Pacific Region Fish Health Program

Knowledge is power! Here's additional information about U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Fish Health Programs: 

• Aquatic Animal Health
• Aquatic Animal Drug Approval Partnership
• U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Fish Health Policy 

National Wild Fish Health Survey

 The National Wild Fish Health Survey helps biologists and fisheries managers decide where and how to manage aquatic animals and to model for future pathogen occurrences. This data can help to establish safe zones and areas where movement of aquatic animals can take place without endangering the health of wild fish populations.  This is the only such information available and it is the oldest data set of this nature existence.  

• Explore the National Wild Fish Health Database 
• Launch the National Wild Fish Health Survey Mapper 

American Fisheries Society

For technical information about fish diseases, the American Fisheries Society Fish Health Blue Book and the OIE Aquatic Code and Aquatic Manual are excellent resources: 

• AFS-FHS Blue Book         
• OIE Code                           
• OIE Manual      

Other Federal Agencies                 

• The FDA regulates drug use in aquatic animals and partners with the Service.
• USDA-APHIS also produces aquatic animal health rules and information.

State Fish Health Regulations                

State fish health regulations can be found on state wildlife agency web pages.