FHS Annual Meeting
2024 FHS and Western Fish Disease Workshop
Riverside Hotel Boise, Idaho
July 30th – August 1st
Hosted by Idaho Department of Fish and Game
The 2024 American Fisheries Society, Fish Health Section meeting and 63rd Western Fish Disease Workshop will be held at the Riverside Hotel in Boise, Idaho from Tuesday July 30 – August 1, 2024. A full day continuing education session will be held on Tuesday July 30th and will be followed by a welcoming social, with light appetizers, cash bar and a casual session of interesting case studies. The general session will start the morning of Wednesday July 31st and will continue through the afternoon of Thursday August 1. A poster session on Wednesday afternoon will be followed by the meeting banquet.
CONTINUING EDUCATION SUMMARY:
- The continuing education program will cover “Disease Prevention – Finfish Brood and Production Strategies”. This educational session is intended to provide a practical applied approach for disease prevention with the focus being biosecurity, risk management, vertical pathogen transmission, feeding and gut health, general brood management strategies, genetic selection, vaccination strategies, research and practical case studies.
- Final CE and RACE credits TBD.
MEETING VENUE AND ROOM RESERVATIONS:
- Venue: Riverside Hotel in Boise, Idaho (https://www.riversideboise.com/)
- Room reservations: 63rd Western Fish Disease Workshop
REGISTRATION AND ABSTRACT SUBMISSION:
- Continuing education registration: $75 (U.S. dollars)
- FHS/WFDW registration: $350 (U.S. dollars)
- Registration and abstract submission links are in development but will be available very soon.
BUSINESS MEETING:
The Annual Meeting of the Fish Health Section (FHS) takes place every year, either on its own or in conjunction with another workshop or symposium. A Business Meeting is held every year during that same time and an update on the activities of the Section for the previous year is provided to all members of the Section that choose to attend. The minutes recorded for each of those meetings are provided below.
| Year | Location | Meeting | Meeting Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Burlington, VT | FHS Annual Meeting | 2023 Minutes |
| 2022 | Santiago, Chile | FHS Annual Meeting and 9th International Symposium on Aquatic Animal Health | 2022 Minutes |
| 2021 | Virtual | FHS Annual Meeting | 2021 Minutes |
| 2020 | Virtual | FHS Annual Meeting | 2020 Minutes |
| 2019 | Ogden, UT | FHS Annual Meeting and 60th Western Fish Disease Workshop | 2019 Minutes |
| 2018 | Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada | FHS Annual Meeting and 8th International Symposium on Aquatic Animal Health | 2018 Minutes |
| 2017 | East Lansing, MI | FHS Annual Meeting | 2017 Minutes |
| 2016 | Jackson Hole, WY | FHS Annual Meeting and 57th Western Fish Disease Workshop | 2016 Minutes |
For more information, contact Wade Cavender.