Projects and Research
The Lamar Fish Health Center’s staff veterinarian assists hatcheries when problems occur. Knowledge of FDA approved drugs and appropriate application methods are needed when diseases occur. The Center works closely with fish hatcheries and the USFWS Aquatic Animal Drug Approval Program to treat fish legally and safely under investigational new animal drug (INAD) permits. Through established...
Recent introductions and isolations of new fish viruses are true threats, both economically to the U.S. aquaculture and to the native species. The Lamar Fish Health Center has an EPA funded Great Lakes Restoration Initiative project to increase surveillance in Lake Erie and Lake Ontario for new and emerging fish diseases, in order to help us protect the Lakes valuable recreational fisheries....