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FISH HEALTH WORKSHOP

FREE FISH HEALTH WORKSHOP FOR FISH FARMERS

Due to a grant funded project by the North Central Region Aquaculture Center (NCRAC), six FREE hands-on fish health workshops focused on prevention, detection, and assessment of fish diseases, and biosecurity practices are being offered from 2025-2027 in Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin/Minnesota, and Missouri. The workshops will be delivered in a one-day session (6 hours).

Workshop topics will include:

TENTATIVE WORKSHOP AGENDA

Note: Agenda may be adjusted based on attendee discussion and priority topics.

Objectives

  1. Provide practical training on fish diseases, and diagnostic practices.
  2. Fish disease prevention: water quality, feed and feed management, biosecurity.
  3. Networking farmers with fish health infrastructure

 Morning Session:                     9:00 am – 12:00 pm

Fish Health Assessment
-Basic anatomy
-Fish necropsy / dissection
-Fish health assessment
-Signs of disease in your farm (Observing and Responding)
-Basic microscope work
-Collecting and sending disease fish for laboratory analysis
 

Working lunch hour:               12:00 pm – 1:00 pm                                                 

Afternoon Session:                  1:00 pm – 3:30 pm

Water quality and prevention
Feed management
Capturing images for disease identification
Connecting with fish health infrastructure
CONCLUSION

APPLY NOW!

Space will be limited to approximately 15 people, selected on a first-come, first-served basis, with priority to fish farmers operating in the selected state.

MISSOURI WORKSHOP

The Missouri workshop will be held on January 31st, 2026, at George Washington Carver Farm – Lincoln University 3804 Bald Hill Rd, Jefferson City, MO 65101

MISSOURI WORKSHOP APPLICATION FORM
WISCONSIN WORKSHOP

The Wisconsin workshop will be held on March 12th, 2026, at Gollon Brother’s Wholesale Live Bait, Inc. 2450 Torun Road, Stevens Point, WI 54482. This workshop is in collaboration with the annual Wisconsin Aquaculture Conference on March 13-14th (requires separate registration).

WISCONSIN WORKSHOP APPLICATION FORM


If you have questions, please contact:

Herbert Quintero, Ph.D.
Program Director for Aquaculture Extension
quinterofonseca.1@osu.edu
 

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