M-11-21 North Central Regional Aquaculture Center Viral Hemorrhagic Septicemia Project

Monday, August 20, 2012: 2:15 PM
Meeting Room 11 (RiverCentre)
Ronald Kinnunen , Michigan Sea Grant Extension, Michigan State University, Marquette, MI
Mark Gaikowski , USGS Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center, La Crosse, WI
Maren Tuttle-Lau , USGS Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center, La Crosse, WI
Jeffrey Rach , USGS Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center, La Crosse, WI
Jeffrey Malison , Northern Aquaculture Demonstration Facility, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, Stevens Point, WI
James Held , University of Wisconsin Extension, Lake Mills, WI
Ronald Johnson , Northern Aquaculture Demonstration Facility, University of Wisconsin Extension, Bayfield, WI
Sarah Kaatz , Iowa State University, Ames, IA
Glenda Dvorak , Iowa State University, Ames, IA
When VHS entered the Great Lakes the North Central Regional Aquaculture Center funded a multifaceted project to help manage and prevent the spread of this fish disease in the region. The project scope included a safety and efficacy study of iodine disinfection on walleye, northern pike, and hybrid striped bass eggs infected with VHS. Prepare and electronically disseminate a VHS “response” packet that specifically targets fish farm producers.  Conduct a series of biosecurity workshops held at different fish farms across the region, targeting different production systems. Utilize the existing Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS) Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP) Training Curriculum to develop specific fish disease HACCP plans for each of the facilities involved in the workshops. Develop and distribute three model fish disease HACCP plans. Produce a fish farm biosecurity video that incorporates different system types and footage shot at the workshops and distribute this video to end users via DVD and internet streaming videos.