Welcome to the Fish Health Section of the American Fisheries Society

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What's New:

• Preview the agenda and abstracts for the 2009 Annual FHS Meeting is scheduled to occur in Park City, Utah (June 8 - 10)
• A student mixer has been scheduled for Monday, 7:30PM at the annual FHS meeting. Students are encouraged to attend.
  
• We are in the process of redesiging the FHS website. Constructive input from members is welcome. What changes and improvements would you like to see? Comments should be directed to the Website Editor There are a number of additional upcoming meetings and workshops that you may find of interest

Important dates:

• June 8-10: Annual FHS Meting

• Maintain an association of persons involved in safe-guarding the health of fish and other aquatic animals.
• Focus attention on aquatic animal health issues through research, national and international meetings, education and dissemination of appropriate information to the public.
• Encourage effective fish health practices through communication and cooperation with government and private interests.

• The Fish Health Update Listserv is distributed electronically and provides members with updates on employment, meetings and workshops, interesting reports of Fish Health in the news, and helpful resources on a more frequent basis.  If you have any suggestions regarding the listserv, please contact Jerri Bartholomew. This has absorbed communication function of the Fish Health Newsletter (1998 - 2007).
• Bluebook - Suggested Procedures for the Detection and Identification of Certain Finfish and Shellfish Pathogens.
• Annual meetings and special workshops that provide avenues for discussing and presenting specialties, new ideas and techniques.
• The AFS Membership Directory provides a means to contact other AFS members.