Fish Health News You Can Use (November 2024)

This edition of Fish Health News You Can Use looks at so-called 'Miracle Cures' -- products in the fields of human and veterinary medicine, particularly aquaculture, that make bold claims about their benefits and effects. But how should one make decisions unclouded by the remarkable sales pitch? 

Pacific Region Fish Health Program Director Andy Goodwin uses hypothetical product labels of products designed to support fish health and manage or avoid diseases and breaks down what they do--and very often don't--say and the questions conservation professionals should always ask before making a purchase or applying a product. Dr. Goodwin uses practical advice on what to look for, how fish culturalists and others can discern whether or not the product should, or should not, be used to treat fish species, and how to avoid 'Miracle Cure' disasters in the future.