Aquaculture 2025

March 6 - 10, 2025

New Orleans, Louisiana USA

Aquatic Animal Health 101

Saturday, March 8, 2025 1:30 PM - 5:30 PM Balcony M
Chair: Kathleen Hartman

1:30

A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF PFAS IN FISH
Dengjun Wang, University of Florida

1:45

THE INTERSECTION OF HARMFUL ALGAL BLOOMS, ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE, AND FISH HEALTH IN AQUACULTURE: A CASE STUDY OF LAKE VICTORIA
Eric Teplitz, Cornell University

2:00

HARMFUL ALGAL BLOOMS IN AQUACULTURE: HOW TO KNOW WHEN GREEN WATER IS BAD
Alan Wilson, Auburn University

2:30

GENETIC STRATEGIES FOR IMPROVING GROWTH PERFORMANCE AND NUTRIENT UTILIZATION IN SALMONIDS
Beth Cleveland, USDA ARS, Shepherdstown, WV

3:00

REVOLUTIONIZING TILAPIA FARMING: THE CRITICAL ROLE OF GENETIC SELECTION IN DRIVING ECONOMIC SUCCESS AND SOCIAL IMPACT GLOBALLY
Carlos Lopez, Spring Genetics

3:30

DISEASE DIAGNOSTIC AND PATHOGEN SCREENING TESTS: WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE AND WHAT DO THEY TELL YOU
Mark Polinski, USDA ARS, Maine

4:00

SALMONID EGG DISINFECTION 101
Greg Lambert, Cooke Aquaculture

4:30

EMERGING VIRAL DISEASES OF TILAPIA
Tom Waltzek, Washington State University