AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF FISH VETERINARIANS -YEAR FIVE

The American Association of Fish Veterinarians (AAFV) was formed in 2012.  As of September 2016 it had 156 members, including 24 students.  In April 2016 the third annual AAFV Conference was attended by 75 veterinarians and featured 14 presenters from throughout the U.S.  The presentations ranged from case presentations to practical and economic discussions of delivering fish veterinary service.  In 2016 there were improvements to the process of directing the increasing number of inquiries by the public for fish veterinary services to AAFV members.  Fish farmers, and other potential clients, can find a veterinarian in their state through the FIND A VET tab on AAFV website.  The year also saw a dramatic increase in the collaboration with several aquaculture affiliated organizations including the National Aquaculture Association, the American Veterinary Medical Association, the World Aquatic Veterinary Medical Association, and the American Fisheries Society- Fish Health Section.  The AAFV was active in distributing current information to its members on the Veterinary Feed Directive.  For first time, in 2016, AAFV awarded a veterinary student scholarship and plans to continue and expand this effort in the future.