Synthesis and Evaluation of Current Knowledge
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, National Conservation Training Center
Shepherdstown, WV
Chesapeake Watershed Fish Health Workshop:
Summary of findings and recommendations (pdf)
***Free and open to the public***
CBF is working with regional scientists to hold a workshop entitled “Fish Health in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed: Synthesis and Evaluation of Current Knowledge”. The workshop will bring together experts in fish health, fisheries biology, ecology, water quality and toxicology. The first day is open to the public and will be an excellent opportunity to learn what is known about major fish health issues in the watershed.
Agenda
| 10:00 |
Welcome/Purpose of the Workshop
Beth McGee, Chesapeake Bay Foundation |
| 10:15 |
Harmful Algal Blooms and Fish Health in the Chesapeake Watershed
Allen R. Place (Center of Marine Biotechnology) and others |
| 10:55 |
Mycobacteriosis
Chris Ottinger (USGS), Wolfgang Vogelbein (Virginia Institute of Marine Studies) and others |
| 11:35 |
Break |
| 11:50 |
Ulcerative Mycosis in Atlantic Menhaden
Andy Kane (University of Maryland) and others |
| 12:30 |
Lunch (can be purchased on-site at NCTC) |
| 1:30 |
Recent Fish lesions and Kills of Fishes in the Potomac, Shenandoah and Susquehanna Drainages
Vicki Blazer (USGS), John Coll (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service), Jim Hedrick (WV Dept. Natural Resources), Steve Reeser (VA Dept. Game and Inland Fisheries) and Ken Stark (PA Fish and Boat Commission) |
| 2:10 |
Tumors and Pre-neoplastic Lesions in Brown Bullheads and Mummichogs in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed
Fred Pinkney (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service) and Wolfgang Vogelbein (Virginia Institute of Marine Science) |
| 2:50 |
Break |
| 3:10 |
Evidence for Endocrine Disruption in the Chesapeake Watershed
Lance Yonkos (University of Maryland), Vicki Blazer (USGS), and others |
| 3:50 |
Summary/Wrap-up Discussion |
| 4:30 |
End of workshop |
