CALL FOR PAPERS: The Bulletin of the European Association of Fish Pathologists Special Edition: “Diagnostics for Aquatic Animal Diseases” As a key component of disseminating the progress made in current fish and shellfish diagnostics development and research, we will be publishing a Special edition issue on ‘Diagnostics for Aquatic Animal … Read More
News and Views Seasonality and histopathology of Neoechinorhynchus sp. (Rudolphi, 1819) (Acanthocephala: Neoechinorhynchidae) in the flathead grey mullet Mugil cephalus (Linnaeus, 1758) from Ichkeul lagoon in Northern Tunisia. H. Jmii Chine, C. Ben Saad, L. Gargouri. – Read it– Extended paper: Population genetics of a tissue-encysting digenean (Didymosulcus … Read More
A free webinar is offered in collaboration between the EAFP and the World Aquatic Veterinary Medical Association. “Main infectious diseases of farmed marine fish” by Snježana Zrnčić & Anna Toffan Synopsis: Infectious diseases are one of the main bottlenecks for future development of marine aquaculture. Knowledge about the aetiology, epidemiology, … Read More
Proceedings of the 14th Histopathology Workshop Hosted -as for over 25 years- by the biennial EAFP International Conference, the 14th edition of Fish Histopathology Workshop took place on 8th September 2019, in the Faculty of Sciences, University of Porto, Portugal. Once again, the workshop was a successful meeting, and very … Read More
Obituary for Remmelt Bootsma. – Read it– EAFP Branch Officers Meeting Report, Porto, 2019. – Read it– Review: The effects of CO2 and related water chemistry on fish: climate change vs. aquaculture. R. W. Wilson. – Read it– Workshop Report: Setting epidemiological cut-off values for bacteria isolated … Read More
MedAID’s Diagnostic Manual for the main pathogens in European seabass and Gilthead seabream aquaculture MedAID (Mediterranean Aquaculture Integrated Development) is a European H2020 Research and Innovation Project approved in 2017, with the main objective of increasing the overall competitiveness and sustainability of the whole value chain of the Mediterranean marine … Read More
Online Health Forum: Biosecurity in Mediterranean marine aquaculture MedAID (Horizon 2020 EU project) announces a new discussion within Online Health Forum starting from 4th of May. All fish health experts are kindly invited to the discussions. Instruction for joining is available in this guide: Dates: 4th to 18th … Read More
Obituary Remmelt Bootsma On Sunday the 15th of March 2020, Dr. Remmelt Bootsma sadly passed away at the age of 80 years, in Blaricum, the Netherlands. Dr. Remmelt Bootsma was an important all-round fish pathologist. In 1968, he became a leading Researcher in Fish Diseases at the Dept. Pathology of … Read More
The German, Swiss and Austrian branches of the EAFP have decided that due to the actual COVID-19 situation the 18th Joint Meeting of the German, Austrian and Swiss EAFP Branches, which was scheduled for October 2020, will be postponed to the first week of October 2022. However, a one-day online … Read More
The winners of the 5th EAFP Small Grants Scheme 2020 It is with great pleasure for the EAFP Council Board to announce the five awardees for the 5th EAFP Small Grant Scheme 2020 call: Alienet Rodriguez Rodriguez from Cuba – “Evaluation of the antiviral activity of Pituitary Adenylate Cyclase-Activating Polypeptide … Read More
The EAFP Bulletin is currently going through a transition of changes to the Editorial board. Dr. Steve Feist and Dr. David Verner-Jeffreys are resigning from their posts as Histopathology and Bacteriology Subject editors, respectively, from February 2020. On behalf of the Council and members of the European Association of Fish … Read More
News and Views Co-infections and multiple stressors in fish. B. Gorgoglione, C. Bailey, M.D. Fast, D. Bass, M. Saraiva, M. Adamek, P. Noguera, S. Ciulli, M. Palíková, I. Aguirre-Gil, L. Bigarré and O. Haenen. – Read it– First record of Aeromonas sobria in yellow tail cichlid, Pseudotropheus acei. … Read More