TWENTY-FIFTH ANNUAL EASTERN FISH HEALTH WORKSHOP MARCH 10-13, 2000     Diagnostic Disease Problems In The Fin-Fish Aquaculture Industries Of Atlantic Canada           David B. Groman   Aquatic Diagnostic Service, Atlantic Veterinary College, University of Prince Edward Island, Charlottetown, PEI. Canada            This presentation will provide a brief overview of fin-fish aquaculture production in Atlantic Canada and Maine.  Recent disease conditions affecting the salmonid (e.g.: Infectious Salmon Anaemia, Diphyllobothrium dendriticum, intra nuclear microsporean, Proliferative Kidney Disease, Piscirickettsiosis, Gyrodactyloides bychowskii, Dermocystidiosis, Vibriosis, Water belly syndrome) and the developing marine fin-fish industries (e.g.: Halibut, Haddock, Cod, Winter Flounder, Lumpfish) will be reviewed, with emphasis placed on emerging diseases (e.g.: Aquareo viruses, fat necrosis syndromes, myxosporidiosis, rearing system related problems).  In addition, challenges facing fish disease diagnostic laboratories with regard to quality assurance and demand for new test development will be discussed.     Return to 25th Annual Eastern Fish Health Workshop Return to Leetown Science Center Home Page