The need for therapeutic agents for preventing, controlling, and eradicating diseases in farmed, wild, and ornamental aquatic animals has grown.

Aquatic animal veterinarians in the U.S. care for animals and protect public health, diagnosing disease, performing surgery, evaluating and…

The AVMA recognizes the need for sufficient approved therapeutics to facilitate safe and effective prevention, diagnosis, treatment and control of…

Two databases that will allow the public and veterinarians to search and locate aquatic animal veterinarians and diagnostic

A change in AVMA policy encourages the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Marine Fisheries Service to help fund

Animal disease has emerged as one of the most important factors hindering the development of aquaculture worldwide

Aquatic animal veterinarians should use all therapeutants, including antimicrobials, judiciously to restore aquatic animal health, ensure continued…

A federal aquaculture plan would give the U.S. Department of Agriculture expanded authority over farmed aquatic animals and have USDA officials create…

The Executive Board approved increasing meeting attendance of AVMA liaison reprs to discuss a future National Aquatic Animal Health Plan.

Multiple government agencies claim jurisdiction and oversight over aquatic animal health.

While transporting fish and other aquatic pets across state, territory, or international borders is not as common as transporting other pets,

Federal authorities are accepting comments on a framework for combating disease in fish, crustaceans, and mollusks.

  VMA supports marine mammal protection act, aquatic animal health symposium As recommended by the AVMA…

The Aquatic Veterinary Medicine Committee advises the Board of Directors onmatter related to aquatic animal health and aquatic veterinary medicine.

The AVMA recognizes the pressing need to ensure the future health of aquatic animals and the ecosystems that support them. Veterinarians can and…

Changes to the charge of the AVMA Aquatic Veterinary Medicine Committee were approved by the Executive Board along with an extensively revised policy…

A reference and educational resource guide for veterinarians administering antimicrobials to food fish and other aquatic animals recently became…

The new World Aquatic Veterinary Medical Association held its first general meeting in conjunction with the 2007 AVMA

The Executive Board approved a number of recommendations concerning aquatic veterinary medicine.

The AVMA is co-sponsoring three continuing education programs presented by the American Fisheries Society in June and July

Spearheaded by the AVMA, a unique, new resource for veterinarians, potential clients, and other individuals to locate aquatic veterinarians and…

Licensed, federally accredited veterinarians must be used in aquaculture systems within U.S. waters outside of state jurisdiction. Criteria for…

Studies in the U.K. and U.S. reveal environmental contamination with fipronil, fipronil degradates, and imidacloprid, often linking the contamination…

The AVMA supports appropriate efforts and actions to prevent negative environmental impacts from wastes generated by terrestrial or aquatic animal…

Federal authorities gave $150,000 to support studies on the effectiveness of a treatment for fungal disease in walleye and the