Aimed at: Fish health professionals and veterinarians in aquaculture 

Place: University of Bergen  

Organizers: PatoGen and NCE Seafood Innovation 

Date: 2nd and 3rd November 2023 

Instructors: Dr. Hamish Rodger and Dr. Ana Herrero (PatoGen AS) 

Cost: 3250,- NOK per participant  

Two-day workshop: Thursday (9:30-12:00) & Friday (9:30-15:30) 

Topics covered: 

• Introductions, outline, and aims of the workshop 
• Gill and skin anatomy and physiology 
• Harmful algae blooms and harmful zooplankton swarms; why do they occur and impacts in aquaculture (clinical signs, gross pathology, and histopathology) 
• What to do about them? Mitigation strategies 

• Research projects update 
• Monitoring methods: phytoplankton and zooplankton sampling, preservation, identification, and sampling for disease diagnosis 
• Practical water sampling, microscopy, plankton identification and quantification session 

SPACES ARE LIMITED – EARLY BOOKING IS ADVISABLE 

As part of the programme we organize a R&D meeting: Gill health