Fish Health and Welfare in Finfish Farming

Upcoming Fish Health & Welfare Workshops in 2024

BIM is running a series of Fish Health and Welfare Workshops for the marine and freshwater finfish aquaculture industry.

Course Tutors

The workshops will be delivered by Aquatic Veterinary Surgeons.

Details for upcoming workshops in October

Registration is now open for October.

Fish Health & Welfare Workshop – Saltwater (Wed 2^nd October 2024)

Participants will be given an overview of fish welfare and husbandry and the importance of good fish welfare practices relevant to their duties and will include an overview of fish welfare at harvest, with a focus on product quality implications. Relevant anatomy, physiology will be included.

       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 refresherfor marine site staff working directly with and involved in the handling, transferring, harvesting, and processing of fish.

Location – BIM National Fisheries College of Ireland – Castletownbere, Co. Cork

Duration – Full day (9:30- 16:30)                              Format –  In person

Full list dates and venues

Fish Health and Welfare Tool kit

• Fish Welfare During Handling
• Plankton Sampling Guide
• Zooplankton Monitoring I.D. poster
• 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.