2021 Joint Meeting of the Northeast Fish Health Committee and AFS Fish Health Section

CANCELLED Due to ongoing Covid-19 pandemic.

“Applying Research: Bridging the Gap Between Aquatic Animal Health Research and Inspections”

The 2021 Annual Meeting of the AFS Fish Health Section will be held jointly with the Northeast Fish Health Committee (NEFHC) for the first time on July 12-15, 2021 in Burlington, VT! The theme for the meeting is “Applying Research: Bridging the Gap Between Aquatic Animal Health Research and Inspections. The venue for the meeting is the Hilton Burlington Lake Champlain which has newly renovated guest rooms and meeting spaces. The Hilton is only one block from beautiful Lake Champlain and only three blocks from the Church Street Marketplace – Vermont’s award-winning open-air mall featuring over 100 places to shop and dine.

The FHS looks forward to co-hosting this meeting with the NEFHC, and provides a tremendous opportunity for learning more about fish health research and topics unique to the Northeast US and also provides an opportunity to attract our Canadian colleagues to the meeting.

The meeting will begin on July 12-13 with the Northeast Fish Health Committee Meeting, a Continuing Education Course will be provided on July 13, and the FHS meeting will occur on July 14-15. We are planning at least two special sessions: (1) “Fish Health Research/Topics in the Northeast US, and (2) “Current Status of Fish Health Regulations and Testing Criteria for Aquatic Animal Movements in the Northeastern US & Canada”. Additionally, a half to full day of Continuing Education is being planned for July 13 and more details will be provided in the future.

Tentative Schedule at a Glance

July 12th & 13th

  • NEFHC Meeting
  • NEFHC Fish Culture Chiefs Meeting
  • FHS EXCOM Meeting

July 13th

  • FHS Continuing Education Course (TBD)
  • Icebreaker Opening Social

July 14th & 15th

  • Special Sessions
    • “Fish Health Research/Topics in the Northeast US”
    • “Current Status of Fish Health Regulations and Testing Criteria for Aquatic Animal Movements in the Northeastern US & Canada”
  • General Sessions
  • Interesting Case Study Reports
  • Poster Session
  • FHS Business Meeting
  • Banquet

Additional information concerning Meeting Registration, Call for Papers, Lodging, and directions/travel will be provided in the future. If you have any questions concerning the meeting, please feel free to contact Ben LaFrentz or Cassidy Shaw.

Location

Hilton Lake Champlain
Burlington, VT
Address: 60 Battery Street, Burlington, VT 05401
Phone: +1-802-658-6500
https://www3.hilton.com/en/hotels/vermont/hilton-burlington-lake-champlain-BTTVTHF/index.html