matrix assisted laser desorption ionisation time of flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF) will be discussed. Participants will learn the importance of using appropriate isolation media and incubation temperatures to isolate pathogens from different host species. Bacteria covered include Aeromonas species, Vibrio species, Flavobacterium species, Tenacibaculum maritimum, Photobacterium species,Streptococcus species (S. agalactiae and S. iniae), and biosafety issues from zoonotic bacteria when culturing tissues from marine mammals. A presentation will be incorporated with demonstration and practice for interpretation of biochemical reactions. A range of bacterial cultures will be available for participants to observe.

The workshop is aimed at students, scientists and researchers who are working or studying in the area of aquaculture or diagnostic methods for aquatic animals.

http://asm2015.asnevents.com.au/programs/workshops/

For further enquiries please contact nicky.buller

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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
THE FISH VET, AUSTRALIA – PERTH | MELBOURNE | TOWNSVILLE
Mobile Aquatic Veterinary Medical & Diagnostic Services.
http://www.thefishvet.com.au
Ph: +61 (0)421 822 383
Skype: thefishvet

President WAVMA 2014

Adjunct Lecturer Murdoch University

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On behalf of Dr Michael Hyatt, the veterinarian at Adventure Aquarium in Camden, NJ.

I along with my Co-author, Paul Anderson, a research scientist with Mystic Aquarium, have been studying the stress response in sharks after capture and handling. Our current research, on how temperature, salinity and dissolved oxygen may exacerbate the stress response in bull and bonnethead sharks, is almost complete. We are hoping our work will help guide the formulation of capture and handling recommendations to minimize acute and delayed mortality of captured sharks in commercial and recreational fisheries, and in fisheries research.

Field work and sample collection has been completed; we have developed a data set on 61 bull and 93 bonnethead sharks that were captured and handled for fisheries research in the Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve (Naples, FL) over a 4 year period. Data analysis has not yet been completed.

To finish this experimental project and submit for publication, we need $5,000 in order to conduct statistical analyses and reporting to determine the effects of water quality parameters on the stress response due to capture and handling.

Today, we are launching a crowdfunding campaign on Experiment to raise support for our research: https://experiment.com/sharkstress. Once we complete the statistical analyses, we’ll be sharing every step of the scientific process from the field to the lab, on our project page. It’s a very unique experience and we are lucky to have a chance to share this with you. Once we’re ready to publish our results, we’ll thank all of our backers in our paper.

We are reaching out to ask for your support. If you can’t donate directly, could you please take a moment to share our project? Even just a social media post, or emailing the project to any friends, family, or colleagues interested in science and the environment will help finish this amazing project.

If you have any additional questions about the research, or how this works, we’ll be happy to answer them. Thanks for supporting this science, it won’t be possible without you!

Learn more about our project at: https://experiment.com/sharkstress

Best regards,

Mike

Michael Hyatt, DVM

Adventure Aquarium

Camden, NJ

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10 Years of Advocacy for Aquatic Veterinary Medicine!

The Fish Vet’s team member, Giana Gomes, makes news!

Detecting disease in aquaculture is challenging. Fish cannot tell you when they are starting to feel unwell, even when they are seriously ill.

As a result, an outbreak of disease such as saltwater ich (also known as white spot disease) – caused by the ciliate protozoan parasite Cryptocaryon irritans – is often not detected until it is too late and infection has run rampant through a whole fish population. This is the challenge that veterinarian and PhD candidate Giana Bastos Gomes is hoping to meet. Her research recently won both the 2016 Minister and FRDC Science and Innovation Award for Young People in Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry.

Read more here – http://www.frdc.com.au/knowledge/publications/fish/Pages/24-2_articles/31_Early-parasite-detection.aspx

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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 | TOWNSVILLE
THE FISH VET – AUSTRALIA.

Aquatic Veterinary Medical & Diagnostic Services.
http://www.thefishvet.com.au
Ph: +61 (0)421 822 383

Attend this year’s ANZCVS Science Week on behalf of the Aquatic Animal Health Chapter!

The theme is: ‘Engaging the waves of change in fish diseases’

Just under 3 weeks to go!

1. Register online or using the full downloadable program.

2. Book your accommodation. If you use the downloadable program at the back of the programme you will receive a discount, or feel free to book as you otherwise prefer.

3. To simplify, we’ve included a copy of "Aquatics Only" program below:

ANZCVS Science Week Aquatic Program 2016.pdf

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Yours sincerely,

Drs Richmond Loh & Roger Chong.
SCIENCE WEEK CONVENERS – Aquatic Animal Health Chapter.

Q: WHAT’S Stronger than a swordfish?

A: The pencil fish.

Have a FINtastic week! R <+>{

“It has been suggested that their simple brains may limit their intelligence. However, there is increasing research showing that fish are capable of doing a lot more than previously thought.”

Archer fish can tell one human face from another despite lacking a brain section that homo sapiens and other “smart” animals use for this task, scientists said.

Instead of aiming at bugs, the sharpshooting fish were taught to spit at pictures of human faces displayed on a computer monitor suspended over their aquarium.

Read more – http://www.perthnow.com.au/technology/science/smart-tropical-fish-can-recognise-human-faces-study/news-story/2a91bcb422794176beb94336ac0ba177

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Dr Richmond Loh
DipProjMgt, BSc, BVMS, MPh (Pathology), MANZCVS (Aquatics & Pathobiology), CertAqV, CMAVA, NATA Signatory.
Aquatic Veterinarian & Veterinary Pathologist
THE FISH VET, AUSTRALIA – PERTH | MELBOURNE | TOWNSVILLE
Mobile Aquatic Veterinary Medical & Diagnostic Services.
http://www.thefishvet.com.au
Ph: +61 (0)421 822 383

Getting ready for our longest goldfish event this Sunday, I thought I’d share this interesting bit from the guidelines pack, for entering record-breaking pets.

"Regrettably, we have recently discontinued accepting claims for heaviest or lightest pets. We appreciate that the welfare of the pet would be, in the majority of cases, at the forefront of the owner’s mind. We had, however, become increasingly concerned that owners would potentially be encouraged to over or under feed their pets in the quest for recognition. Therefore, to avoid any undue suffering to any animal, we have ended our interest in such records.

UNDER ABSOLUTELY NO CIRCUMSTANCES DO WE ENCOURAGE OR CONDONE THE KILLING, CAPTURE, TRADING OR EXPLOITATION OF ANIMALS FOR PUBLICATION PURPOSES. CLAIMS FROM UNAUTHORISED SOURCES INVOLVING RARE, ENDANGERED OR PROTECTED SPECIES WILL NOT BE ENTERTAINED."

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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 | TOWNSVILLE
THE FISH VET – AUSTRALIA.

Aquatic Veterinary Medical & Diagnostic Services.
http://www.thefishvet.com.au
Ph: +61 (0)421 822 383

Our team has grown, and now we are four.
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We do all things fish:

• Ornamental/pet fish
• Research institutes (zebrafish)
• Aquaculture farms (finfish, crustacea and molluscs)
• Public aquaria and zoological parks

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Mobile Aquatic Veterinary Medical & Diagnostic Services.
http://www.thefishvet.com.au
Ph: +61 (0)421 822 383

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