Fish Welfare Workshops

Fish Welfare Workshops

Upcoming Fish Welfare & Health Workshops and Practicals in May and June 2022

BIM is running a series of Fish Welfare Workshops and Practicals for the aquaculture industry. These consist of two fish health and welfare workshops, and two modularised practicals, each practical focusing on a specific area of fish health and welfare.

Course Tutors

The workshops will be delivered by Aquatic Veterinary Surgeons from Pharmaq Analytic (formerly Fish Vet Group).

Venue

Atlantic Technological University (formerly GMIT), Galway  City Campus, Dublin Road, Galway

Registration is now open.

Freshwater and Marine Health &  Welfare CLASSROOM Workshops: 24 & 25 MAY

Participants will be given an overview of fish welfare and husbandry and the importance of good fish welfare practices relevant to their duties.

       Who For

• The workshops are open to individuals who wish to enhance their knowledge of fish welfare in the finfish aquaculture sector. It will be of particular interest to new entrants or as a refresher for freshwater and marine site staff working directly with and involved in the handling, transferring and harvesting of fish.

Fish Welfare and Health Modularised  PRACTICAL Workshops: 14 & 15 June

Impact of harmful Phytoplankton and Zooplankton on Fish Health and Welfare

• Harmful algal blooms and zooplankton swarms are an increasingly    consistent challenge to fish health and welfare in Irish marine aquaculture. The aim of this practical workshop is to provide an overview of harmful plankton species (zoo- and phytoplankton) and their impact on finfish health and welfare, sampling techniques, species identification and mitigation measures.

• This workshop is suitable for members of the finfish aquaculture industry involved in fish health, water quality analysis and mitigation of harmful algae and jellyfish.

Practical Sampling for Disease Diagnosis

• The practical workshops are appropriate for any staff working directly with fish health and welfare practice on fish farm sites. Attendance of one of the classroom workshops prior to the practical workshop might be of benefit for those interested in a refresher on relevant fish diseases, anatomy and physiology.

Fish Health and Welfare Tool kit

• Monitoring of cataracts in farmed Atlantic Salmon and other species
• Wrasse Identification Card
• Gill Score Sheets
• Common Gross Gill Pathology Chart
• Operational Welfare Indicators in Farmed Fish

Fish Welfare Workshops are funded under the Ireland’s Operational Programme under EMFF and is co-funded by the Irish Government and the EU.