UF AAH Program Hosts IAAAM Virtual Symposium
In June, the Aquatic Animal Health Program hosted the IAAAM 2020 Virtual Symposium, which had the 2nd largest attendance of any IAAAM conference.
In June, the Aquatic Animal Health Program hosted the IAAAM 2020 Virtual Symposium, which had the 2nd largest attendance of any IAAAM conference.
The UF Marine Animal Rescue Program returned Kemps Ridley “Isurus” back home to the waters of Cedar Key following his rehabilitation at Clearwater Marine Aquarium. The turtle was rescued back on June 16, 2020 when it had accidentally been hooked by visitors fishing in Cedar Key. The turtle was rescued…
We are thrilled to announce our next resident and intern joining the program! Dr. Tatiana Weisbrod, former intern and masters student of the program, will be moving forward with her training for as our next resident! Her residency will be a total of 3 years and include training from UF,…
Dr. Walsh has been working towards finding new ways to help sick or injured marine animals. To learn more about some of the inventions he has created, check out this “UF to the Rescue” new article.
The Aquatic Animal Health Program is extremely excited to announce that three of our Ph.D. candidates have passed their final defenses! Dr. Jonathan Cowart, Dr. Aristide Kamla, and Dr. Jessica Jacob all did an exemplary job and we could not be more proud of all three of them.
On Monday July 29th, a mass stranding of 5 pilot whales stranded on Redington Beach. Dr. Walsh of the UF Aquatic Animal Health Program, provided veterinary assistance in collaboration with Clearwater Marine Aquarium, NOAA, and FWC organizations towards the rescue of these animals. Three of the whales were taken…
Marine Science Center (MSC) and program adjunct faculty Dr. Craig Pelton, was recognized in the Daytona Beach News-Journal yesterday July 22, 2019, for his work at the MSC and particularly his work on sea turtles in the Ponce Inlet community. Dr. Pelton and the MSC team has ” helped 900…
Each semester, we offer a monthly seminar on Aquatic Animal Health topics. It is our goal to invite speakers to present on current topics on various animals about conservation, medicine, and husbandry. This provides a sneak peak into what the field is currently working on. If you have a topic…
SeaVet 2019 has finally arrived! Please feel free to visit our course website information on the course and registration details.