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FISH HEALTH WORKSHOP

FREE FISH HEALTH WORKSHOP FOR FISH FARMERS

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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.

WISCONSIN WORKSHOP

The Wisconsin workshop will be held on March 12th, 2026, at Hotel Marshfield, 2700 S Central Ave, Marshfield, WI. 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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